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One dead, two injured in Haines skiing incident

One person is dead and two are injured after a backcountry skiing accident near Haines on Sunday.

Assembly covers SEAPA, ferries, Salard

The Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 covered the Alaska Class Ferry controversy, LED lights, and the Southeast Alaska Power Agency.

26-Feb-13 Borough Assembly Meeting

Listen to the audio of the January 22, 2013 Borough Assembly meeting and read the agenda.

Alaska’s oldest Catholic parish church gets a makeover

Wrangell’s St. Rose of Lima is the oldest Catholic Church in Alaska. It’s held its ground through storms, fires, and earthquakes. But the stress of more than a century of continuous use has taken its toll. So, the parish decided to give the old building a makeover.

Borough goes forward with marine hoist purchase

The Borough Assembly held a special meeting Friday, February 15, to discuss the purchase of a marine hoist. The City made the decision to procure the 300-ton hoist from Italian company ASCOM S.p.A. after a bidding period last fall.