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At a recent Wrangell borough assembly meeting, the assembly voted down what could've been the first step in pursuing ownership of the Tyee Hydro Project. The Tyee Hydro Project is currently owned by the Four Dam Pool Power Agency and serves both the communities of Wrangell and Petersburg.

The 2008 primary election is taking place on Tuesday August 26. Voters will get to weigh in on four ballot measures and there are candidate races for United States senator, United States representative, state senator, and state representative. For district two, which encompasses Wrangell, Petersburg, and Sitka, there are four candidates running to fill the seat of house representative – two candidates running in the republican primary and two candidates running in the democratic primacy. This week KSTK will air interviews with all four candidates. Today we'll hear an interview with Marko Dapcevich. Dapcevich is the mayor of Sitka and is running in the democratic primary against Lily Herwald.

The 2008 primary election is taking place on Tuesday August 26. Voters will get to weigh in on four ballot measures and there are candidate races for United States senator, United States representative, state senator, and state representative. For district two, which encompasses Wrangell, Petersburg, and Sitka, there are four candidates running to fill the seat of house representative – two candidates running in the republican primary and two candidates running in the democratic primacy. This week KSTK will air interviews with all four candidates. Today we'll hear an interview with Steven Samuelson. Samuelson is a resident of Petersburg and is running in the republican primary against Peggy Wilson.

As the prices on the gas marquee rise higher and higher, so do the prices in the grocery store aisles. Whether it's due to higher energy costs or the growing demand of biodiesel, the rising cost of food is affecting everyone – from the restaurant owner to the family of nine. As part of a CoastAlaska series exploring how southeast Alaskans are adjusting to the high cost of energy, KSTK's Lisa Phu finds out how people are doing when it comes to buying groceries.

Click on "more" to hear other reports in this series.

At the last regular meeting, the borough assembly passed the first reading of an ordinance that would require industrial users to implement water meters. The goal is to reduce water consumption.