PERIODS OF RAIN INCREASING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. SOUTHEAST WIND TO 10 MPH.
Local News
Alaska innovators share success stories
Representatives of creative businesses talked about how they made it work during the recent Innovation Summit at Juneau’s Centennial Hall. more
Special sailing celebrates ferry system’s 50th anniversary
The ferry Malaspina will stop in Wrangell during a celebratory trip through Southeast Alaska in early May. more
Troopers respond to possibly injured eagle
State Troopers received a call Sunday afternoon about a possibly injured eagle near Case Avenue in Wrangell. They responded and spotted the eagle. The bird disappeared up a hill and Troopers asked nearby residents to keep an eye out for the bird. more
Skull carbon dated at 1,080 years old
Scientists have carbon dated a skull found near Wrangell last year. Last October, Vena Stough and her family were trout fishing and moose hunting near Government Slough, about five miles from Wrangell. While walking through the forest, she found what appeared to be a human skull on the ground. more
Assembly covers SEAPA, ferries, Salard
The Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 covered the Alaska Class Ferry controversy, LED lights, and the Southeast Alaska Power Agency. more
Alaska’s oldest Catholic parish church gets a makeover
Wrangell’s St. Rose of Lima is the oldest Catholic Church in Alaska. It’s held its ground through storms, fires, and earthquakes. But the stress of more than a century of continuous use has taken its toll. So, the parish decided to give the old building a makeover. more
Update: Kookesh upgraded to fair condition
Former state Senator Albert Kookesh’s condition has been upgraded from serious to fair. more
Selle-Rea responds to settlement; WMC board on privacy
Noel Selle-Rea is the former CEO of Wrangell Medical Center. He was fired by the former WMC board that was recalled and replaced. There has been a legal dispute over a laptop and iPad that Rea allegedly took from the WMC after being fired. more
Borough goes forward with marine hoist purchase
The Borough Assembly held a special meeting Friday, February 15, to discuss the purchase of a marine hoist. The City made the decision to procure the 300-ton hoist from Italian company ASCOM S.p.A. after a bidding period last fall. more
Mapping values on the Tongass
Wrangell residents may see a survey show up in their mailboxes this month. They are being sent out by graduate student Britta Schroeder for her project on the Tongass. Britta Schroeder used to live in Southeast and worked for the Forest Service in the Wrangell Ranger District for five years. Now she’s a graduate student at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. more