Wrangell Sentinel -

Staff working for Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski stopped into Wrangell on Aug. 14, during a string of visits this month to communities in Southeast.

Setting up a mobile office outside the post office, Phillip Dodd and Ben Cotter caught up with constituents during the Friday lunch rush.

“We do it every year, in different communities,” Cotter explained. “It’s kind of a good way to reach out.”

The pair staffed one of several mobile offices deployed by Alaska’s congressional delegation this month, while a wide range of residents and workers are in-state for the summer season. Murkowski herself was in...