Colette Czarnecki, Author at KSTK

Wrangell’s Public Works Department aims to mitigate storm runoff

The recent extreme weather changes – from the snowstorm followed by a rapid thaw and lots of rain – has tied up Wrangell’s Public Works Department.

Talk on the Rock: High school basketball coach Cody Angerman on this season’s team, coaching and supporting his athletes

Episode 37: High school basketball season is approaching and Wrangell’s boys basketball coach, Cody Angerman, talks with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki about his own journey with basketball, what it takes to be a coach and how to support his athletes on and off the court. We learn about his experience mentoring his teams and how the tight bonds that form while in high school oftentimes expand post graduation.

Senator Murkowski encourages communities to consider updated weather forecasting systems; bipartisan bill will be reintroduced with new Congress

During a phone call on Thursday, Alaska U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said that Wrangell’s been on her mind because it’s been one year since the landslide. She said the disaster is something people can’t easily shake if they’ve seen it.

A conversation with Wrangell’s District Ranger about the Capitol Christmas Tree whistle-stop tour

The Capitol Christmas Tree finally made it to Washington D.C. all the way from Wrangell. It was barged to Seattle and then trucked across the country. Several people with Alaska’s U.S. Forest Service were part of the whistle-stop tour.