Local News Archives

From totems to trophies: Wrangell in 2025

by Colette Czarnecki | Dec 30, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Rummaging through this year’s happenings in Wrangell, we get a blend of public safety, Alaska Native cultural resurgence and school sport championships.

Three Wrangell leaders — spanning generations — elected to Alaska Native Sisterhood

by Colette Czarnecki | Dec 30, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

It’s been ten years since Wrangell hosted an Alaska Native Sisterhood and Brotherhood Grand Camp, an annual gathering where members discuss priorities, vote during elections and celebrate culturally. And this past October was the first in-person year since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alaska Native Brotherhood members formed in 1912 and ANS three years later. Both groups have been fighting for civil rights and land claims ever since.

Parents, teachers urge Wrangell school board to prioritize staffing over librarian hire

by Colette Czarnecki | Dec 23, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Parents and teachers expressed frustration and concerns with Wrangell School District’s proposal to hire a K-12 librarian at last week’s school board meeting.

Wrangell firefighters respond to late-night trailer fire

by Colette Czarnecki | Dec 20, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

The Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at the Nugget Trailer Court early Friday morning. There were no reported injuries.

Q&A: State Trooper Alisha Seward on day-to-day work at the Wrangell Post

by Colette Czarnecki | Dec 19, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

After three Wrangell residents pleaded guilty to possessing and transporting illegally harvested elk, KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki spoke with State Trooper Alisha Seward. They discussed what Seward’s job entails at the Wrangell post and how she navigates complicated interactions.