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Filing period for municipal elections approaching in Skagway and Haines
Election season is approaching, and several municipal offices are opening in Skagway in Haines. In Skagway, two assembly seats are open for filing, each for three year terms. There are two, three-year seats opening up on the Skagway School Board as well. The filing...
Haines planning commission won’t explore expanding borough boundaries
The Haines Planning Commission is not interested in expanding the borough’s boundaries – at least not right now. The assembly asked the group to consider annexing other nearby areas to generate extra revenue. Planner Rob Miller said it needs to be clear what kind of...
Recreation center expansion back before Skagway Assembly
A project that dominated Skagway Borough Assembly meetings about a year ago is back on the table. At a meeting Thursday, the committee working toward a recreation center expansion will present a new conceptual design to the assembly. Also Thursday, there is an...
Takshanuk unveils new bioswale project
Each winter, snow is piled up in the Fort Seward parade grounds from nearby roads. Pollutants scooped up with the snow eventually land in the storm drains and then flows into Portage Cove. Last week, Takshanuk Watershed Council unveiled its new plan for alleviating...
Haines candidate filing closes Monday
Haines residents have until Monday at 5 p.m. to file as candidates for local office. As of Friday afternoon, incumbent Jan Hill was the only candidate for mayor. Brenda Josephson, Diana Lapham and Sean Maidy are running for three open assembly seats. Incumbent school...
Haines cruise visitor numbers up as docking fee waiver goes into effect
Two years ago, Haines officials decided to make a financial sacrifice in an effort to increase cruise ship traffic. The assembly approved a three-year program to give a 50 percent docking fee discount to cruise ships tying up at Port Chilkoot Dock. The waiver program...
Harbor expansion project nears bid phase
After years in the making, the plan to expand Haines’ small boat harbor is coming to fruition. The Haines Borough Port and Harbor Advisory Committee reviewed and approved the Portage Cove Harbor expansion draft bid documents at a meeting this week. The...
Summer Youth Theater Conservatory takes audiences to Narnia in this year’s production
For the past three weeks, a group of lions, beavers, witches, and “sons of Adam” have been putting together a production of the classic C.S. Lewis tale, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The play is the culmination of the Summer Youth Theater Conservatory...
KHNS News – May 12, 2017
Haines Public Safety Commission addresses drug use, overdoses; Haines Planning Commission takes up resource extraction in Mud Bay; Chilkat Valley stories to be featured on national radio series
KHNS News – Jan. 31, 2017
Haines Police refer citizen complaint to district attorney for review; Discussion continues on law enforcement outside townsite, expanding police force; Haines search and rescue hopes to bridge gap in emergency response