News

Southeast Alaska State Fair cancelled amid concerns over COVID-19; Haines Borough Assembly to review all new municipal hires until end of fiscal year.

Federal representatives phone in to Skagway; Haines resident Mark McNamara died this week in California.

Haines Borough examines possibilities for increasing future cruise traffic with Royal Carribean; Statewide burn ban takes effect May 1st with the exception of Southeast Alaska.

The Alaska Marine Highway System updated its summer schedule; new nonprofit funding sources are available to local giving groups; a Supreme Court decision could influence permitting on a mine project near Haines.

Haines master carver Wayne Price receives Rasmuson Distinguished Artist award; Haines Borough Manager discusses municipal COVID-19 response.

Small cruises update their summer sailings; SEARHC releases region specific testing information; and Haines artists share their work virtually.

Skagway Borough suspends shelter in place mandate; Upper Lynn Canal restaurants wary of re-opening during pandemic; AMHS receives $5 million in COVID-19 relief; Dr. Anne Zink discusses symptom period for COVID-19 illness.

Haines and Skagway could see millions in relief money; local tribes plan for the eulachon run in a time of social distancing; Juneau Parks and Rec keeps the jokes coming.

Chilkat Valley Historical Society receives USDA grant to start a community orchard.

The Upper Lynn Canal’s representatives will host virtual town hall meetings; local workers keep fish coming in Haines; marijuana restrictions may be loosened for 120 days.

Skagway receives COVID-19 rapid test machine; Skagway Assembly approves first phase of new economic stimulus plan; Haines locals share ghost stories for a reality TV show.

Rapid coronavirus tests come to Southeast Alaska; library lending continues in Haines; demand for food assistance increases in Haines.

Haines Borough Assembly rejects quarantine ordinance; Southeast Alaska State Fair cancels Great Alaska Craft Beer & Home Brew Festival over coronavirus concerns.

Road improvements come to the Porcupine mining district; Princess Cruises extends its hiatus; social distancing protocols for the out of doors.

Haines Borough Assembly considers suspending library loans during pandemic; Dunleavy vetoes funding for school bond debt reimbursement.

Cruise lines are taking bookings for an Alaska cruise season that might not even happen and a Haines rafter emerges from the Grand Canyon to a world changed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Seduction Point is now Ayiklutu; Alaska seeks medical supplies to combat the coronavirus; medevac services are implementing new protocols to transport COVID-19 patients.

Skagway extends municipal health precautions until April 30; Haines hosts COVID-19 town hall; Questions linger about municipal authority over health mandates.

The in-person Census count is on hold; a Skagway resident is stuck overseas due to coronavirus travel restrictions.

Haines Borough releases draft budget for FY2021; Seed businesses see boom in sales amid concerns about food security during the COVID-19 pandemic.