Author: June Leffler

City decides on $1.3 million for Wrangell Public Schools, less than the district hoped for

“We are going to have to decide what class gets cut, what service gets cut,” said School Boar Rep Annya Ritchie.

Groundbreaking at soon-to-be SEARHC hospital in Wrangell

SEARHC plans to have the new facility complete by 2021.

Wrangell’s by-gone king salmon competition leaves locals longing

“It’s kind of like Christmas morning coming and going, there’s no presents, there’s no tree. It just came and went,”

Vivian Prescott receives Rasmuson fellowship

Prescott describes her role as a “climate witness.” with the goal of producing poems on receding glaciers, dwindling salmon runs and even the lack of climate transparency from government agencies.

First time in queen booth history, Wrangell has only one candidate

Wrangell’s 4th of July celebrations all start with the queen booths. For the month of June, local high school students and recent grads volunteer to serve food and sell raffle tickets to fundraise for next year’s 4th. Plus they...