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Skagway school district releases draft plan of COVID-19 precautions
The Skagway School District has released the first draft of its plan for reopening school this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, the State of Alaska created the Smart Start framework for schools to create their own plan for re-opening safely. Under...
Haines Borough Assembly approves Lutak Dock lease with Alaska Marine Lines
The Haines Borough Assembly approved an agreement last night to lease land at the Lutak Dock to Alaska Marine Lines, or AML. Under the proposed lease, AML would construct a roll on roll off ramp to improve safety during freight deliveries. The U.S. Army Corps of...
Skagway distributes nearly a million dollars in relief money to residents
The municipality of Skagway put nearly a million dollars in the mail on Friday, June 26. Skagway is divvying up its federal pandemic relief funds between every man, woman and child in the community. The port town stakes its economy on the seasonal cruise ship...
Haines police chief drops out in final hiring round to be Unalaska’s chief
Haines police chief says he’s no longer seeking work elsewhere. Police Chief Heath Scott had been in the running to lead Unalaska’s public safety department. But said Friday he’s withdrawn his application. Scott declined to talk on tape. But he told KHNS he’d...
Haines EOC raises concerns about quarantine observation, but borough has no rule on the books
The Haines Emergency Operations Center said that an individual put the community at risk--by not quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. It has since clarified the statement. When the EOC posted on social media Wednesday that an...
Haines Police shoot and kill bear in residential area
A Haines Borough Police Officer shot and killed a female bear in a residential area early Tuesday morning. The night before, residents had reported a large bear in the Skyline Estates area of Haines. One man said he tried to scare the bear off his property, but it...
Klukwan man sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual abuse
A 73-year-old Klukwan man was handed a lengthy prison sentence last week for sexually abusing a young family member in 2013. Haines Borough Police arrested Donald Hotch Sr. in 2017 on charges of sexual abuse of a minor. He pled guilty and was convicted of two felony...
Local business relief a priority in Haines’ spending plan for CARES Act money
The Haines Borough Assembly approved a spending plan that prioritizes businesses for its first installation of CARES Act funding. Most of the initial 2 million dollar payment will go to a support program for local businesses and to backfill the municipal budget....
No exploratory drilling at the Palmer Project this year, says Constantine Metal Resources
Progress has slowed down on a mine project in the advanced stages of exploration north of Haines. Constantine Metal Resources announced a belated and quiet work season this summer. Drillers are usually on the mountain at the Palmer Project twenty-four hours a day and...
Federal grant saves jobs at the Haines Sheldon Museum
An influx of federal relief money means the Haines Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center can keep its employees for now. "It was such a relief," said Museum Director Helen Alten. She said deep funding cuts from the municipality meant she would have to lay off up to three...