Author: Colette Czarnecki

Q & A: Dara Rilatos brings The Planktonics to Wrangell this weekend

Singer-songwriter Dara Rilatos is the voice behind Juneau-based soul-funk band The Planktonics. But her musical roots go back to her childhood in Wrangell.

Five new totems stand tall in Wrangell

Voices chatter and drums beat while hundreds of people gathered in a drive through lot next to a tribal carving shed in Wrangell on a warm, clear July day. Their eyes watched about 50 people crouched down to wooden beams on the ground, beneath a two-ton red cedar totem pole. The lead carver of this new pole instructs those standing next to the beams.

Talk on the Rock: Chamber of Commerce’s Tracey Martin on Wrangell’s Fish Derby

Episode 62: Wrangell’s Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracey Martin spoke with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki about this year’s 69th annual Fish Derby. Participants began fishing for King and Coho on July 17 and it ends August 17. The halibut derby begins Aug. 14 for only four days, ending also on Aug. 17.

Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/29/25

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers
Work Session from 6:00-7PM | Regular Assembly meeting at 7:00PM

Ohio science center distributes science kits during Wrangell’s Bear Fest

The Center of Science and Industry, from Columbus, OH, team members are visiting Wrangell during this week’s jam-packed Bear Fest. It is a nationally recognized science center that focuses on educating the public on everything science.