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Wrangell Borough Assembly preview: sea otter management and micromobility devices
Wrangell’s assembly will consider initiating a request to federal and state agencies to immediately restore Southeast Alaska’s shellfish commercial fisheries at Tuesday’s meeting.
Wrangell’s Fourth of July boat races will soon beat the imagined heat
It’s not unusual to see boats flying above the water—literally—during Wrangell’s annual Fourth of July boat races. And this year, the action returns soon with the eighth annual competition just around the corner.
Southeast News
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Borough moves forward with South Tongass fire station rebuild
The South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department station caught fire in the early hours of April 9,...
Sitka’s Chamber of Commerce to continue running visitor services despite not bidding for the contract
The Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce has long operated Visit Sitka – most recently for around...
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock: KSTK’s General Manager Cindy Sweat on what the rescissions package looks like for public media
Episode 59: Public media is facing a threat these days, as the House passed a rescissions package on June 12. It would eliminate $1.1 billion in approved funding for public media. That funding would normally go to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund many public media outlets, including ours here at KSTK. The station's General Manager Cindy Sweat spoke with News Director Colette Czarnecki to give more of an idea of what defunding public media looks like and what it might mean for our rural communities.
Talk on the Rock: Mike Hoyt and Tony Harding on carving totem poles for the upcoming totem pole raising
Episode 58: The first totem pole raising event since 38 years ago will happen this month, July 18-20. Many people are traveling to Wrangell for the celebration, leaving little vacancy in the island's lodging. Over the past year, the Wrangell Cooperative Association has brought in master carvers to help teach apprentice carvers. Two of them, Tony Harding and Mike Hoyt, who is also WCA’s totem pole project manager chatted with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki on their carving experience, the history of totems on Wrangell and what to expect during the event.
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.
Recreation and Road Report
Listen to, or read, the Recreation and Road Report for July 7 through 11.
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 11, 2025
Firefighters work to protect homes, highway travelers and infrastructure west of Fairbanks.
Trump’s EPA could revive controversial Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska
A document filed in Northern Dynasty’s pending lawsuit to get a prior EPA veto of the...
Wildfires prompt new evacuations in Interior Alaska
Nearly 400 firefighters are working to protect homes and infrastructure along the highway corridor...
NPR
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Camp Mystic asked to remove buildings from government flood maps despite risk
The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County,...
Is the FIFA Club World Cup final a barometer of soccer’s success in America?
President Trump will be at the final game in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking place Sunday. Paul...
What happened when Grok praised Hitler
The Atlantic Writer Charlie Warzel on his new reporting about Elon Musk, Grok and why a chatbot...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/8/25
Tuesday, July 08, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 5:30 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/24/25
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00 – 7:00 PM / Regular Assembly Meeting at 7:00 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/10/25
Follow the agenda and listen to the Wrangell Borough Assembly Regular meeting of 6/10/25 here.
