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Wrangell assembly preview: waterfront development, micromobility devices and property sale
Wrangell’s borough assembly will consider using port revenue bonds to improve the harbor regarding waterfront development at its Tuesday meeting. This will also create a lien on the net revenue of the port fund to pay for the bonds.
A peek back into Wrangell’s 50th annual Chuck Oliver Logging Show
An announcer on stage behind a crowd of people facing the Chuck Oliver Logging Show this past Fourth of July counts down for two men to compete. With chain saws in hand, two men try to quickly cut a cookie from the edge of a tree trunk. This is the 50th anniversary of the show, and it's the swan song for Chuck's son, Randy, who's been organizing it for a few decades.
Southeast News
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Lingít artist Mary Goddard eats only local foods in ‘90 Day Native’ challenge
Mary Goddard picks salmonberries as part of her project “90 Day Native.” (KCAW/McKenney) Kaa,aa...
With quick thinking and a garden hose, mother and son extinguish Sitka house fire
(KCAW Photo/Justin and Shannon Elmquist) Shannon Elmquist, a retired teacher from Nevada, moved to...
Special on KSTK
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KSTK’s Loss of Funding Means…
By now you’ve probably heard that 1.1 billion has been cut from public broadcasting. This...
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock: Jean-Luc Lewis on attending medical school and where he hopes it will take him
Episode 61: Former Wrangell High School basketball player Jean-Luc Lewis spoke with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki about his life in medical school. He left Wrangell to go to college six years ago and is visiting his home town for just the week. He attends Brown University in Providence, RI and is focusing on family medicine. He hopes his practice will take him past borders. He shared that one of his most fascinating experiences in med school was working on cadavers.
Talk on the Rock: Ninety-two-year-old Gil Stokes shares bits of life experiences in Wrangell and beyond
Episode 60: History is everywhere, and of course that includes Wrangell. Ninety-two-year-old Gilbert Sháa.dáa.shix̱ Stokes grew up in Wrangell and shared bits of his own life experience, on and off our island, with the community. He's in town from Anchorage and will be attending the totem pole raising event this weekend.
Community
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Bouncing Back with Yazmin Adams
Join Yazmin Adams and Cindy Sweat in conversations about mental health with some great music mixed in the conversation. Find all of the episodes here.
Recreation and Road Report
Listen to, or read, the Recreation and Road Report for July 28 through August 3.
Alaska News
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Murkowski votes against controversial Trump nominee for appeals court
“When somebody … basically tells other attorneys that you should disregard the law...
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Sen. Lisa Murkowski opposes changing senate procedures to make it easier to confirm President...
M8.7 earthquake in Russia prompts tsunami warning for western Aleutians and Pribiolof Islands
Alaska communities in the Aleutians and Pribilofs are under a tsunami warning after a magnitude...
NPR
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Automakers are eating the cost of tariffs — for now
Last quarter, tariffs cost the auto industry billions of dollars. So far, that’s come out of...
Has NASA ceded its mission to Elon Musk?
The Atlantic journalist Franklin Foer explains how SpaceX and the Trump administration are...
Celebrate World Photography Day by showing NPR the coolest shot you’ve ever captured
World Photography Day is celebrated on Aug. 19 to celebrate the storytelling behind photos. This...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/8/25
Tuesday, July 08, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 5:30 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/24/25
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00 – 7:00 PM / Regular Assembly Meeting at 7:00 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/10/25
Follow the agenda and listen to the Wrangell Borough Assembly Regular meeting of 6/10/25 here.
