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Update: Court rules against Klukwan, conservation groups in BLM permitting lawsuit
On Friday, a federal court ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) does not have to consider future impacts of mine development before approving activities for mineral exploration. The decision has major implications for a mining project in the Chilkat Valley....
Skagway manager says assembly will have to make ‘hard decisions’ in upcoming budget
The Skagway Assembly has started its review of the fiscal year 2018 borough budget. Borough Manager Scott Hahn says he doesn’t think the municipality can keep up its current pace of spending without making cuts or raising new revenue. Skagway accumulates millions of...
Skagway mayoral election too close to call
The Skagway special mayoral election is too close to call. According to preliminary results released Tuesday evening by the Municipality of Skagway Andrew Cremata has 206 votes and Dave Hunz has 192 votes. Up to 71 absentee and questioned ballots will be counted at...
Engineer presents conceptual designs for Portage Cove Harbor boat launch project
The conceptual designs for the second phase of the Haines Portage Cove Harbor Expansion are nearing completion. The Haines community got a look the drawings for a drive-down sport fishing ramp and parking lot, and what the improvements are expected to cost. There’s a...
Legislators and political groups weigh in on water quality protection bill
Several communities across Alaska have nominated their local waters for a federal Tier 3 designation, which is the Environmental Protection Agency’s highest water quality standard. But until the state establishes a process for approving or denying those nominations,...
KHNS News – Nov. 1, 2017
Skagway Assembly will honor U.S. Army pilot killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan; In Haines, summer tourism gives way to “slow season”; Talking Trash: You bought it. You tossed it. Now rural towns struggle to ship it out
Alaska is the first state to give the regulatory green light to on-site marijuana consumption
Alaska opened the door for onsite consumption of marijuana at dispensaries. Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer signed off on the Marijuana Control Board’s regulations that include licensing on-site marijuana consumption last week. If the board begins granting licenses,...
In Haines, summer tourism gives way to “slow season”
The number of tourists that visit Haines each year is trending upward. But some of the same qualities that bring visitors — and their economic potential — to Haines in the summer, drive them away in the winter. It’s the time of year when Haines slows down: cruise...
Experimental tilapia skin burn treatment heals local dog
Veterinary medicine didn't have solutions for severe burns in animals until a UC Davis vet was motivated by the California wildfires to pioneer a new treatment. She brought her skills to Haines, Alaska to teach local vets how to use the tilapia fish skins—and help...
Cruise passenger tax study on Skagway Assembly agenda
The Skagway Borough Assembly is set to introduce its fiscal year 2018 budget ordinance at a meeting this week. Last week, assembly members combed through the spending plan presented by borough manager Scott Hahn. Some members expressed concern about continuing with...