Local News
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Wrangell weighs growth at industry-focused town hall
More than 100 community members fill the Nolan Center’s (Wrangell’s civic center’s) main gathering room, chattering before Thursday's town hall meeting.
Wrangell assembly preview: federal disaster grant and JAG Marine Group partnership
Wrangell’s borough assembly on Tuesday night will consider approving applying for an EDA – or Economic Development Administration for Disaster Supplemental Grant. The municipality qualifies for this federal grant because of the 2023 fatal landslide. The purpose of the grant is to advance infrastructure, diversify local economies and strengthen economic resilience after disruption.
Southeast News
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MEHS Student Arts Project offers cultural healing, one stitch at a time
Visiting artist Golga Oscar finishes sewing a nasqurrun at MEHS’ newly furnished Culture Room (KCAW/Cotter) There are few people who can say their lives have been heavily intertwined with the history of Mt. Edgecumbe High School...
City of Sitka moves towards online platform after public records requests quadruple
Public records requests are currently managed through emailand manual tracking methods, which are...
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock: Three high school seniors reflect back over the last seven years, when they last visited the studio as a group
Episode 85: Seven years ago middle school teacher Laura Davies brought three of her students in to the studio to speak on this show. They were preparing persuasive speeches back then. Well, these fifth graders have grown and are in their last year of school. And they’re back on the show. Seniors Paige Hoyt, Christina Johnson and Ben Houser reflect over the last seven years and talk about their plans for the future.
Talk on the Rock: Coven Petticrew on dance revitalization, cultural healing and Tlingit dance group Ch’xasaan
Episode 84: Coven Petticrew has been deeply connected with revitalizing cultural dance for decades. He practiced it in the Aleutians and now he's helping organize a Tlingit dance group in Wrangell, called Ch'xasaan. It acknowledges the first Raven village in the area and it means "waterfall town." Petticrew talked with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki on the meaning behind dance revitalization and how it's a meaningful source for healing.
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 Aerospace to upgrade its spaceport facilities with federal funds
Millions of federal dollars were recently awarded to the Kodiak Island spaceport and its owner,...
Indigenous language educators work to establish Master’s teaching program at University of Alaska Southeast
Language educators in Juneau are working to create a Master’s in Teaching program for Indigenous...
ICE took this mom and her kids from Soldotna. Shock, outrage and sadness came next.
Federal immigration officials detained and deported Sonia Espinoza Arriaga and two of her three sons, ages 5 and 16. As of Thursday, her oldest son remains in custody at an ICE detention center in Washington.
NPR
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HUD proposes time limits and work requirements for rental aid
The rule would allow housing agencies and landlords to impose such requirements “to...
Paramount and Warner Bros’ deal is about merging studios, and a whole lot more
The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and...
Takeaways from Hillary Clinton’s deposition. And, Paramount outbids for Warner Bros.
Hillary Clinton says the questioning in a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell borough assembly meeting 02/24/26
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 6:00 PM
Wrangell borough assembly meeting 2/10/26
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Presentation from 6 - 7 PM | Regular Assembly Meeting at 7 PM
Wrangell borough assembly meeting 01/27/26
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00 to 7:00 PM / Regular at 7:00 PM
