There’s not backup generation for Wrangell’s water treatment plant. The water plant stopped filtering and treating source water from the reservoirs for a few hours during the November outage.
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‘Tidal Network’, Tlingit & Haida’s new broadband internet service, coming to Wrangell
Wrangell is ideal because there are people with spotty service, but it’s not such a remote community that the Tribe would struggle to get people and equipment to town.
Wrangell skin care company’s kelp-infused bath soak wins big at regional seafood product competition
Waterbody, a Wrangell-based skin care company that sells products like facial and body oils, soaps, salves and bath soaks won first prize in the Beyond the Plate category of the Symphony of Seafood product competition last month.
Sudden windstorm takes out power for thousands in Wrangell and Petersburg
The first outages happened on Wrangell Island around 12:30 Tuesday.
Wrangell’s Dove Tree ceremony gives a chance grieve and remember at the start of the holidays
For many, the winter holidays are a time of togetherness. But they can also be a stark reminder of loss.
Wrangell administration, tribe to survey site of former boarding school for Native children
A government boarding school for Native children in Wrangell was one of the first of its kind in Alaska. Now, there are plans to redevelop the site of the former Bureau of Indian Affairs facility that was open for 43 years.
Dunleavy administration announces formation of bycatch task force
Federal bycatch data shows trawl fisheries in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska this year have caught tens of thousands of chinook salmon, millions of pounds of halibut and hundreds of thousands of crabs.
Wrangell tribe blesses Together Tree and sends it to Juneau
The tree’s placement at the governor’s mansion coincides with the Christmas season, but it’s meant to represent more than just one winter holiday.
Years in the making, Wrangell Mariners’ Memorial reaches home stretch
Over the last two years, Wrangell Mariners’ Memorial has leapt from the pages of theoretical design onto a quiet plot of land at the mouth of Heritage Harbor.
Wrangell’s public library celebrates its hundredth year
While it started as a subscription model, the library quickly became one of the few free public libraries in Alaska.