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Sale of White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad finalized
Skagway’s White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad has new owners and a new president. The sale of the company was finalized on July 31. TWC Enterprises sold the rail and port operations to a joint venture. It includes Ketchikan-based Survey Point Holdings, its affiliates...
Longtime Haines School administrator retires: “I’m leaving a different place than it was when I entered”
Cheryl Stickler has been working in the Haines Borough School District for over 10 years. And her history with the school goes back a lot further than that. Now, the assistant principal and curriculum director says it’s time to retire. Stickler has three rules for her...
KHNS News – Feb. 8, 2017
Haines residents come out in force to voice opposition to winter recreation map; Budget picture for Haines School looks a little better; Code Review Commission chooses to where to start.
Skagway committees to work out details for senior center, port consultant next steps
The Skagway Borough Assembly last week talked about how to proceed with a senior center project, port consultant proposal, and purchase of scenic Long Bay property. Earlier this month, voters narrowly approved borough funding for the senior center and housing facility...
Hart asks voters not to consider him for House District 33
A Haines candidate for Alaska House District 33 is asking the public not to vote for him. It’s past the deadline to withdraw as a candidate in the primary election, but 28-year-old James Hart says he no longer wants to be considered. He says a summer job in Sitka...
New Haines manager gets positive reviews during first evaluation
Haines’ new borough manager had her first evaluation Tuesday. The positive review turned into a discussion about how the assembly could become more efficient. Haines has seen a revolving door of borough managers over the past several years. The most recent manager...
Pending contract approval, Schnabel takes over manager job June 1
Pending approval from the assembly, Debra Schnabel will take over as Haines Borough Manager next week. Assembly personnel committee chair Margaret Friedenauer said Schnabel’s tentative contract includes a June 1 start date. Friedenauer, Assemblyman Ron Jackson and...
High winds reroute cruise ship from Skagway to Haines
Haines wasn’t scheduled to have any cruise ships in port tomorrow. But, with high winds forecasted in Northern Lynn Canal, around 3,000 extra visitors are headed for the Chilkat Valley. The National Weather Service is forecasting a southerly gale at 35 knots, with...
Trump’s budget includes steep cuts for national parks
President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget includes sweeping reductions to many programs and departments, including the EPA and Health and Human Services. National parks, including the 23 in Alaska, are not spared. The Department of Interior budget includes for a...
Commission to start reviewing Haines governance code
There are hundreds of pages of Haines Borough Code that dictate everything from assembly procedures to land use. It’s the newly-formed Code Review Commission’s job to find redundant or unnecessary pieces of code and recommend changes. At a meeting last week, the...