The Wrangell Elks Lodge directed $12,000 in grant funds to pay for improvements at the Little League ball field. The money allowed the Little League to hire White Enterprises to build a new …
A donor who wants to remain anonymous is making sure Evergreen Elementary students won’t miss a beat in science this year, footing the bill for six hands-on science kits, one for every class from …
Schools Superintendent Joshua Garrett is urging a shift in the district’s budget conversations — away from cutting and toward adding. Following a school board long-term budget work …
The assembly has approved a five-year contract with Tideline Construction to serve as the exclusive hauler and disposer of scrap metal from the municipal solid waste transfer station, saving the …
The Wrangell Bridge Social is bidding on both old and new players to revitalize the long-standing friendly competition and social connections the card game offers. The group is back up and …
Wrangell Behavioral Health marked National Recovery Month and World Suicide Prevention Day with a community potluck at the Nolan Center on Sept. 10, bringing more than a dozen residents together to …
Chasing sunshine without the weather app: Afterglow, a self-serve tanning and red-light therapy studio, is set to open Sept. 15 on Shakes Street, across from Trident Seafoods, promising a dose of …
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office, which sells and leases its land holdings to raise money for mental health services statewide, has listed three Wrangell Island parcels in its fall land …
Wrangell’s state wildlife trooper has put together an informational meeting for moose hunters on Sunday, Sept. 7, a week before the season opens. “Ask your questions. Don’t miss this chance …
The Nolan Center museum and gift shop logged substantial increases in visitors and revenue this summer, driven in part by higher cruise ship traffic and new tour partnerships, according to a report …
A second Wrangell project was honored in this year’s landscape architect awards. The Anan Wildlife Observatory won an Award of Excellence from the Alaska chapter of the American Society of …
After years of anticipation, a new timber-framed pavilion now stands at City Park, replacing the shelter lost in a November 2021 windstorm. The structure was constructed on the same footprint as …
The new website will change a little every week as the Sentinel adjusts the layout, finds better ways to display photos and news stories about Wrangell, and works to make it even easier to …
The borough assembly has unanimously authorized a nonbinding agreement with data center provider Greensparc to explore the company building and operating a modular cloud computing facility at the …
The borough assembly unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with a cruise line at a special meeting Thursday, Aug. 21, to determine next steps toward a new downtown cruise ship …
The school board has increased the pay for substitute teachers by $1 per hour, hoping the small raise will help ease chronic staffing shortages. The school board approved raising substitute …
Tidal Network, which is looking to expand the reach of its wireless internet service in town, is considering its next steps after the planning and zoning commission unanimously rejected the tribal …
It was a busy August for Head Start staff, parents and volunteers but it all went according to schedule and classes started Tuesday morning, Aug. 26, in new rented space at Evergreen Elementary …
Trident Seafoods reduced its workforce earlier this month to one shift of about 100 workers. The company said its Wrangell plant will continue cleaning, packing and shipping salmon through the end of …
The borough assembly voted unanimously to work toward moving the town’s barge ramp and freight staging area off the downtown waterfront and out to borough-owned property at the former 6-Mile mill …