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5 days ago · Wrangell Borough Assembly secures official election votes. by Colette Czarnecki | Oct 7, 2024. Wrangell’s Borough Assembly certified this year’s municipal election results Thursday after the canvass board approved the ballots. They counted 99 absentee ballots, which included early in-person, electronic and by mail.
Wrangell’s last push to get the Capitol Christmas Tree to D.C.
2 hours ago · National Forest Service employees wrap up the Capitol Christmas Tree on Oct. 22, 2024 in Wrangell. It took three days for the tree to be secured on the trailer that will head to Washington, D.C. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) “This is just so cool to me,” Raile said. “The local school kids were able to have their print on the US Capitol ...
What’s on the general election ballot that Wrangellites need to know
1 day ago · Additionally, there are two ballot measures that Alaskans can vote on. Ballot Measure 1 would increase Alaska’s minimum wage from $11.73 per hour to $15 per hour by 2027. After that, it would increase annually depending on inflation rates. It would also be mandatory for employers to pay employees about a week’s worth of sick leave per year.
Talk on the Rock: Emily Klosterman on her diving life in Southeast ...
2 hours ago · Episode 34: Professional diver Emily Klosterman speaks with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki about her underwater passion, what's involved with it and a little bit on the U.S. Forest Service Commercial Dive team. Klosterman said that her education at the University of Alaska Southeast pushed her diving career forward, where she was able to live and work in a few different locations and environments ...
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During a calm autumn afternoon, gentle lapping waves could be heard on Wrangell’s Petroglyph Beach, filled with shells, rocks and driftwood.
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Oct 24, 2024 · by Colette Czarnecki | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0. Wrangell voters approved funding to rehabilitate the Public Safety Building in the municipal election earlier this month. Next, the borough assembly will authorize applying for a loan for the project at their regular meeting Tuesday night (Oct. 22).
Wrangell search and rescue efforts continue after deadly landslide
Nov 22, 2023 · A massive landslide took out three homes on a highway outside of Wrangell late Monday. Three people had been found dead as of Tuesday night, and search and rescue efforts continue, along with an outpouring of community aid. KTOO’s Anna Canny is in Wrangell and says the most recent update from authorities is that three people are still missing.
What infrastructure projects do Wrangell residents care most …
Nov 2, 2022 · Wrangell officials have estimated the community has around a quarter of a billion dollars of infrastructure needs – so leveraging funding is an important part of community upkeep. And they’re looking for feedback from the public on what they think are priorities.
LISTEN: Interviews with Wrangell Borough Assembly candidates
Sep 29, 2023 · Borough Assembly candidates Anne Morrison (left) and Michael Ottesen (right). (Sage Smiley / KSTK) There are two seats up for election on the City and Borough of Wrangell’s governing body this fall, and two unopposed candidates for those seats: incumbent assembly member Anne Morrison and assembly newcomer Michael Ottesen.
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Providence Alaska introduces telenurses, but bedside nurses protest the change. by APRN News | Nov 1, 2024 | Alaska News, Feeds | 0. Brenda Franz, a director of nursing at Providence Alaska, watches while telenurse James Efird... Read More. 1.