Category: Local News

Anti-violence organization aims to connect with more Wrangellites

by Colette Czarnecki | Sep 11, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

An anti-violence organization in Wrangell is hosting two public discussions Friday on preventing and responding to abuse.

Who’s on the ballot for Wrangell’s municipal election

by Colette Czarnecki | Sep 11, 2025 | Elections, Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Wrangell’s municipal election will have two contested races Oct. 7. The borough city clerk confirmed the ballot Aug. 29 after candidates filed by 4 p.m. that day.

Wrangell Public Schools welcomes new school counselor

by Colette Czarnecki | Sep 11, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Angela Taylor arrived in Wrangell one week before her school counseling position began in the beginning of the academic year.

Wrangell Borough Assembly preview: water and wastewater treatment plant position; skeet and shooting range improvements

by Colette Czarnecki | Sep 9, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

The Wrangell Borough Assembly will consider adding a fifth, full-time position that’s split between the water and wastewater treatment plant operations. That’s one of the items on the assembly’s agenda at its regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday night.

Local leaders stand by six-mile site for barge ramp facility

by Colette Czarnecki | Sep 8, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Freight is Wrangell’s lifeline, like other Southeast Alaska communities. The borough decommissioned its barge ramp earlier this year. Since then, officials have been figuring out where to put the new one. Engineers deemed he 47-year-old ramp unsafe due to its deteriorating structure.