Local News
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Wrangell weighs growth at industry-focused town hall
More than 100 community members fill the Nolan Center’s (Wrangell’s civic center’s) main gathering room, chattering before Thursday's town hall meeting.
Wrangell assembly preview: federal disaster grant and JAG Marine Group partnership
Wrangell’s borough assembly on Tuesday night will consider approving applying for an EDA – or Economic Development Administration for Disaster Supplemental Grant. The municipality qualifies for this federal grant because of the 2023 fatal landslide. The purpose of the grant is to advance infrastructure, diversify local economies and strengthen economic resilience after disruption.
Southeast News
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Sitka Assembly upholds permit denial for downtown bus depot
In Tuesday, Sitka Dock Company owner Chris McGraw appealed the Planning Commission’s decision to deny his conditional use permit. (KCAW/McKenney) Sitka’s cruise bus stop is staying put, at least for now. When the Sitka Assembly...
GPIP board greenlights new long-term lease for NSRAA
A fish hatchery program is extending its lease with the city for another 10 years, with the option to extend for another four decades after that. When the Gary Paxton Industrial Park Board met on Thursday, it approved a new...
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock: Three high school seniors reflect back over the last seven years, when they last visited the studio as a group
Episode 85: Seven years ago middle school teacher Laura Davies brought three of her students in to the studio to speak on this show. They were preparing persuasive speeches back then. Well, these fifth graders have grown and are in their last year of school. And they’re back on the show. Seniors Paige Hoyt, Christina Johnson and Ben Houser reflect over the last seven years and talk about their plans for the future.
Talk on the Rock: Coven Petticrew on dance revitalization, cultural healing and Tlingit dance group Ch’xasaan
Episode 84: Coven Petticrew has been deeply connected with revitalizing cultural dance for decades. He practiced it in the Aleutians and now he's helping organize a Tlingit dance group in Wrangell, called Ch'xasaan. It acknowledges the first Raven village in the area and it means "waterfall town." Petticrew talked with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki on the meaning behind dance revitalization and how it's a meaningful source for healing.
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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For a vaccine success story, Murkowski points surgeon general nominee to Alaska’s HepB history
Wellness influencer Casey Means told senators she’s not anti-vaccine. Sen. Murkowski...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
State lawmakers get an assessment of the Permanent Fund’s performance.
State lawmakers consider bill to increase insurance coverage for prostheses
Typically, insurance covers just one prosthetic or orthotic device for those who need them. But...
NPR
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Pentagon shifts toward maintaining ties to Scouting
Months after NPR reported on the Pentagon’s efforts to sever ties with Scouting America,...
Why farmers in California are backing a giant solar farm
Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to...
Can’t get a prescription renewed? Here’s how to cope with prior authorizations
These health care hurdles can stand in the way of getting treatment your doctor says you need....
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell borough assembly meeting 02/24/26
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 6:00 PM
Wrangell borough assembly meeting 2/10/26
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Presentation from 6 - 7 PM | Regular Assembly Meeting at 7 PM
Wrangell borough assembly meeting 01/27/26
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00 to 7:00 PM / Regular at 7:00 PM
