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Q & A: Dara Rilatos brings The Planktonics to Wrangell this weekend
Singer-songwriter Dara Rilatos is the voice behind Juneau-based soul-funk band The Planktonics. But her musical roots go back to her childhood in Wrangell.
Five new totems stand tall in Wrangell
Voices chatter and drums beat while hundreds of people gathered in a drive through lot next to a tribal carving shed in Wrangell on a warm, clear July day. Their eyes watched about 50 people crouched down to wooden beams on the ground, beneath a two-ton red cedar totem pole. The lead carver of this new pole instructs those standing next to the beams.
Southeast News
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Vet clinic’s Jonathan Wolf files to run for Sitka Assembly
Jonathan Wolf is one of six candidates running for a seat on the Sitka Assembly in the upcoming...
Ketchikan ballot question would eliminate voter approval requirement for some city sales
Voters cast their ballots at Ketchikan’s Plaza Mall on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jack...
Special on KSTK
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KSTK’s Loss of Funding Means…
By now you’ve probably heard that 1.1 billion has been cut from public broadcasting. This...
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock: Chamber of Commerce’s Tracey Martin on Wrangell’s Fish Derby
Episode 62: Wrangell's Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracey Martin spoke with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki about this year's 69th annual Fish Derby. Participants began fishing for King and Coho on July 17 and it ends August 17. The halibut derby begins Aug. 14 for only four days, ending also on Aug. 17.
Talk on the Rock: Jean-Luc Lewis on attending medical school and where he hopes it will take him
Episode 61: Former Wrangell High School basketball player Jean-Luc Lewis spoke with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki about his life in medical school. He left Wrangell to go to college six years ago and is visiting his home town for just the week. He attends Brown University in Providence, RI and is focusing on family medicine. He hopes his practice will take him past borders. He shared that one of his most fascinating experiences in med school was working on cadavers.
Community
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Bouncing Back with Yazmin Adams
Join Yazmin Adams and Cindy Sweat in conversations about mental health with some great music mixed in the conversation. Find all of the episodes here.
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, August 11, 2025
No injuries have been reported after a massive landslide set off a tsunami yesterday in...
Hunters from Alaska and Chukotka will document Point Lay’s traditional knowledge about walruses
The information could be used for working with wildlife management agencies and could shed light...
Trooper fatally shoots armed man hiding in Wasilla motorhome
Troopers say Charles Hedgers, 32, was sought on a parole warrant Friday when he hid inside the...
NPR
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Trump taps conservative economist to lead statistics agency
President Trump plans to tap an economist from the conservative Heritage Foundation to oversee the...
Sheila Jordan, a singular voice in jazz, has died
She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National...
European Leaders Insist Ukraine Must be Part of Peace Talks
EU foreign ministers meet ahead of Friday’s Trump-Putin talks in Alaska, with Brussels insisting...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/29/25
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00-7PM | Regular Assembly meeting at 7:00PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/8/25
Tuesday, July 08, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 5:30 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/24/25
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00 – 7:00 PM / Regular Assembly Meeting at 7:00 PM
