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This week, Governor Sean Parnell made his way to Wrangell during a two-day trip through Southeast Alaska. In an interview with KSTK's Tony Gorman, Governor Parnell discusses his plans to keep Alaska students in-state for college and job training and hydropower issues in the Southeast.

This week, Governor Sean Parnell made his way through Southeast Alaska to speak with local leaders and community members. For most of the trip, Parnell was presented with wish lists from each community for the upcoming capital budget proposal. Parnell spent Tuesday in Ketchikan and Wednesday in Wrangell and Petersburg. As KSTK's Tony Gorman reports, local projects weren't the only issues on the Governor's agenda as he made his way through the schools of each community.

Wrangell's public health center is holding an H1N1 vaccine walk-in clinic today and Friday afternoon. While the center is happy to be able to offer the vaccine to several priority groups at the same time, distribution of the vaccine was a lot slower starting out. KSTK's Lisa Phu reports.

Bob Dalrymple is happy to be back in Southeast Alaska. Last month, Wrangell's new district ranger was hired to permanently taker over the position. Prior to coming to Wrangell, Dalrymple spent two decades in Southeast Alaska. His most recent stop was San Juan National Forest in his native Colorado. Dalrymple takes over for Francisco Sanchez, who was hired over the summer on an interim basis after Mark Hummel left for a position at Superior National Forest in Minnesota. KSTK's Tony Gorman recently caught up with Dalrymple to discuss his plans for the Wrangell Ranger District.

The road to re-election for an Alaska State Representative almost begins as soon as it ends. Every other year, every representative vying to keep his or her spot must hit the campaign trail a year in advance to get the jump on the competition. Southeast Representative Peggy Wilson is no different. The Wrangell Republican was the first to file for candidacy for next year's election. So far, Sitka Democrat and Assembly Member Reber Stein and Petersburg Republican and business owner Steve Samuelson have announced that they will run against Wilson, but have yet to file with the Alaska Division of Elections. KSTK's Tony Gorman had a chance to sit down with Wilson to discuss why she is running for a sixth consecutive term and her plans for the district if she is re-elected.