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Sophia Martinsen for Wrangell 4th of July Queen

by kstkadmin | Jun 2, 2025 | Featured News, Local News | 0

16-year-old Sophia Martinsen is running for Wrangell 4th of July Queen. As the only Royaly...

Wrangell School Board hires new superintendent; this time from around the world

by Colette Czarnecki | Jun 2, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Wrangell’s School Board made an offer to Joshua Garrett to be the school district’s next superintendent. He has a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Kentucky.

Underwater archeological research team explores more of shipwreck site; recovering Star of Bengal’s bell

by Colette Czarnecki | May 29, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

A team of about 10 people just returned from their second trip mapping and surveying the old shipwreck site of the Star of Bengal, about 80 miles west of Wrangell close to Coronation Island. Over 100 cannery workers died when the ship went down.

Wrangell Borough Assembly preview: Head Start, childcare, parking and e-bikes and e-scooters

by Colette Czarnecki | May 27, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Wrangell City Hall on June 26, 2024. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) The Central Council of Tlingit &...

Southeast students traveled to Wrangell for Art Fest this year; picking up skills that boost confidence and creativity

by Colette Czarnecki | May 26, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

About a dozen students were sitting down at work tables, with glue bottles standing up and pieces of colored glass in their bowls, clattering against each other when the teenaged artists’ hands reached in to extract the desired piece. They’re arranging the glass on ceramic tiles in front of them. A couple other students ground down glass while a noisy machine buzzed on a nearby counter. This is the second day of the mosaic stained glass workshop for Southeast Alaska’s Art Fest held last month in Wrangell.