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Wrangell visitor season improved over 2015, lower than 2013
The summer visitor season appears to have improved slightly over the last year for Wrangell, according to data available through the city, state and private businesses. One indication of this has...
Police reports
Monday, March 14 Suspicious Circumstance. Agency Assist: Person reported a boat in trouble. Boat was towed in. Report of Harassment. Verbal warning for improper parking. Person reported someone using vehicle that should not be. Report of Harassment....
Slow autumn for the hospital, some new faces
The year’s end has been slow for Wrangell Medical Center, with patient volumes declining through October and November. In his report to the hospital board on Dec. 16, chief financial officer Doran Hammett guessed this was likely seasonal as fish p...
Schools giving students technological edge
Students are getting a technological edge in the Wrangell Public School District, as emphasis is placed on enhancing or else expanding the use of technology in the classroom. To meet the district's...
GCI waives fees for all calls, texts to Nepal
Beginning immediately, communications provider GCI will waive all fees associated with all international voice calls and texts to Nepal. The Alaska-based company hopes that this will make it easier and more affordable for Alaskans, whether they are...
Lions Club organizing eye screenings
In association with the Juneau Mendenhall Flying Lions Club, the Wrangell Lions will be bringing in a plusoptiX vision screener to the borough to mark World Sight Day and National White Cane Day this week. Tomorrow screening will be available to the...
Alaska's Internet speeds are among the slowest in the country
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A new report finds Alaska’s Internet speeds are among the slowest in the country. Only Arkansas had slower speeds during the second quarter of 2014, according to the report, set for release later this month, from Internet c...
Power official urges caution with fish entrails
Fish guts and good intentions have caused at least one of two short bird-related power outages in the last two weeks, officials with Wrangell Light & Power said. Fishermen with an eye toward offering...
Sentinel looks back on 2013
The Chief Shakes House rededication was easily the biggest event of 2013 in Wrangell. However, the year was filled with events and news stories big and small. On the first edition of 2014, the... Full story
GCI introduces Alaska's first gigabit internet service
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska’s largest telecommunications company plans to provide Internet speeds in Anchorage that are so fast residential customers will be able to download a high-definition movie in 18 seconds, instead of the 30-minute U.S. a...
Wrangell Cub Scouts look to reinstate pack
Shirley Wimberley has no shortage of adults willing to say they’ll volunteer to help re-form the Cub scout troop in Wrangell. “We get people who say ‘Oh yeah, I’d like to help,’ but then you give ‘em the paperwork and never get it back,” she...
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: I propose that the extra $200,000.00 that the borough of Wrangell gives annually to the local school district is suspended, if the school performs in an unbusiness, unprofessional manner. Namely if the school district creates...
FCC approves GCI, ACS wireless merger
(ADN) - The Federal Communications Commission has approved plans by GCI and Alaska Communications to combine their wireless holdings in a joint venture, while continuing to compete in retail sales, to better compete against two giants in the...
GCI: No comment on NSA wiretapping
With news breaking nationally of alleged tapping of Verizon cell phone and data customers by the National Security Agency, a provider of long-distance communications in Alaska is saying they cooperate with Federal subpoenas – but won’t say if a littl...
Verizon in Alaska, challenges local carriers
(AP) ANCHORAGE – The wireless picture in Alaska entered a new era last week with the long-awaited announcement that Verizon has flipped the switch and entered the market in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau. Verizon, the largest wireless company in t...
Cable ship works on GCI lines in Zimovia Strait
A specially outfitted ship with facilities to repair underwater fiber optic lines made its way up Zimovia Strait on Thursday, Jan. 10 to assist GCI in repairs to cables damaged during a 7.5 magnitude... Full story
7.5 quake shutters local GCI customers
Customers of GCI in Wrangell lost Internet, cable television and cell phone coverage in the early hours on Saturday, Jan. 5 after a massive earthquake rattled the coast of Southeast Alaska. The 7.5... Full story
Historic SNO Building gets a facelift
After standing proudly for nearly a century, the historic SNO Building in downtown is getting a facelift. The building, which features apartments, as well as GCI and other tenants, is being renovated...
Meet the Candidates, WMC Board
Janell Privett - 2015 What is your previous experience on boards or other relevant experience that would qualify you as a member of the Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors? I spent most of my... Full story
WMC Foundation: Saving lives nine holes at a time
Sometimes a golf tournament in Wrangell isn’t about just going out to hit balls and spend time with friends and family. Once a year, at least, it’s about saving lives. The 5th annual Wrangell Medical...
GCI investigating account info leak
GCI has discovered that a former customer telephone service representative may have misused customer-supplied credit card or bank account payment information. Although GCI has found no evidence that its electronic systems have been compromised, the...
