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Local News 9/2/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A new Skagway friend returns safe from a long paddle in a homemade canoe. Volleyball season begins with the first home game this weekend.

Local News 9/1/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Honoring ten years of service to the Haines Volunteer Fire Department. Introducing Mama Grizzlies. The first Skagway farmers market is this weekend.

Local News 8/31/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A look at the independent tourist in the northern panhandle. With primary elections over, Southeast candidates look ahead to the general election (Ed Schoenfeld). Sourdoughs unite ... in Las Vegas.

Local News 8/30/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A shooting in Hoonah diverts a ship to Skagway. Health screenings give important numbers for free. Southeast Alaska talks about ferry schedule (Ed Schoenfeld).Trail Challenge gets hikers discovering new Skagway trails.

Local News 8/26/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // State primary results. Wastewater regulations back in court. Chickens in church. Southeast Fair holds annual meeting. KHNS general manager resigns. Storytelling for health.

Local News 8/25/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Another approach to harbor expansion may get the job done. The Golden Circle Run begins next week, for a second year.

Local News 8/24/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines Borough takes up heli-ski issue. Princess Cruises wants to know what it is like to be you.

Local News 8/23/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Chilkat Valley students return to school. Alaska still learns from Pacific Northwest salmon runs. A look at the primary election ahead.

Local News 8/20/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Not all eagle viewers are fans of the birds. Mammogram van visits northern Lynn Canal communities. Ted Stevens left his mark on the ferry system, too.

Local News 8/19/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines main water line gets replaced. Experts meet to discuss bear safety in urban areas.

Local News 8/18/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway School starts, with some new faces. A rare, white-colored bear is spotted in the Chilkat Valley.

Local News 8/17/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A new organization offers $11,000 in grant money to non-profits. A look at Ted Stevens' legacy with native communities.

Local News 8/16/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Sounds from Haines centennial picnic, and the photo that preserved the day. A house in Angoon could serve as an example for Chilkat Valley homes trying to save energy.

Local News 8/13/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Roadwork is nearly complete. A car company uses the Golden Circle for a test drive. Autopsy results show another cause of death than PSP. An author discusses a controversial figure in Chilkat Valley history.

Local News 8/12/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Statistics show salmon fishing is more dangerous than Bering Sea crabbing. Golfers raise money for cancer research. Haines plans a celebration for turning 100.

Local News 8/11/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines kids present video and stories from their trip to Africa. Are you one of the many Alaskans with multiple jobs?

Local News 8/10/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Locals work to bring back a defunct youth program in the northern Lynn Canal. The new ferry schedule has surprises and authorities want feedback.

Local News 8/9/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Troopers rescue two boaters off Sullivan Island. The first Aurora Brewealis. Haines gets a harbormaster.

Local News 8/6/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Sounds from the first ever Southeast Alaska talent show at the fair. A closer look at candidates in the upcoming house race.

Local News 8/5/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A historic Haines trail gets upgrades. A new generation of puppetry gets called for an encore. The next permanent fund dividend could match the last one, according to recent estimates.

Local News 8/4/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Juneau housing report (Casey Kelly). Why common vegetables are banned at the border; and where hundreds of pounds of confiscated food goes.

Local News 8/3/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Chilkoot sockeye arrived with an unexpectedly healthy run. Conditions are right for an active auroral light show. Southeast terminals get upgrades (Ed Schoenfeld).

Local News 8/2/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Sounds from the Southeast Alaska State Fair. Another Southeast town considers public cold storage (Casey Kelly).

Local News 7/30/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // (Live from the SEAK Fair.) Whale problems in the Lynn Canal. A new competition at the fair. Talking to bands Sasquatch Prom Date and Blvd. Park, plus hula hoop artist Spiral.

Local News 7/29/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // (Live from the SEAK Fair.) Governor Sean Parnell plans to visit Skagway. Research shows the latest bug infestation is a first for Alaska. Democrat Robert Beedle is challenging Haines Republican Bill Thomas in the November election. Restoration continues on king salmon spawning habitat.

Local News 7/28/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Meeting the headliners of the Southeast Alaska State Fair, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band. And, the fair isn't all about revelry; you can excersise, too. Taking a look at woody biomass projects and efforts outside of Haines.

