Month: January 2014

January 14, 2014 Borough Assembly Meeting

Listen to the audio and read the agenda of the January 14, 2014 Borough Assembly Meeting.

School board appoints interim elementary principal

The regular meeting of the Wrangell school board was Monday, January 20, 2013. Diedre Jensen, who comes to Wrangell from Thorne Bay, was appointed interim elementary principal.

Coast Guard, ADEC respond to sunken tug

The 60-foot towing vessel Silver Bay II sank in approximately 120 feet of water about five miles south of the city of Wrangell late Tuesday afternoon. The vessel had been moored at the former Silver Bay Logging facility for the last five years.

Containment booms in place near sunken tug boat

A tug boat sank near Silver Bay Logging in Wrangell Tuesday afternoon.

The Coast Guard and the Department of Environmental Conservation are working with the boat’s caretaker to put up containment boom and prevent any leaking oil from traveling. There were reportedly 3500 gallons of diesel fuel on board at the time of sinking.

Wrangell’s Borough Assembly Meeting Preview

The Wrangell Borough Assembly will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 14th at 7:00 pm in Borough Assembly Chambers at Wrangell City Hall. You can listen to the live broadcast of the Wrangell Borough Assembly meeting on KSTK fm 101.7, or stream online at KSTK.org on Tuesday night, January 14th at 7:00 pm.