After last year’s potential sale of Wrangell’s Medical Center falling through, the borough assembly on Tuesday might agree on transferring $24,000 from the general fund to the hospital. It would go to the Special Revenue Hospital Legacy Budget for regenerating power costs to the defunct medical center.
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Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski visited Wrangell last month and stopped by KSTK to talk about what the priorities are with the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. She became chairman this year after serving on the committee since 2003. She’s also the chairman of the subcommittee on Interior and Insular Affairs on the Appropriations Committee. That committee oversees the Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. It oversees matters related to Native people and Park Service Lands.
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Auliya McCauley-Hartner, program specialist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, came to Wrangell in late January to help set up a traveling exhibit, named Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes, at the Nolan Center. It focuses on the changing climate and has only been transported by ground, until now.
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It’s been over a year since a landslide devastated the Wrangell community, killing six people. Last month, geologists presented their work from a visit to the slide over the summer.
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Episode 45: Wrangell’s Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracey Martin spoke with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki about everything going on at the Chamber during the first half of this year. From the membership drive to planning for the Fourth of July, Martin talked about why supporting the Chamber is important for the community. She mentioned the Birthday Calendar Scholarship that high school seniors can apply for.
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