Local News 7/27/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines learns more about what it might take to have a wood pellet mill in town. Ray Troll shares his visual and audible art at the Southeast Alaska State Fair.

Local News 7/26/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Eddie Skookum is out of jail, The Juneau Access Project is reviewed in court. Introducing Southeast Alaska State Fair performers NANDA.

Local News 7/23/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway honors a former city manager. Residents and bears up north help clean up 30,000 pounds of spilled -- but edible -- fish. Plus other strange bear and spill news.

Local News 7/22/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines kids are going wild, in the production Jungle Book. Work from a local artist opens at the Sheldon. Thorstensen cited while fishing.

Local News 7/21/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A statewide bug infestation affects Haines gardeners. Recent regulations in the sockeye fishery have made a positive impact, biologists say.

Local News 7/20/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A mystery donation speeds up construction of eagle mews. Update on Ruth Lake hydro project in Southeast Alaska (Ed Schoenfeld).

Local News 7/19/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway archaeology teaches kids to dig. The Southeast Alaska State Fair is 42 this year, but feeling younger than ever.

Local News 7/16/2010

Host: Kayti Hicks// AK Unemployment drops, Tlingit and Haida Central Council is expanding their Public Village and Safety Officer Program

Local News 7/15/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Juneau Access Project is back in court. A lettuce recall due to E. coli. Results from the KHNS membership drive. The Pat Moore Memorial Derby begins in Skagway.

Local News 7/14/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Meeting three candidates running for two Chilkoot Indian Association Tribal Council seats. Local teachers are blogging and sports fans could someday watch the Glacier Bears play online, with a new site.

Local News 7/13/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway is the first in the state to install time-saving technology at the border. Missing bones open up a story about some early Alaska migrants.

Local News 7/12/2010

Host: Kayti Hicks//

Local News 7/8/2010

Host: Kayti Hicks// Local Museums receive grant money. A Yukon Chief is being held in the Haines Jail facility ,due to charges of assault. A citizen group says local sales tax money should be used to pay for a North Douglas crossing.

Local News 7/2/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Cruise Industry drops lawsuit against head tax (Schoenfeld). Downtown planning moves ahead in Haines. A special feature, News from Your Past, peeks into 30 years of KHNS news archives, as the station celebrates three decades of public radio.

Local News 7/1/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Independence Day celebrations bring pie-eating, nail-pounding, hero-parading, hose-battling fun to the northern Lynn Canal. State Fair exhibits are soon due. A special feature, News from Your Past, peeks into 30 years of KHNS news archives, as the station celebrates three decades of public radio.

Local News 6/30/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway has the lowest May unemployment in the state. The Yukon River Quest begins with heavy rain and almost 200 paddlers. Details on a Kellogg recall. A special feature, News from Your Past, peeks into 30 years of KHNS news archives, as the station celebrates three decades of public radio.

Local News 6/29/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Five hikers are back on the Chilkoot Trail after a near-death poison-plant experience. Chilkoot Indian Association candidates meet in a forum. Five Skagway businesses are named for safety. A special feature, News from Your Past, peeks into 30 years of KHNS news archives, as the station celebrates three decades of public radio.

Local News 6/28/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Sealaska elects new board members. The story behind bringing 150 performers to the SEAK state fair. A special feature, News from Your Past, peeks into 30 years of KHNS news archives, as the station celebrates three decades of public radio.

Local News 6/25/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Gold production begins at Kensington Mine south of Haines. Local fish smokery makes its biggest business move since opening the Skagway store in 1990. A special feature, News from Your Past, peeks into 30 years of KHNS news archives, as the station celebrates three decades of public radio.

Local News 6/24/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // DEC says test results show that local crab is safe to consume. The new Skagway clinic invites the community to an open house. KHNS celebrates 30 years during the annual membership drive.

Local News 6/23/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway harbor fees increase next year. Sealaska webcasts the annual meeting this weekend (Ed Schoenfeld). Fairbanks riders sweep the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay.

Local News 6/22/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A search for a missing Haines man is temporarily suspended. Medical officials suspect PSP in the death of a Haines man. Shareholders vote not to reduce two board seats of the village Native corporation in Angoon (Ed Schoenfeld).

