Articles from the August 27, 2015 edition
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Rang to succeed Sanger as hospital CEO
Wrangell Medical Center's Board of Directors announced Robert Rang will take over as the hospital CEO once Marla Sanger steps down Oct. 30. Rang is currently the long-term care administrator for the P... Full story
Parks and Rec fee schedule takes effect Tuesday
Runners, swimmers and other fitness-minded folk are reminded that new fees for Wrangell’s Parks and Recreation Department facilities are set to take effect on Sept. 1. The new rates were approved by the Borough Assembly in July. A previous schedule p... Full story
Timber sale approved southwest of Wrangell
Earlier this month the United States Forest Service finalized a sizable timber sale on Etolin Island. The Tongass National Forest's Navy timber sale will make available for commercial harvest 13.1... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. August 19, 1915: What is believed by J.E. Chilberg, prominent banker of Seattle, to be the biggest zone of lead, silver, zinc and copper ore ever found has been discovered on the Stikine River, forty mile...
Summer season starts to wrap up in Wrangell
The cruise ship Regatta's departure Tuesday evening marked the start of the end for Wrangell's tourist 2015 season. "I think it was a great season," said Cyni Waddington, with the Chamber of...
Police reports
Monday, August 17 Noise Complaint. Group was given a verbal warning. Hit deer. Report of an assault; unfounded. Tuesday, August 18 Found property. Wednesday, August 19 Agency Assist—Medical Alarm. Potentially dangerous dog reported. Citations i...
WCA outfits area students
With the start of school today, Wrangell Cooperative Association ensured more than a few local students came prepared. Last week the Tribe distributed 110 backpacks as part of its annual back to school program. Eighty-five of these came from the...
Letters to the Editor
Dear Parents and Students of the Wrangell Public Schools, Welcome back to a new school year in the Wrangell Public School District! It seems as though our summer has flown by, but what a gorgeous one it has been. Over the summer we have hired...
Three men presumed killed in Sitka slides
Two of the three men presumed killed by landslides in Sitka on Aug. 18 had been located by Tuesday, as the search for a third continued. Six landslides and a sinkhole occurred in and around the Southeast Alaska community after it received heavy,...
Southeast fishermen benefit from healthy halibut stocks
While the pink salmon harvest is coming in below expectations for price and quantity, the commercial halibut fishery is going strong for Area 2C, Southeast Alaska. A quota share update from the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)...
Fish Factor
One of the casualties of this year’s budget cuts was funds for a program aimed at discovering why Alaska’s Chinook salmon stocks have been declining since 2007. A five year, $30 million Chinook Salmon Research Initiative launched in 2013 included mor...
ADFG seeks action plan input
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is seeking feedback from the public on a document that will guide the agency’s conservation work over the next 10 years. The draft 2015 revision of Alaska’s Wildlife Action Plan is available now for public and...
