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Haines Assembly to consider halting police response to outer borough
Should the Haines Police Department stop responding to 911 calls outside of its service area? Haines Assembly member Tom Morphet thinks so. "This is gonna bring this whole issue to a head faster than anything," Morphet said. "If we stop providing that service and...
Haines considers ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, pot and alcohol
The Haines Assembly is considering ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, marijuana and alcohol. But the assembly members are not on the same page about which of those products should be taxed. The initial excise tax proposal deals with tobacco and marijuana. Borough staff looked at...
Upper Lynn Canal responds to Walker’s decision against Juneau Access Road
A controversial 50-mile road extension that aimed to connect Juneau more closely with the Upper Lynn Canal may never come to fruition. Governor Bill Walker announced his decision Thursday, and he’s saying no to the road. The governor’s decision is likely to please...
Haines Economic Development Corporation facilitates community discussion on UA timber sale
Earlier this month, the Haines Economic Development Corporation announced it would be leading efforts to exchange information with the University of Alaska on a proposed 13,426-acre timber sale in the Chilkat Valley. On Friday, the group held a public meeting on the...
KHNS News – July 11, 2017
Haines School Board starts discussion on interim superintendent; Klukwan School has new interim superintendent; Klukwan resident Lani Hotch to attend National Medal awards ceremony in D.C.
KHNS News – Dec. 15, 2016
Gov. Walker says 'no' to building the Juneau Access Road; Haines Assembly fires borough manager.
Skagway’s originally uncontested mayor and assembly races now have five write-in challengers
Skagway’s slate of candidates for the upcoming election is mostly made up of people whose names will not appear on the ballot. About two weeks before the October vote, there are five write-in candidates. It’s the most write-in contenders Skagway has seen in recent...
Klukwan’s Hotch will attend National Medal awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The Alaska State Museums are set to receive the National Medal for Museum and Library Service in Washington, D.C. next week. It’s the highest recognition of its kind. The director of a new cultural heritage center in Klukwan is part of the group receiving the award in...
Don’t build the road, Walker says, citing state’s financial crisis
By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO Citing the state's multibillion dollar financial crisis, Gov. Bill Walker announced Thursday that the state is no longer backing construction of the Juneau Access Improvements Project. The road extension has been a perennially divisive issue for...
Klukwan School has a new interim superintendent
Klukwan School has a new superintendent. Chatham School District, which includes Klukwan, Angoon, Gustavus and Tenakee Springs, hired a retired educator with Alaska experience as its interim leader. Susan Sciabbarrasi started her career in education as a middle school...