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Harvest focused summer camp moving from Juneau to Haines
A week-long summer camp aimed at teaching kids skills for living off the land is coming to Haines at the end of the month. For the last eight years, the Alaska Experience camp has been held in Juneau. But this summer, it’s heading up Lynn Canal. "The focus of the...
KHNS News – Aug. 15, 2017
Polls close in the Haines recall election; Skagway Assembly to consider recreation center advisory questions; Haines planning commissioners renew concerns over Chilkoot River Corridor gates; Overdue Haines hunter found safe Monday morning; Murkowski hopes for a...
KHNS News – May 5, 2017
Haines resident applies for retail pot license; Skagway Borough seeks letters of interest for vacant assembly seat; Skagway Assembly talks cruise ships, contamination and a waterfront in limbo; Local advisory group says Tier 3 decisions should be in DEC's hands.
Haines Assembly approves $130,000 Lutak Dock design contract
Conceptual design work on Haines’ Lutak Dock will move forward in the next couple months. The borough asked for proposals that will address both refurbishment and replacement of the dock. On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly approved a $130,000 design contract with...
Brother of Haines plane crash victim: “He was living his dreams”
This story has been updated. A Haines man was one of five people killed in a midair plane crash in Southwest Alaska Wednesday morning. Forty-year-old Jeff Burruss was a hunting guide for a Bethel-based company and was en route to a hunting camp when his plane...
ATV tour permit, single-family residences approved by Haines assembly
Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting featured several commendations and kudos, a few passed motions, and a 90-minute executive session. The assembly voted to approve an ATV tour permit for Alaska Mountain Guides, and introduced an ordinance that would give...
KHNS News – Aug. 3, 2016
Two hikers found safe after overnight search in Skagway; AIDEA sends letter to Skagway’s borough assembly to set the record straight; Retail pot shop on Skagway assembly agenda; Bill would speed up timberland trade in the Tongass
DOT to Mud Bay parkers: ‘We’re not saying no, but we’re not saying yes, yet’
Good news came last week for Mud Bay residents involved in an ongoing parking problem. The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that parties involved had worked out a tentative agreement to the dilemma. A day later, however, the department realized it...
KHNS News – July 7, 2016
DOT takes on Mud Bay Road parkers; A conversation with Haines artist Adrian Revenaugh; Petersburg residents petition to overturn marijuana vote
Burn bans in Haines and Skagway, amid hot, dry weather
There has been little precipitation in the Upper Lynn Canal for several weeks. And in the last few days, temperatures rose in Haines and Skagway. Because of these weather trends, both communities are currently experiencing burn bans. In Skagway, a limited ban...