Wrangell Sentinel -

Two candidates will be running for two seats on the borough assembly in the municipal election Oct. 3 - Michael J. Ottesen and incumbent Anne Morrison.

Barring a successful write-in campaign, both candidates will be elected for three-year terms.

Ottesen, a captain and tour guide for Alaska Vistas, is running for public office for the first time to bolster youth engagement in municipal government and develop the town's economy.

"I feel like we need a little bit more ... of the younger generation getting involved in more parts of the city," he said. His priorities include "anything that I can do...