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“Better than expected”: Wrangell teen on police internship
When 16-year-old Haidyn Gadd applied for a summer internship through the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, she initially wanted to work at her mom’s coffee shop.
Wrangell assembly preview: McKinnon Street and Meyers Chuck
The Wrangell Borough Assembly tonight will consider authorizing loan applications to assist the McKinnon Street improvement project. These loans would address water and sewer utility replacement. One of the loans is at $315,719 from the Alaska Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Program. It would replace approximately 280 ft. of a six-inch asbestos cement water main.
Q & A: As school begins this week, Wrangell’s new superintendent anticipates a collective vision for education
Wrangell Public Schools begins school Thursday and the new superintendent, Joshua Garrett, has been in the office since early July preparing.
Southeast News
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Threading together wisdom and technique, Sydney Akagi highlights the transformative power of weaving
Lingít weaver Tleinax Shaawat Sydney Akagi poses with two of her creations displayed at the...
Sitka Assembly candidate files suit against city over alleged social media censorship
Austin Cranford filed the lawsuit in Alaska’s U.S. District Court on Aug. 18. (KCAW/McKenney) A...
Special on KSTK
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Community Calendar and Swap & Sell Changes
Due to staff reductions at KSTK, starting September 1: Swap and Sell will air on Friday at 9:45 am...
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: KSTK’s general manager gives an update on how the station is affected from the clawback of federal funds
Episode 65: Last month we had KSTK’s General Manager Cindy Sweat on air talking about the threat of public media. Since then, the House and Senate did pass the recent recissions package, which defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Sweat hopped on air with KSTK's News Director Colette Czarnecki to inform the community the newest updates on how that affects Wrangell's community radio station and other stations nationally.
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.
Alaska News
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Millions in West facing dangerous heat wave amid multiple wildfires
Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience extreme heat at least through...
Peeking behind the curtain of Anchorage’s drag scene | Hometown, Alaska
From their first times on stage to fundraising for nonprofits, hear from local drag queens Golden...
Mat-Su to distribute millions in opioid help under new borough-city partnerships
The money is part of national opioid relief settlements.
NPR
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Israeli strikes kill 22, including 5 journalists, in a Gaza hospital
Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two strikes on Gaza’s Nasser...
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir will be published months after her death
Virginia Giuffre was one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s most outspoken...
Kennedy Center names new director of dance programming, days after former staff firings
Stephen Nakagawa, a former Washington Ballet dancer, will be the new director of dance...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 8/26/25
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 6:00 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 8/21/25
Thursday, August 21, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers WS at 5:30 PM | Special Meeting to immediately follow
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/29/25
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00-7PM | Regular Assembly meeting at 7:00PM
