Articles from the May 25, 2022 edition
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Police report
Monday, May 16 Agency assist: Ambulance requested. Illegally passing a school bus. Agency assist: U.S. Forest Service. Agency assist: Ambulance requested. Reckless driving. Traffic stop: Verbal warning for registration tabs. Tuesday, May 17 Secured...
By Searchers find body of man who swam near cruise ship
The body of a man who had gone missing for a day after swimming near a docked cruise ship in Skagway was found in the water Saturday, according to Alaska State Troopers. The man, whom troopers identified as William Anthony Rodriguez, 32, from Miami,...
Classified ads
HELP WANTED Wrangell Public Schools is accepting applications for the following positions for the 2022-2023 school year. All positions are open until filled. Elementary Teacher: This is a full-time teaching position in Grades K-5 (placement to be det...
Sitka Seafoods raises $130,000 for Ukraine, also donates canned salmon
Silver Bay Seafoods, which started in Sitka 15 years ago, has connections that reach more than 5,000 miles across the world to Ukraine, prompting the company to reach out with sizable monetary and food donations to help those affected by Russia’s w...
Legislature creates pathway to try out tribally operated schools
Legislation that creates a roadmap for establishing tribally operated public schools has passed the Alaska Senate and House and is headed to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 34 directs the state Board of Education to work with Alaska Native tribal e...
Judge again rules against redistricting map that benefits Eagle River voters
JUNEAU (AP) — A state court judge said a majority of members on the board tasked with redrawing Alaska’s legislative district boundaries appeared to have adopted a map that splits the Eagle River area into two Senate districts for “political reaso...
Ben Florschutz graduates in biological engineering
Ben Florschutz, the son of Otto and Christina Florschutz, of Wrangell, graduated May 5 from the Utah State University’s Engineering School with a degree in biological engineering. Florschutz was a 2015 graduate of Wrangell High School and a r...
State's chief doctor wants to return focus back to wellness
When Dr. Anne Zink began working as the state’s chief medical officer in the summer of 2019, she had a vision of transforming the state’s health system into one that promotes health holistically rat...