Local News 6/21/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A Haines man could be the fifth in the state with Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. The Haines School allocates a quarter of a million to roof the outdoor basketball courts. A Southeast tribal government challenges how the state handles subsistence management (Ed Schoenfeld).

Local News 6/21/2010

Host: Jessica Plachta// A Haines man is the fifth in the state with Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. The Haines School allocates a quarter of a million to roof the outdoor basketball courts. A Southeast tribal government challenges how the state handles subsistence management.

Local News 6/18/2010

Host: Jessica Plachta// The Southeast Alaska State Fair hosts a talent show this year, Haines High School broadcast journalism students share their new skills, and locally raised author Allen Gregg has published a new children's book about ice worms.

Local News 6/17/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Chilkat Valley prepares for its biggest bike relay ever. Alaska Airlines promises faster baggage service (Kayti Hicks). An audio postcard from Celebration in Juneau (Ed Schoenfeld).

Local News 6/16/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Staff from Senate offices visit local communities. An earthquake shook ground in the Lynn Canal. Devoted to Dyea teaches Skagway kids about cultural preservation (Kayti Hicks). A Haines book captures the spirit of Alaska through photo. Marjorie Harris retires after thirty years in government.

Local News 6/15/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Biologists take a first look at local eulachon. A permanent closure on the Canadian side of the Chilkoot Trail. A nearby wreck gets protective status (Kayti Hicks). Valuable ivory is still missing from a Skagway shop.

Local News 6/14/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Pipeline discussions continue, with public meetings in Haines and Skagway. Hollywood is looking for Alaskans. Skagway is the stopover in a human-powered journey from Mexico to the Arctic Ocean.

Local News 6/11/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Local artist wins top award in Juneau traditional art competition. More of the story behind the Princess Kathleen cleanup. Haines borough audits give free homeowner advice.

Local News 6/9/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A salmon derby controversy ends in naming a new winner. A cruise ship norovirus outbreak is a reminder that the seasonal sickness is avoidable. Residents have a chance to help direct a University outreach program that benefits them.

Local News 6/8/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A fire is under control in southwest Chilkat Peninsula. The no-shooting zone in Skagway is bigger. Hatchery work brings more King salmon to the Lynn Canal. A report from Chilkat Valley locals in Africa.

Local News 6/7/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A fire is under control in southwest Chilkat Peninsula. The no-shooting zone in Skagway is bigger. Hatchery work brings more King salmon to the Lynn Canal. A report from Chilkat Valley locals in Africa.

Local News 6/4/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Northern Lynn Canal gains and losses in the final capital budget. Haines takes a new direction in alternative energy research. Matt Liechtenstein reports on changes affecting Tongess National Forest.

Local News 6/3/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Representative Bill Thomas has a challenger in the 2010 election. Remembering Vivian Menaker. Two Haines artists bring their whimsical styles together in an exhibit for friends and neighbors.

Local News 6/2/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // One local home brew is among those awarded in the recent Brew Festival. An oil leak success story in the Lynn Canal (Miller). Skagway visitation is down, but planning for future trips could be up.

Local News 6/1/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Haines King Salmon Derby is off to a sunny, but slow, start. A youth drowning at Portage Cove involved dozens of responders. The first North Words Writers Symposium brings Alaska authors together in Skagway.

Local News 5/28/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The first wildfire of the season maxes out Lynn Canal resources. The most comprehensive Tlingit dictionary to date is released this week, and had contributors from Haines and Klukwan.

Local News 5/27/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Wildland fire season is beginning, fire bans are in effect. The Haines King Derby is easier on the fisherman this year. Skagway Rec Center challenges hikers. A look ahead at what could be a record-breaking Brew Fest this weekend.

Local News 5/26/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway considers scaling down proposed expansion of no-shooting zone. The next Independence Day fireworks show in Haines could be on the Port Chilkoot Dock. Chilkat Valley brings back adult reading after two decades without.

Local News 5/25/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A Haines-based group takes steps to bring new cruise ship wastewater rule to court. Most Southeast Representatives, including Thomas, are unchallenged a week before candidate filing deadline (Ed Schoenfeld). A Haines resident assists archaeologists in Africa.

