Local News
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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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August 12, 2025: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Should more restaurants in Sitka serve beer and wine? Tonight (8-12-25), the Sitka Assembly will...
Potential ballot prop would require economic studies for future citizen initiatives
Sitkans may see not one, but two voter initiatives on the municipal election ballot this October....
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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A Juneau reporter explains the glacial outburst flood and why it keeps breaking records
KTOO’s Alix Soliman is part of the team reporting on this year’s glacial outburst flood.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
A reporter explains why the capital city’s annual glacial outburst flood gets worse every...
While some evacuate, others hunker down ahead of Juneau’s glacial outburst flood
After the City and Borough of Juneau issued an evacuation advisory Tuesday morning, some flood...
NPR
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Wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon arrested over corruption allegations
Investigators say the former president and first lady exerted undue influence on the conservative...
Trump official tells census workers Congress has final say over the count, not Trump
Days after the president’s call for a “new” census, the top official overseeing...
Syria Tries To Rebuild A Functioning Economy After Years of Corrupt Dictatorship
Syria’s trying to emerge from a multi-layered financial crisis since opposition fighters toppled...
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
