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BLM signs off on management plan for land near Haines
The Bureau of Land Management announced its management plan for over 300,000 acres of land near Haines on Friday afternoon. The agency selected Alternative G with the intention of striking a balance between development and environmental stewardship, according to a...
School administrators support literacy efforts but are wary of state overreach
Alaska students have been scoring lower in reading than their peers in other states for the past few years. It has been described as a statewide literacy crisis. A new bill in the state senate aims to implement early literacy assessments and intervention strategies to...
AMHS shutdown makes uncertainty part of the commute for Haines miners
The Alaska Marine Highway System’s shutdown of regional service till March is having ripple effects for Southeast Alaska’s mining sector. Some of the 30 miners living in Haines are struggling to get to work… and keep their jobs. David Lorentz works at the Kensington...
Principal Rene Martin to leave Haines School this summer
The Haines Borough School District will advertise two jobs in the coming months—for a new principal and an additional math teacher. Principal Rene Martin will step down this year after 13 years at the Haines School. The school board accepted her resignation at their...
Port consultants propose big changes for Skagway’s waterfront
In May, the Municipality of Skagway hired Bermello Ajamil and Partners to help with strategic planning for the future of the port. At a meeting Tuesday, representatives from the Miami-based consulting firm recommended that the municipality convert an existing ferry...
Haines Borough looks to improve radio signal for emergency responders
The Haines Borough is working on plans to improve radio communication between dispatch and emergency responders travelling outside of town. New equipment and a connection to a fiber optic line may provide a more reliable signal. Local policemen, firemen and...
AMHS announces a third week without service to the Upper Lynn Canal, travelers stranded
The Alaska Marine Highway System will remain virtually shut down through February 7th. That’s following news that repairs to the Matanuska won’t be completed until then. Cindy Beamer was moving from Anchorage to Juneau to start a new job. She’s gotten as far as...
Jerry Lapp appointed to Haines Borough Assembly
The Haines Borough assembly appointed Jerry Lapp to serve as an interim assembly member at a meeting Tuesday. He will fill the vacancy left by former assembly member Sean Maidy, who resigned in December. Jerry Lapp moved to Haines with his wife about 42 years ago to...
Skagway snow sculptors take first place at World Snow Festival
A team of snow carvers from Skagway represented Alaska at the World Snow Festival in Grindelwald, Switzerland over the weekend. Teams from nine different countries competed to see who could construct the best snow sculpture. Team Alaska took first place in both the...
ADOT charters private catamaran for stranded travelers in Haines, Skagway and Juneau
Engine trouble on the Matanuska has stranded travelers in the Upper Lynn Canal. Communities, local businesses, a state senator, and the Department of Transportation put together a scheme to get almost everyone home. Wrangell High School basketball teams sailed up the...