Wrangell Sentinel -

With a few pre-winter snows, a sledding hill popular with children has already seen some use.

However, the Wrangell parks and recreation department’s plan to make improvements to the hill behind the covered play area at the elementary school has been delayed.

Replacing decaying logs between the parking lot and the hill, and clearing of alders encroaching on the slope will now likely take place in the spring, said Kate Thomas, parks and recreation director.

Parks and recreation was teaming up with the public works department to complete that work.

Part of the delay is due to the corona...