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Gearing up for Tent City Days 2013

Tent City Days are coming back to Wrangell. Winter is a busy time for Penny Allen, coordinator of Tent City Days – the annual celebration of Wrangell’s golden past.

Mayor retires; Assembly covers jet service, zoning

The January 22nd Borough Assembly meeting covered airline service, remote zoning, and controversy over a marine hoist. It also brought the surprising announcement that Mayor Don McConachie is stepping down.

Marine hoist contract causes controversy

The City of Wrangell awarded a contract for the purchase of a marine vessel hoist to an Italian company. Now, a North American firm is protesting.

Hospital board discusses alcoholism, privileges

The board returned to one of its most difficult issues from this past year. Dr. Greg Salard’s suspension of privileges has been a major point of contention.

All GCI services restored, cable fixed

As of Tuesday, full cable television, internet, and telephone services are back in Wrangell. Since January 10th, the GCI ship, Wave Venture, has been working to repair fiber optic cables damaged in the January 4th earthquake.