Local News 5/24/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Chilkat Inlet anglers can bring home more Kings this summer. Skagway boys track takes sixth in state with only two athletes. Haines is now home to the male and female Alaska discus champs.

Local News 5/21/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Local unemployment rates were down last month, and continue to be lower than the rest of the country. American Craft Beer Week inspires the first Southeast Alaska Beer Week, which celebrates Haines and Skagway brews.

Local News 5/20/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway unveils its new skate park this weekend. The Skagway Fire Association raises money for local causes with the annual car wash. Haines residents help restore a 140-year-old grave site.

Local News 5/19/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Alaska Airlines brings free wi-fi to its flights, but not yet in its namesake state. Northern Lynn Canal athletes have one last chance to rank number one in Alaska. Snow is melting, but snowmachine trail maintenance season is just beginning.

Local News 5/18/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A Chilkat Bald Eagle makes it out of rehab and back home. A group of nine students depart for Africa this week.

Local News 5/17/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Graduation ceremonies for seniors, eighth graders and kindergartners are this week. Alaska Arbor Day celebrates community forests. Alaska journalists gathered in Anchorage recently, including local reporters (Mike Mason.)

Local News 5/14/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Borough officials return from Washington, D.C. A Coast Guard examiner is in northern Lynn Canal ports. Southeast Alaska boats map the ocean floor (Robert Woolsey). The EPA considers a ban on leaded fuel for small planes (Ed Schoenfeld).

Local News 5/13/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center celebrates its 30th birthday this weekend. A book tour for Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs by Heather Lende starts in Haines.

Local News 5/12/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A Skagway show opens for its 85th year, with one huge change. Cruise ship ports in Southeast adjust to falling visitation (Ed Schoenfeld). Fourth annual Chilkat River Walk, this weekend.

Local News 5/11/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // School students perform their final concert of the year. The National Park Service helps new tour guides get to know their new town.

Local News 5/10/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // University of Alaska - Southeast hand out diplomas to the class of 2010. A new tour could be in Haines this summer. The Haines Borough discusses legal services, budget and downtown beautification this week.

Local News 5/7/2010

Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Alaska's Writer Laureate visits the Upper Lynn Canal, Klehini bridge reopens to free-flowing traffic, and the Alaska State legislature considers a bill to limit number of consecutive hours nurses can work.

Local News 5/6/2010

Host: Jessica Plachta // The Southeast Alaska State Fair hosts the 'Spring Fling' this weekend, local Representative Bill Thomas update, and head swim coach Steve Vick recaps the season for the Haines Dolphin Swim Team.

Local News 5/5/2010

Host: Jessica Plachta // Department of Defense and Juneau Economic Development Council team up to offer summer camps for southeast students. Haines and Skagway both have record high numbers of HS Track and Field athletes.

Local News 5/3/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway students bring salsa and Caribbean stories back home. An update on the Alaska Class Ferry that could be in the northern Lynn Canal in three years.

Local News 5/4/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The first cruise ship arrives Wednesday. Tuesday is Alaska Agriculture Day; an agriculture program in Skagway has doubled and the Haines School is building a garden. Mammogram van from SEARHC is in the northern Lynn Canal.

Local News 4/30/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Representative Bill Thomas debriefs northern Lynn Canal residents on decisions made during session. The annual creel survey is a reminder to fisherman (Ed Ronco). Steve Vick is staying in Haines.

Local News 4/29/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Princess Cruises have not made any changes to 2011 itinerary. Central Council brings back a former president. Rockumentaries, auctions and expos in your neighborhood this weekend.

Local News 4/28/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // New state standards for cruise ship wastewater laws could end up in court (Ed Schoenfeld). Street sweeping continues in Skagway. A Haines-raised actress co-stars in Juneau. The spring garage sale in Skagway might be bigger than usual this time around.

Local News 4/23/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The new live raptor center in Haines gets its first residents. A new state forest makes it three in the system, behind Haines and Fairbanks.

Local News 4/22/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Culture Days bring students from as far as Anchorage to Klukwan. Clean Sweep has been sprucing up Skagway for almost 50 years. Skagway Folk Fest this Friday.

