Fifteen Wrangell seniors graduated high school May 16. KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki stopped by the school gym where they were setting up for their ceremony later that night to see how they’re feeling. The graduates in the gym shared memories while in school and what’s next for them. Daniel Harrison and Lucas Schneider were not present during the interviews. KSTK sends this audio postcard.
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An announcer broadcasts to the few listeners in the room that eighth grader Zander Bartlett swung his third strike, calling him out.
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It’s a drizzly and grey day here in Wrangell. But that didn’t stop this year’s first cruise ship explorers from stepping off Hurtigruten Expeditions’s Roald Amundsen anchored away from the dock on May 8. The visitors had to get in a much smaller boat to step foot in Wrangell though. The addition of about 500 visitors didn’t make much of an impact in some of the local stores, but the island and wildlife tours brought joy to many of the tourists.
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Springtime on the coast means many people spend time in the boatyard prepping their fishing boats for the season. It’s a lifestyle that they depend on to survive. KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki stopped by the Wrangell Marine Service Center to get a glimpse into the close relationships between fishermen and their boats. In the first story of KSTK’s series “In the boatyard” she first visited the Norcel, a wooden purse seiner that vessel owner Amy Schaub has spent the last 16 years with, fishing for salmon in Southeast Alaska.
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Three Wrangell residents were charged with one felony each earlier this month for allegedly delivering and/or manufacturing methamphetamine.
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