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Local pastor experiments with short range radio in Klukwan
A new community radio station is being developed in Klukwan. The village's local pastor recently acquired a short range radio transmitter for the community. Klukwan residents can pick up the signal by tuning in to 107.7 fm. Pastor Jami Campbell said community radio is...
Skagway extends shelter in place after COVID-19 case count rises to 9
The Dahl Memorial Clinic identified four new active cases of COVID-19 in Skagway on Friday. That brings the total number of active cases to nine. According to a press release from the Municipality of Skagway, two of the new cases are believed to have been transmitted...
Alaska Supreme Court affirms Klukwan as home for disputed Tlingit artifacts
A collection of artifacts from the Tlingit Frog House Clan can continue to be displayed in a Klukwan museum. That’s despite a legal challenge that reached Alaska’s highest court. The state’s Supreme Court has apparently ended a decades-old dispute over control of art...
Skagway’s police chief out after 16 years
Skagway's police chief of 16 years says he’s resigned at the request of the municipality. Ray Leggett told KHNS that he was asked to resign on Tuesday. The municipality has confirmed Leggett is no longer employed, but so far has refused to say more. Borough manager...
Skagway man with COVID-19 shares name with public to improve contact tracing
Last week the Municipality of Skagway announced its first outbreak of COVID-19. There are currently five active cases. One of the people who tested positive let the municipality share his name with the public to speed up efforts to trace his contacts. Last week Mike...
Early voting for the national election begins in Haines and Skagway
Early voting for the November 3 general election began in Haines and Skagway on Tuesday. Municipal officials have been busy running voting booths out of their offices. This year Upper Lynn Canal voters will choose a U.S. Senator, a U.S. Representative and the...
Skagway library turns 100 years old
The Skagway Public Library turned 100 years old last week. According to Library Director Jennifer Sasselli, the library was created by the Skagway Women’s Club. "It was a group of 55 women, they met and formed a literary and social club and that was sort of the...
Haines library nominated for national award
The Haines Borough Public Library is in the running for a prestigious award. Senator Lisa Murkowski nominated the Haines Borough Public Library for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Library Director Carolyn Goolsby says she received the news in an...
Skagway’s active COVID-19 case count rises to five
A total of five people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Skagway. Health officials say the infections came from community transmission. In a series of press releases on Saturday, the Municipality of Skagway announced that Dahl Memorial Clinic had identified three...
Third case of COVID-19 confirmed in Skagway
Skagway, Alaska, October 17, 2020 - The Dahl Memorial Clinic (DMC) has identified Skagway's third positive case of coronavirus (COVID-19). The DMC is testing multiple community members today who had close contact with a known COVID-19 positive individual. The Skagway...