Category: Local News

Wrangell Public School’s Special Education teacher says farewell and reflects on why she does what she does

Mikki Angerman has been working with Wrangell Public Schools for the past 15 years. And the last three, she’s been working as the middle school Special Education teacher, which she discovered is a passion of hers once she started. But recently, she made a difficult decision with her family to leave Wrangell. She sat down with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki to talk about her journey as an educator in Wrangell, and why she’s made the decision to relocate to the Lower 48.

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Forest Service Brings Tongass Plan Revision to Wrangell

U.S. Forest Service personnel have been visiting Southeast Alaska communities to understand how residents want the Tongass National Forest used. The federal agency is doing a comprehensive revision of the Tongass National Forest plan, which will guide long-term management. They’re focusing on tribal, subsistence, recreation, tourism and timber aspects.

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Borough assembly approves flat electric rate, tables heat incentive decision

Wrangell’s electricity runs on hydropower, but a decades-old cost savings incentive program is still in place. The borough created the electric heat rate program in 2002 to encourage customers to transition their homes from diesel to electric heat to save money on their bills. Many residents made the switch, thinking they would stay on it for the long haul.

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