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School board keeps food service in budget

The Wrangell Public School Board approved its budget for Fiscal Year 2016 Monday and narrowly avoided eliminating the district’s school lunch program.

Red Chris Mine gets closer to full production

A British Columbia mine upriver from Wrangell and Petersburg is one step closer to full production after reaching a benefits agreement with a First Nation group last weekend.

Borough moves forward with Stikine Inn expansion plan

The Wrangell Borough Assembly decided last week to move forward with the Stikine Inn’s request to purchase tidelands as part of a plan to expand its lodging space and provide retail space for artists.

Some ferry cuts restored, but impacts unclear

State budget-writers have reversed one of cuts made to the Alaska Marine Highway. But officials say it’s too early to say how much service will be restored.