Local News 4/21/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines is not the only Southeast town incorporated 100 years ago. A local man pleads guilty to making a false report to police about a gunshot wound. Ukulele Week features the many people who play the instrument locally.

Local News 4/20/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Coast Guard investigates an oil slick report in Haines. The Senate Finance Committee adds a Haines dock purchase to the latest version of the budget.

Local News 4/16/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // An avalanche closed the Klondike Highway Thursday; there were no injuries. The EPA takes action against a Haines land owner. Twenty Skagway students are on their way to a Caribbean island.

Local News 4/15/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway Manager Smith is recovering from surgery in Anchorage. The Six-Week Spotlight returns to Haines, and the Spring Show of Winter Work to Skagway. History exhibits reinstalled. An award-winning documentary shows this weekend.

Local News 4/14/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Troopers settle an illegal moose kill in Haines; discuss Defense of Life and Property. Fish and Game responds to increased reports of bears, coyotes and moose. Bear hunt regulations. Big Air contest results.

Local News 4/13/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway Assembly sends support for the cruise ship head-tax reduction. Art Fest invites Haines public to a closing art show. Bushells play Skagway Wednesday.

Local News 4/12/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Yukon River Quest registration is extended; no local teams have yet signed up. Fines are forgiven during Library Week in Haines. Haines School students perform their pirate musical this week.

Local News 4/9/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Checking in with Representative Thomas on salmon industry legislation. There is renewed interest in bringing Eldred Rock Lighthouse under local ownership. A local student represents Alaska in a national contest.

Local News 4/8/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Big Air hits 15 years this weekend at the border. After more than three decades without an alley, bowling is back in Haines for one day only.

Local News 4/7/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The first craft brew fest in Skagway. Sport fish regulations for rockfish and Chinooks are out. The Alaska Class Ferry could be running in three years (AP). Skagway voters favor raising the senior property tax exemption.

Local News 4/6/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Divers estimate how much oil is leaking from the sunken Princess Kathleen (Matt Miller). Governor Parnell holds a phone town hall meeting. Hunt permits announced this week. Chilkat Valley residents learn about the art of raising mushrooms.

Local News 4/5/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway voters go to the polls tomorrow. Local history is revived with digital technology. Charter fishing applications are due. Haines School Board reviews FY11 budget this week.

Local News 4/2/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // After ten years of planning, construction begins this month on the Skagway skate park. The Energy Fair returns this year as the Sustainibility Fair.

Local News 4/1/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A loophole in wastewater treatment laws opens the door for Soviet-era submarine tours. One of the most plentiful animal products in the Chilkat Valley could yeild traces of 24kt gold.

Local News 3/31/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Dalton Cache adds its first agricultural specialist to staff. Tlingit artifacts return to Southeast Alaska (KTOO). SEARHC celebrates five years smoke-free, and is bringing the free cake.

Local News 3/30/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The state is suing fast ferry manufacturers (KTOO). A high school senior takes first place at Buckwheat Ski Classic, amidst world-class skiers. District 5 democrats elect officers.

Local News 3/26/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The House OKs a Haines land provision. With only days left in the Permanent Fund Dividend filing period, a new program sees more activity.

Local News 3/24/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Klukwan, Haines and Skagway are still contenders for Gold Medal championships. Dates to remember as Celebration approaches. Jennifer Aniston buys Alaskan.

Local News 3/23/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway residents have a chance to upgrade medical transporation services for their household. Tsunami Awareness Week reminds Lynn Canal residents about specific hazards and procedures. Klukwan teams are bumped to consolation brackets in Gold Medal.

Local News 3/22/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway brings home its first basketball state title ever. Tlingit and Haida elections results. Local teams compete in Gold Medal tournament. The ES&C meets to introduce the new energy auditor.

Local News 3/18/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines Glacier Bears boys take 3A state title! Skagway Panthers girls advance in 2A state. The Big Read spotlights local performers. Nearby events celebrate the beginning of spring.

Local News 3/17/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines School District introduces their strategic plan to the Assembly. Skagway School District looks for a superintendent. Panthers talk strategy for state. Glacier Bears heading into the championship game. The Census Totem is in Haines for one day only.

