Month: February 2008

As revealed during Tuesday night's city council meeting, Wrangell is in the market for a new mayor. KSTK's Lisa Phu brings us the story.

Based on the results of a recent study, residents of Wrangell may see a cut in electricity rates. These results were revealed Monday night during a city council workshop. KSTK's Lisa Phu attended this workshop and files this report.

How high school baseball and softball will be funded after this season is one question that did not get answered during the last school board meeting. While student participation for these two sports is definite, enough money in the school budget is not. KSTK's Lisa Phu reports.

For an island community, barges are a lifeline. In order to have barges come in, a town needs to have a good barge facility. With Wrangell's barge ramp being over thirty years old, harbormaster Greg Meissner is concerned about the future. KSTK's Lisa Phu reports.

One day in the not so distant future, Wrangell resident may want to have a picnic on the city dump. Turning the dump into a grassy knoll is currently in the works. KSTK's Lisa Phu spoke recently with public works superintendent Carl Johnson about the city's landfill project.