Candidates sought in upcoming election

Candidates are being sought for Wrangell’s various municipal committees and elected seats.

Beginning August 1 and extending through the remainder of the month, the city clerk’s office will be accepting declarations of candidacy and signature petitions for the October 3 ballot.

Two three-year terms on the Borough Assembly are coming up for election, with the seats of Stephen Prysunka and Mark Mitchell both expiring.

Two seats on the Public School Board – one a full three-year and the other an unexpired two-year term – are likewise up for election. Former board president Susan Eagle’s term is ex...