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Public Playgrounds Renovation
Wrangell’s Parks Department is overhauling its outdoor play spaces, pivoting from three...
Fentanyl Information Update
The Sentinel reported on July 8 that there had been “three recent fentanyl overdoses in...
Bearfest 2026
Bearfest opens Thursday and will run for four days. There will be workshops and symposiums and...
Talk On The Rock
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House District 1 Nonpartisan Candidate, Grant EchoHawk
Grant EchoHawk is a nonpartisan candidate for House District 1. EchoHawk visited Wrangell in late...
Southeast News
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Forest Service releases Record of Decision for South Revilla timber project
The western shores of Carroll Inlet in 2015. This region about 10 miles northeast of Ketchikan is...
Occupational therapists offer kid-led playtime for Sitka’s neurodiverse youth
Nine-year-old Avery plays at the Neurodiverse Physical Activity Group at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School. (KCAW/Salemo) Nine-year-old Avery rests a thin foldable mat on his shoulders. Its two ends point straight ahead, like...
Some service recovered following last week’s phone outage in Sitka
ACS works to get phone lines back up in Sitka after a truck clipped a utility line on Friday (KCAW/McKenney) Phone calls for some Sitkans were still spotty Monday (8-3-26) after an accident on Sawmill Creek Road knocked out...
Recreation & Road Report
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Recreation and Road Report for 7/27/26 – 7/31/26
Here is the weekly Recreation and Road report for July 27-July 31. Road Conditions,...
Alaska News
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President Donald Trump is denouncing mail-in voting. Alaska Republicans are doing it anyway.
Through July 31, the Alaska Division of Elections reported that 9,981 Alaskans had requested...
A proposed dam near the Glenn Highway in Glacier View draws community concerns
Chugach Electric Association is researching the viability of a hydroelectric project on Caribou...
Early voting opens for Alaska’s 2026 primary election — here’s what to expect
A look at how to vote before Election Day and what to look for on the ballot.
NPR
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The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine
The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic...
Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein
A report from Senate Democrats accuses big banks of failing to report suspicious money transfers...
Europe heat wave fuels drought, fires and energy fears
Europe’s heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Assembly Waterfront Development Work Session and Regular Assembly Meeting on 7/28/2026
The Wrangell Borough Assembly met on July 28th, 2026, in Assembly Chambers for a Waterfront...
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting – Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Wrangell Borough Assembly Regular meeting of Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Borough Assembly Chambers at Wrangell City Hall.
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/9/2026
Regular Meeting of the Wrangell Borough Assembly 6:00 pm June 9, 2026 CALL TO ORDERa. PLEDGE OF...