Local News 3/16/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Upper Lynn Canal basketball begins at the state level. A new help line expands local support services. Local elections for Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.

Local News 3/15/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Unemployment rates are up but seasonal employment ramps up this month (Kelly/Bicknell). Governor Parnell asks native leaders to help decrease domestic violence (Schoenfeld). Area drama debate and forensics students are back from state.

Local News 3/12/2010

Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Haines Borough Manager makes selections for potential land transfer as per an amendment to Alaska House Bill 273. Haines Chamber of Commerce president discusses upcoming Strategic Planning Session.

Local News 3/11/2010

Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Convention and Visitors' Bureau Directors for Haines and Skagway discuss international Cruise Ship conference in Miami, FL; Haines Director will attend. Skagway Lady Panthers Basketball co-Coach discusses Region 5 championship game, and propects at the upcoming State Finals.

Local News 3/10/2010

Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Stranded Skagway resident is finally rescued from Juneau Icefield. Boys Glacier Bears Basketball coach announces spaghetti dinner benefit to help raise funds for travel to state tournament in Anchorage. KCAW's Robert Woolsey gives a wrap-up of the Region 5 tournament, with attention on the nail-biting final game between Haines & Mt. Edgecumbe.

Local News 3/9/2010

Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Efforts continue to rescue local resident from upper Meade Glacier, on the Juneau Icefield. Cheer, Dance, and Stunt team coach for Haines discusses performance at Region 5 tournament in Sitka, and expectations for state in Anchorage.

Local News 3/8/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Pipeline representatives bring more information to Haines. Panthers and Glacier Bears are state-bound; more coverage to come. Information fairs clarify veteran benefits. Haines Assembly considers conflict management skills to resolve heli-ski issues.

Local News 3/5/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // MTV, People Magazine and Time loved them. Now the Ahn Trio play Haines Monday. Regionals tournaments heat up, but four upper Lynn Canal teams are in the championship round for state.

Local News 3/4/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Increased mail delivery to Lynn Canal communities starts this weekend. Haines borough will not hire a full-time grant writer. Panther and Glacier Bears still in the running for state. Canada takes public comments for their part of the Chilkoot Trail.

Local News 3/3/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // District republicans elect local party leaders. Panthers and Glacier Bears standings, one day into regionals. Juneau vies for higher-speed internet from Google (Casey Kelly).

Local News 3/2/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Hospitality House is complete in Klukwan. Panthers and Glacier Bears begin region V competition. A recall affects granola bars in Alaska.

Local News 3/1/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines continues looking at how wind power or geothermal energy could work in the Chilkat Valley. The Haines School is just one northern Lynn Canal places where trash is being reused.

Local News 2/26/2010

Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Alaska DOT&PF releases its plan for work in 2010, including 2 projects in the upper Lynn Canal. A workshop at the library will allow people to learn about and practice Northwest Coast art and design. Haines area residents help rescue an eagle that is unfortunately mortally wounded.

Local News 2/25/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // A successful search and rescue involved local responders and leaves lessons. Little scientists and lots of puppets entertain Skagway this weekend.

Local News 2/24/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Big Read brings drama, mystery and free books to Haines. Local teams take two top slots in the largest Hotch basketball tournament ever.

Local News 2/23/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Cornell University is among several organizations that want to track Haines wildlife sightings. Basketball wrap-up. Eighty athletes attempt to break one big record this weekend.

Local News 2/22/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // New gun laws take effect in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Haines Assisted Living seeks Borough support for expansion. Haines Borough is finding difficulty enforcing new heli-ski laws.

Local News 2/19/2010

Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Haines Conventions and Visitors Bureau Tourism Director discusses better-than-expected numbers for 2009 road travellers. Skagway's US Customs Port Director cautions South Klondike motorists about beginning of 2010 avalanche season.

Local News 2/18/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines envisions a second Energy Fair. A showcase of Haines artists entertains this weekend. The Skagway film festival breaks up winter.

Local News 2/17/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // DDF teams are poised for state; and already, nationals. The thirtieth annual Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament is the biggest ever. Southeast Alaska State Fair deadlines keep us looking forward to summer.

