Author: Colette Czarnecki

Wrangell Public Schools welcomes new school counselor

Angela Taylor arrived in Wrangell one week before her school counseling position began in the beginning of the academic year.

Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 09/09/25

Tuesday, September 09, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers
6:00 PM

Talk on the Rock: Wrangell High School runners on cross country team and their hopes and dreams

Episode 67: Three Wrangell cross country runners, Alana Harrison, Boomchain Loucks and Jackson Carney, met with one of their coaches, Mason Villarma, at KSTK to talk about this year’s season. They also shared with News Director Colette Czarnecki why they run, how it benefits their lives and their future goals.

Wrangell Borough Assembly preview: water and wastewater treatment plant position; skeet and shooting range improvements

The Wrangell Borough Assembly will consider adding a fifth, full-time position that’s split between the water and wastewater treatment plant operations. That’s one of the items on the assembly’s agenda at its regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday night.

Local leaders stand by six-mile site for barge ramp facility

Freight is Wrangell’s lifeline, like other Southeast Alaska communities. The borough decommissioned its barge ramp earlier this year. Since then, officials have been figuring out where to put the new one. Engineers deemed he 47-year-old ramp unsafe due to its deteriorating structure.