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Fifteen Wrangell seniors graduated high school May 16. KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki stopped by the school gym where they were setting up for their ceremony later that night to see how they’re feeling. kstk.org/2025/05/23/wra…

An announcer broadcasts to the few listeners in the room that eighth grader Zander Bartlett swung his third strike, calling him out. kstk.org/2025/05/20/wra…

It’s a drizzly and grey day here in Wrangell. But that didn’t stop this year’s first cruise ship explorers from stepping off Hurtigruten Expeditions’s Roald Amundsen anchored away from the dock on May 8. kstk.org/2025/05/19/roa…

Springtime on the coast means many people spend time in the boatyard prepping their fishing boats for the season. It’s a lifestyle that they depend on to survive. kstk.org/2025/05/15/in-…

Episode 55: The Salvation Army’s Captain Chase Tomberlin-Green chatted with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki on what’s going on this summer for the organization. This includes a guided painting event to help raise funds for the Bible Bowl competition. kstk.org/2025/05/14/tal…

After four years of working with Wrangell School District, Superintendent Bill Burr submitted his letter of resignation in late March. kstk.org/2025/05/09/wra…

A charter cabin cruiser’s engine quiets down on the approach to Canoe Lagoon Oyster Farm about an hour and a half from Wrangell. kstk.org/2025/05/09/ala…

About 30 people packed the school board meeting room at Evergreen Elementary on April 14. kstk.org/2025/04/29/sch…

Red Chris Mine sits 25 miles from Alaska’s border in the Stikine River Watershed. It has operated for a decade, but its ownership changed two years ago. kstk.org/2025/04/25/tri…

Episode 53: Wrangell’s Park and Rec Director Lucy Robinson chatted with KSTK’s News Director Colette Czarnecki about upcoming events. This includes a sprint triathlon and a playground revitalization planning presentation. kstk.org/2025/04/23/tal…

Odile Meister just learned that she will lose her job at both Evergreen Elementary and Wrangell High School. The classes are different, though. kstk.org/2025/04/18/wra…

Eighth grader Arabella Nore surprised herself while wrestling on the mat during the 49th Annual Tanana Individual Wrestling Tournament. kstk.org/2025/04/16/fiv…

James Crippen is a Tlingit linguist who’s trying to document the language before it becomes extinct. He spoke with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki last summer on why devoting his work with the Tlingit language for the past 20 years is essential for him. kstk.org/2025/04/15/q-a…

The Red Chris Mine is already huge — at 89 square miles, it’s bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — which is just 25 miles from the British Columbia border on the Canadian side — could get bigger. kstk.org/2025/04/13/a-b…

The Wrangell Theatre Company cast and crew gather in a large room in Wrangell’s Nolan Center, including myself. We’re at it again with performance art. kstk.org/2025/04/03/jos…

Wrangell’s preliminary school budget is setting the alarm for next year, which was presented to the borough last week at the Nolan Center. kstk.org/2025/04/03/wra…

Episode 52: One of Milk Run Music Fest’s organizers, Olivia Strano, visited KSTK to talk more with News Director Colette Czarnecki about how the plans for the festival are coming along. kstk.org/2025/04/02/tal…

Portable Southeast, a traveling art exhibit that will visit six different communities in 2025, is in its second year. It’s a collaboration between the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and community centers throughout Southeast and the Gulf of Alaska. kstk.org/2025/03/27/por…

A barge visits Wrangell once a week to deliver goods, including essentials like food. It docks at the 40-plus-year-old ramp at the downtown waterfront. Borough officials have expressed concern on the ramp’s condition though. kstk.org/2025/03/21/wra…

Wrangell’s Borough Assembly welcomed Phillip Mach to a seat on the governing body February 11. He’ll finish out the term for Assembly member Anne Morrison, after she moved out of town. kstk.org/2025/03/20/phi…