Wrangellites filled the Borough Assembly Chambers last week, to the point where staff brought in 40 extra chairs. Normally, the amount of people who attend a borough assembly meeting can be counted on one hand, if it’s not zero.
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The Biden-Harris Administration awarded Wrangell $25 million to help rebuild the harbor through the Harbor Basin Revitalization and Transportation Resiliency Project. The announcement came Wednesday, June 26 in a press release.
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Willie Nunn, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 10 administrator, visited Wrangell in late May. He wanted to be with the community in person. Specifically, he wanted to encourage a relationship with the local tribal government – the Wrangell Cooperative Association (WCA) – as they continue to work together.
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About 70 people in six canoes paddled north from Wrangell to Celebration-a biennial cultural gathering that celebrates Southeast Alaska Tribes-in Juneau in late May.
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Episode 15: With primary elections happening on August 20, campaign season is approaching full swing. Republican candidate Jeremy Bynum talked with KSTK’s News Director Colette Czarnecki about his visions for House of Representatives District 1. He’s on the Ketchikan Borough Assembly and the Southeast Alaska Power Agency Board. He also is the Acting Electric Division manager for Ketchikan Public Utilities. He covers how this campaign has differed from the previous one he ran for in 2022. He talks about transportation, education, housing, economics and energy for the Southeast Alaska district.
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