Wrangell’s upcoming Resilience Fair represents more than just a day of activities; it serves as a vital bridge connecting residents to essential support systems that are often physically distant …
After a few extra months on the online auction site, the last of the 20 Alder Top Village Keishangita.’aan subdivision lots finally sold this month. The new owners have access to the property, …
For the first summer ever, commercial tour operators that bring customers to Petroglyph Beach will be required to pay their licensing fees to the borough, which intends to use the money to help …
Ketchikan has joined the growing list of Alaska communities losing schools to declining enrollment and budget deficits. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough school board voted unanimously on April 8 to …
A trio of Juneau friends — who also are business partners — is looking to locate much of their work in Wrangell, putting together a new kind of system that utilities and industries use to …
Alaska superintendents, principals and school officials delivered sobering testimony to lawmakers at the Alaska State Capitol. They painted a picture of schools struggling to continue to support …
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski reassured Alaskans that restructuring and further paring back of the U.S. Forest Service, as ordered by the Trump administration, will not eliminate the regional supervisor …
Reopening of a federal grant program could reduce, but not eliminate, a cash squeeze at the Alaska Marine Highway System this summer. The monthslong delay in the program jeopardized the ferry …
A possible move to improve sales tax compliance sparked a spirited debate at the borough assembly meeting on March 24, as residents and officials weighed the balance between regulatory fairness and …
The chamber of commerce handed out a half-dozen honors to community members at its annual dinner last month, celebrating the winners service to Wrangell and its residents. Educator of the Year …
The WCA has named Tony Harding as its new tourism director, a role he fills with a deep personal connection to the community’s heritage. Harding, who is also an apprentice carver, contributed …
The Irene Ingle Public Library is experiencing a surge in activity, and Librarian Sarah Scambler intends to maintain that momentum with new staff and a series of grant awards. The increase in …
The borough is preparing for major work starting this summer to replace roofs on school buildings and the community pool. Capital Projects Director Amber Al-Haddad said the projects are moving …
“The last, late snow really put a damper on our plans,” Brianna Schilling, Wrangell Little League board president, said of lingering winter weather that forced postponement of the start of …
Alaska’s senior U.S. senator, Lisa Murkowski, knows from experience how difficult it is for the state to adopt a long-term fiscal plan, rather than simply hoping for federal dollars and high oil …
The assembly will consider higher fees for port and harbor services, along with other municipal services and utilities, when it takes up its annually amended fee and rate schedule on April 14. The …
The numbers are in for Southeast Alaska’s 2025-26 commercial Dungeness crab season. Participants harvested 2.07 million pounds during the summer, fall and winter fisheries combined. With the …
The 2026 Southeast harvest limit for king salmon is more than 50% higher than the limit for 2025. This year, Southeast Alaska fishermen can catch a total 205,300 treaty king salmon — fish that …
The Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles is alerting the public about fraudulent text messages claiming to originate from the state agency. The scam texts are in no way connected to the Alaska DMV …
President Donald Trump’s administration will move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters out of the nation’s capital to Salt Lake City as part of an organizational overhaul that involves shuttering …