Local News 2/16/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // An assessment of Chilkoot Lake land is presented to the pulbic, and is headed to hydroelectric decision-makers. A small earthquake struck Southeast of Mosquito Lake. Haines cheerleaders take first at Top of the World.

Local News 2/12/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // An interview with a Haines man in Haiti, where local donations are helping hundreds. Changes to code regarding sidewalk snow-clearing would be ineffective, says Chief.

Local News 2/11/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The first car made in Alaska makes its first road trip in 70 years, and involves a Skagway love story. Remembering Edith Josie. Engineers present the latest on the Haines waterfront development project.

Local News 2/10/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Chilkoot Indian Association has a new Tribal Administrator. A meat experiment turns out good. National officials add their confusion to why a Yukon mine is choosing to bypass Skagway as a port.

Local News 2/9/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Crime rates were generally down in 2009, and traffic stops up in Haines. Skagway and Haines Schools make changes to their math curriculum.

Local News 2/8/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway Assembly discusses a land exchange. Sounds from the Haines Winter Olympics. Recruitment for a Haines Assessor continues, an interim is considered. Skagway Panthers demolish Thorne Bay on the court.

Local News 2/5/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // An illustrated book about Skagway history intends to end up as an animated movie. Haines downtown planning continues and the public is part of the process.

Local News 2/4/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Poker Ride returns to Chilkat Lake. Award-winning robot demos are showing for the Skagway public. Fish and Game looks ahead into next season.

Local News 2/3/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Klukwan classes blend an ancestor art with modern curriculum. A photo contest celebrates the forty year anniversary at Chilkat State Park.

Local News 2/2/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Klukwan classes blend an ancestor art with modern curriculum. A photo contest celebrates the forty year anniversary at Chilkat State Park.

Local News 2/1/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway wins awards in snow-sculpting. Haines donations help hundreds in earthquake-torn Haiti. Basketball teams travel for games this week.

Local News 1/18/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway School hosts a community forum. A computer glitch at the Haines Borough reminds users about protection software. Alcan 200 snow machine race results.

Local News 1/15/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // An IPEC rate increase is expected to hit by mid-February. Now is National Flu Vaccination Week; wash your hands! Bill Harley entertains in Haines.

Local News 1/14/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Alcan200 brings area snow machiners together in one great race. A food recall on Parker Foods. Annual bird counts are in from Skagway and the Chilkat Valley.

Local News 1/13/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Environmental Protection Agency settles a local violation. Downtown planning in Haines is back. The Don Hather basketball tournament commences in Skagway.

Local News 1/12/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Skagway plans a Town Hall meeting. Whitehorse gas prices leap. Skagway Fire Department is forced into a runoff election for Chief. DDFers have one more meet before state. Haines Assembly meeting is postponed.

Local News 1/11/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // The Haines Assembly votes to rehear a Planning Commission decision. A smoking ban goes into effect Monday. The new Haines manager arrives and plans to meet the town Wednesday.

Local News 1/8/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // SEARHC Clinic works on a problematic billing system in Haines. Fire Departments talk carbon monoxide danger and make safety affordable. Skagway could vote to increase property tax exemptions for seniors.

Local News 1/7/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Haines moves forward with a harbor-wide inspection. Remembering Tiger of Klukwan. PFD Charitable Contributions program is back up and running.

Local News 1/6/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Why the northern Lynn Canal was not fully alerted during an emergency code test run. Skagway girls basketball wow Yakutat crowds with an exciting win. Two Haines dispatchers return home with extreme training.

Local News 1/5/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Alaskans are the first people to test a new emergency alert system. Alcan200 gets safety upgrades and opens online registration. Skagway Panthers girls beat Yakutat in their first match of basketball season.

Local News 1/4/2010

Host: Tara Bicknell // Informational meetings help Haines prepare for a smoking ban. With one week before its quit date, Haines foresees some withdrawal side effects. An all-star trio of musicians visits Haines then Skagway.

Local News 12/31/2009

Host: Tara Bicknell // The 2009 KHNS News in Review. Happy New Year!

Local News 12/2/2009

Host: Tara Bicknell // The state expands their offer for flu vaccine to include Skagway and Haines. The Haines Assembly picks a new borough manager. Two Haines residents rescue an injured eagle from the Chilkat River.

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