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Longstanding Haines construction company to get new owner
Longstanding local construction company Southeast Road Builders will soon be under new ownership. Southeast Road Builders has paved the way for Southeast Alaskans for more than four decades. Now, Roger Schnabel has decided to sell his civil contracting company, which...
Haines Borough Public Safety Building may get a half million dollar makeover
The Haines Assembly will give the FY20 budget a third read tonight. One piece of the pie is set aside for capital improvements to the public safety building. "It's gonna stop right there and hang up," said Al Giddings, the Haines Borough Volunteer Fire Department...
Rainbow Glacier Adventures gets Haines Assembly go-ahead for raft tour expansion
A Haines tour company got the go-ahead to expand the capacity of river rafting trips in the Chilkat Valley this week. KHNS’s Abbey Collins reports. The assembly supported Rainbow Glacier Adventures’ tour permit renewal. It includes increasing the number of guests...
New state rules prohibit cocktails at Alaska distilleries
Alaska’s distilleries are bracing for a shift that will bring big changes to tasting rooms. On Tuesday, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board adopted new regulations banning distilleries from serving cocktails – at least in the traditional sense. The ABC Board voted...
Ex-administrator of Skagway Traditional Council sentenced to 18 months for embezzling $300k
A woman who embezzled over $300,000 from the Skagway Traditional Council was sentenced to serve eighteen months in prison this week. According to the office of Alaska’s District Attorney, 64-year-old Delia Commander of Oregon pleaded to guilty on one count of...
Haines photographer John Hagen wins 2nd Rasmuson award
The Rasmuson Foundation awards $7,500 to twenty-five Alaska artists each year. They’re meant to support creatives undertaking specific projects. This year one of those artists is from Haines. KHNS caught up with him at the Chilkat River. Hagen took a few shots during...
Amid controversy, Skagway Assembly passes final lease understanding with White Pass
Last week, after months of work, the Skagway Assembly passed a final memorandum of understanding with White Pass Yukon Route Railroad. It set the stage for a new lease to extend the company’s control of the city’s waterfront. Though the meeting ended in a signed...
Escalating tariffs, lingering questions hamper University of Alaska timber sale in Haines
The University of Alaska announced a timber sale in the Haines area last year. That contract remains unsigned. There are various factors slowing the 10-year timber sale the University of Alaska announced last March. "There is no contract signed yet," said Morgan...
Aqueous storage ordinance stays in committee
The Haines Borough Government Affairs and Services Committee considered revisions to a controversial environmental protection ordinance Tuesday night. In April, the Haines Assembly considered an ordinance that would prohibit the aqueous storage of hazardous materials...
Baby Brown timber sale almost ready to go back to bid
The Baby Brown timber sale is the largest piece of the Haines State Forest to be offered up for harvest in more than 20 years. Last year, the state canceled a deal with the single bidder after Haines’ Lynn Canal Conservation pointed out a procedural flaw in the sale...