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With Thanksgiving only a week away, one local couple is working to make sure everyone has a reason to celebrate and give thanks this holiday season. KSTK’s Charlotte Duren has more.

Votes are in for ballot proposition 1, that asks the public to either accept or reject a USDA loan for the construction a new replacement hospital facility. KSTK’s Charlotte Duren has the unofficial results for the Tuesday November 15th special election.

The Alaska Island Community Service’s Crossings Program has a new director. Long time director Stephen Prysunka recently stepped down from the position and hired in his place is former Facility Manager Steve Helgeson. KSTK’s Charlotte Duren talks with Helgeson about the new position as well as what recent changes in Medicaid regulations could mean for the organization.

Wrangell’s Irene Ingle Public Library recently turned 90-years-old, and for its big nine-zero the library is going digital. Starting this week the library will be undergoing some major upgrades as it changes over from the old card catalog system to automation. KSTK’s Charlotte Duren has more on what the public should expect in the weeks to come.

Coming up this weekend Wrangell High School’s Drama Debate and Forensics team is holding a region wide tournament. The tournament will feature D-D-F teams from all over southeast Alaska, which include Ketchikan, Petersburg, Sitka, Mt. Edgecumbe, Juneau-Douglas, Thunder Mountain, and Haines. KSTK's Charlotte Duren has more.