Month: October 2008

Wrangell recently learned it would get an increase in federal education funds this year. Borough and school officials had worried the $750,000 annual payments would disappear. But last-minute Congressional action approved the Secure Rural Schools Act funding. It also boosted the amount to about $930,000 for this year.
CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld spoke to Wrangell Schools Superintendent Woody Wilson about the funding boost. Here's that interview.

Wrangell is making plans to rebuild parts of its downtown. The Southeast city hopes to upgrade streets, sidewalks, utilities and landscaping over the next few years.

The Wrangell Assembly's Canvass Board certified the 2008 Municipal Election results on October 13th.

There was an unidentified respiratory illness going around Klawock and Craig on Prince of Wales Island. The symptoms were serious enough to bring in the Alaska State Division of Public Health. KSTK's Kelley Decker reports.

Tune into KSTK next week to find out about the "official" election results.