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U.S Forest Service adds Roadless Rule public meeting in Skagway
Skagway was added to the list of communities the U.S. Forest Service will visit to talk about why it is pursuing a full exemption to the Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest. All Skagway had to do was ask. The eastern shores of the Lynn Canal are lined by the...
Push from elected officials, economic groups to deploy the Tazlina amid ferry service reductions
Several communities in Southeast Alaska lost ferry service this winter when the Alaska Marine Highway System docked the M/V Leconte for expensive repairs. Some elected officials and advocacy groups in Southeast are pushing the state to deploy the M/V Tazlina to make...
Haines student places second in national shooting competition
Haines High School Senior Cade Clay returned from a national shooting competition in Nebraska this week. He competed with the varsity team of Alaska Youth Education in Shooting Sports. The team won the competition overall. Clay placed second in the nation for trap...
Skagway seeks independent review of Tidelands appraisals
The Municipality of Skagway has not yet decided how much rent White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad should pay to lease the waterfront property. A third appraisal of the Tidelands lease did not help the Assembly reach a decision at Thursday’s meeting. Every five years...
Dunleavy recall petition rejected, organizers respond with legal challenge
Alaska’s Division of Elections rejected a petition to recall Governor Mike Dunleavy on Monday. Organizers of the recall campaign completed an application to begin the official petition process, however, the state’s Attorney General argues that the grounds for the...
Skagway robotics team’s crosswalk proposal moves to Finance Committee
Skagway robotics team the Crosswalk Kangaroos developed a crosswalk plan for the city. The fifth-graders say new pedestrian crossings will improve public safety and could pull double duty as public art. Six students took the mic at Thursday’s Assembly meeting to...
Upper Lynn Canal volunteers trained to report hazardous weather
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Juneau weather office sent forecasters to Skagway to train local volunteers this week. These citizen scientists are certified National Weather Service weather spotters, who keep their communities safer by reporting...
Haines doctors oppose local mine development, cite health risks
All four Haines medical doctors said that they oppose mine development in a letter to the local paper. Some residents who support mining say that makes them feel unwelcome at the clinic. The doctors say that was not the intent. There is no mine near Haines yet, but if...
Study examines possibilities for locally controlled Northern Lynn Canal ferry service
As the Alaska Marine Highway System faces a reduced budget and limited sailings, the Municipality of Skagway is looking at ways to maintain ferry service for the Upper Lynn Canal. Last week, the McDowell Group completed a study for the city that examines the...
Haines Assembly will help fund Chilkat Center kitchen expansion
The Haines Assembly unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday, committing to help financially support kitchen renovations at the Chilkat Center for the Arts. The Chilkat Center is a borough-owned building, that houses a theater, event space, dance studio and KHNS. The...