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Is on-Street Parking Spot ‘Yours?’: Loudoun Co. Weighs Parking Zone Near School

Property · Wrangell

Is on-Street Parking Spot ‘Yours?’: Loudoun Co. Weighs Parking Zone Near School

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Alaska pays the price of not paying for maintenance

Wrangell · Wrangell

Alaska pays the price of not paying for maintenance

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No surprise, but the state ferry Matanuska, once the stalwart of the fleet, needs more than 120,000 pounds of new steel to replace extensive sections of rust on the ship. Launched in 1963, the Mat has endured decades of saltwater and seas. But no more—it is tied to the dock in Ketchikan, serving as floating housing for ferry workers. It has been held out of service since late 2022. The citizens ad...See the Story

New Business Will Provide Off-Road Rentals to Explore the Island

Wrangell · Wrangell

New Business Will Provide Off-Road Rentals to Explore the Island

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Wrangell residents Mike and Kimberly Ottesen plan to open Stikine Off-Road Rentals this week, offering utility-task vehicle (UTV) and side-by-side rentals to explore the island. The business will open as soon as its first vehicle arrives. Mike Ottesen, 28, said he's been planning the venture for over a year, aiming to provide a unique way for locals and visitors to experience Wrangell....See the Story

Bell Retrieved from Alaska's Second Deadliest Shipwreck - Archaeology Magazine

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Star of Bengal bell on the surface WRANGELL, ALASKA—Anchorage Daily News reports that an underwater archaeological team identified and mapped a shipwreck involved in one of Alaska’s most tragic maritime disasters. The Star of Bengal was traveling from Wrangell to San Francisco when it went down on September 20, 1908, near Coronation Island in southeastern Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago. The 264-foot ship, which was built in the same shipyard as …Wrangell · Wrangell Read Article

Court says emergency subsistence hunt in Kake during pandemic was legal

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A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the board which regulates subsistence hunting on federal lands within Alaska acted legally when it created an emergency hunt for Kake during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. The order, issued June 2, is the latest chapter of a five-year-old legal dispute stemming from a hunt authorized by the Federal Subsistence Board...Pandemic · Wrangell Read Article

State wants to proceed with new ferry terminal north of Juneau

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The state has announced it is moving forward with a new ferry terminal at Cascade Point north of Juneau. The Department of Transportation has issued a request for proposals from contractors for the project’s first phase, which includes a road extension and site work, but not a dock or terminal. The department lacks funding for any actual dock construction. The Cascade Point terminal would be const...Wrangell · Wrangell Read Article

Nine-year-old wins Sitka salmon derby for second time

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Caleb Gray wasn't sure the 34-pound king he caught the first weekend of the 70th Sitka Salmon Derby would stay at the top of the leader board through the final weekend. The 9-year-old was at the weigh-in barge - "nervous and excited" - as the clock counted down on June 1. When it hit 7 p.m., derby officials invited him to sound the horn, securing his title and the $20,000 prize in...Wrangell · Wrangell Read Article

Time to pipe down and start telling the truth

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Years ago, when I was working at a larger Alaska newspaper, my job included writing editorials. I was an employee, not the owner or publisher, so I had to submit the editorials to the publisher in advance for his approval. One editorial accused a state legislator of lying. The publisher thought the word was too harsh, too mean, too explicit. He wanted it changed to “not telling the truth.” I figur...Wrangell · Wrangell Read Article

Advisory board recommends ending Matanuska's career with state ferry system

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The public advisory board for the Alaska Marine Highway System has recommended that the state call an end to the Matanuska’s 53-year career in the fleet. The final decision whether to sell the unseaworthy ferry rests with the governor and his Department of Transportation commissioner. “There is currently no set timeline for action,” said Sam Dapcevich, the department’s spokesman. The 408-foot-long...Wrangell · Wrangell Read Article

Annual Southeast business survey shows worries over tariffs, uncertainties

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A sharp drop in optimism among businesses due largely to uncertainties created by Trump administration policies is among the key findings of an annual Southeast Alaska Business Climate Report released last month. “Last year we had one with the second-highest levels of positivity and now we have one with the second-lowest levels of positivity,” Meilani Schijvens, owner of Rain Coast Data, said in a...Tariffs · Wrangell Read Article

The fundraising is underway

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