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Sealevel to hold off on out of state hires, amid coronavirus concerns
The city says it will reassess its whole approach to the coronavirus pandemic in mid-April.
Wrangell high school principal leaves district
David Macri was about to wrap up his second year as principal.
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock 90: Stephen Todd and Nick Howell on biking the Baja Divide
Talk on the Rock is Wrangell's live call-in show. Listen to the full audio from our episode on March 25, 2020.
Talk on the Rock 89: Carol and Esther on the 2020 Census
Talk on the Rock is Wrangell's live call-in show. Listen to the full audio from our episode on March 10, 2020.
COVID-19 UPDATES
LatestCOVID-19 Takes a Third Alaskan
Another Alaskan has died from COVID-19. The number of coronavirus cases in Alaska reached 114 on Sunday, according to the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services. Alaska Public Media reports:...
Currently 85 Reported Cases of Coronavirus and the First Death Reported In State
An Alaskan died of coronavirus today in Anchorage. There are now 85 reported cases in Alaska. https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/03/27/anchorage-patient-first-to-die-in-alaska-after-positive-covid-19-test/
Governor Dunelavy Issues Mandate 11 – Intrastate Travel and Mandate 12 – Stay at Home / Social Distancing
Governor Dunleavy issues new mandates 11 and 12. Mandate 11 addresses intrastate travel including business travel. Mandate 12 addresses stay at home social distancing including rules for employers. For those living in Wrangell,...
Southeast News
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Lawmakers approve $66.7m appropriation to run Alaska ferries
More than 200 people rallied in support of the ferry system in front of the state capitol on...
Search underway in Ketchikan area for boy missing since Wednesday
State troopers provided this photo of Jaxson Brown, who has been missing since Wednesday....
With only two candidates left, Sitka board delays interim superintendent hire
Sitka School Board members (clockwise from top left) Paul Rioux, Elias Erickson, Amy Morrison, Dionne Brady-Howard, and Eric VanCise recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of Thursday’s special meeting. Although the...
Alaska News
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Alaska Legislature passes budget with $1,000 PFD, no stimulus
Alaska State Capitol in February. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) The Alaska Legislature passed a...
Third Alaskan dies of COVID-19 as case count rises to 114
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (in yellow) — the coronavirus that...
Alaska Airlines Center set to house 150 patients as planners prepare for the worst
Beds lined up at the Alaska Airlines Center. Officials say they are prepared to from hold up to...
NPR
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Authors, Publishers Condemn The ‘National Emergency Library’ As ‘Piracy’
Citing the coronavirus, the Internet Archive expanded its lending program for the digital copies...
How Winston Churchill Pulled Britain Through The Early Years Of WWII
In The Splendid And The Vile, author Erik Larson details the British prime minister’s first year in office, during which England endured a Nazi bombing campaign that killed more than 44,000 civilians.
How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?
One of the top pieces of advice is: Wash your hands to prevent infection. But millions of people...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting of 3-24-2020
Wrangell Borough Assembly met for a regular meeting on March 27, 2020. Read the agenda and listen to the full audio here.
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