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Haines and Skagway Middle School Wrestling Update

Haines and Skagway Middle School Wrestling Update

Skagway and Haines Middle School Wrestling teams dueled in Haines over the weekend.  No official team scores were recorded, as the athletes faced off in front of a boisterous crowd on both Friday and Saturday. Haines and Skagway middle school wrestling teams competed...

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Senior meals resume in Skagway

Senior meals resume in Skagway

Skagway elders have more opportunity to socialize this winter now that senior lunches have resumed, but a proposed municipal senior-center facility is still on hold because it fails to meet ADA standards.  On a Tuesday afternoon, Skagway seniors were in high spirits...

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GAS committee debates free speech, anti-bullying policy

GAS committee debates free speech, anti-bullying policy

Free speech gorillas?  Skin as thick as a rhino?  Just take it like a duck?  Animal metaphors ran wild Tuesday night at the borough assembly's committee meeting on government affairs. Public officials and community members engaged in a spirited debate about creating a...

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Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – December 14 2023

The last Haines assembly meeting agenda was well packed. To cover all items, the assembly continued its meeting on the following day, and still went on late into the evening. The Lutak dock figured prominently in the discussion. And, the Haines Glacier Bear Wrestling...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – December 13 2023

The Haines Borough Assembly heard an appeal to a permit issued for a rock quarry and a gravel pit at two sites on Lutak Road. At the end of a long meeting, the assembly decided that the company will have to reapply and make its case again in front of the planning...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – December 12 2023

Three Haines assembly members and the mayor traveled last week to Anchorage to join the Alaska Municipal League. The annual conference is an opportunity for local leaders from throughout the state to learn, network, and strategize. We spoke with the borough leaders...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – December 11 2023

 Southeast is experiencing heavy rains. Forecasters warn that other municipalities could face flooding. And, the Haines snow dragon marched along with the fire truck on main street in Haines this weekend for the holiday parade. Firefighter offered candy, but the...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – December 8 2023

 Late last month, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan announced that the Federal Transit Administration would be awarding $131 million in additional funding to support the Alaska Marine Highway System.  

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – December 7 2023

The Skagway borough assembly is meeting this week. We caught up with mayor Sam Bass to ask him about the main agenda items, and a report on the Marine Highway Ad Hoc Committee meeting he attended on wednesday.  

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – December 6 2023

It has been three years since landslides took the lives of two Haines residents and wreaked havoc in town. All residents were affected in one way or another. The recent deadly landslide in Wrangell can trigger that past trauma. We spoke with the mental health...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – December 5 2023

The Hospice of Haines is offering a year-round version of its fall grief support group. Once a month, anyone grieving for any reason is invited to gather at the senior village. We spoke with group facilitator Jenn Hughes. And, now is a good time to don a swimsuit,...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – December 4, 2023

A snowstorm is coming to the upper Lynn Canal. And, a local fund in Haines has made a large contribution towards rebuilding the community’s school playground. The project is a commemoration of the life of a victim of the 2020 landslide in Haines. The donation should...

Newscast 120123

It’s the KHNS news for Friday, December 1st, with a weekly wrap-up from Skagway Freelance Reporter Melinda Munson. Thanks for joining us. Coming up, an interview with the new Dahl Memorial Clinic Executive Director, and a sharp new test of strength and accuracy comes...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast -November 30 2023

The Haines High School has lined up a series of presentations to help students learn about future job opportunities. The speakers come from ten different industries, and they are sharing their experiences and advice with young people who will soon enter the job market.

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – November 29 2023

The Haines borough assembly met on Tuesday night, during a short meeting they talked about a vehicle purchase and a fire department audit, but the discussion to review a planning commission decision about a gravel pit on Lutak road was postponed.  

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – November 28 2023

 Whatever the season, Southeast Alaska is green. From the mixed conifer forest, to the roadside shrubbery, there is a lot of green – but not all of it is benign. An invasive species has found a home along Southeast’s highways, pushing out native blueberry and...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – November 22 2023

At its last meeting, the Skagway assembly unanimously approved the contract of a new Director for the Dahl Memorial Clinic. The vote ends a contentious chapter in the history of the clinic, and brings the hope of a fresh start. And, the new Haines comprehensive plan...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – November 21 2023

The Haines borough assembly attended a workshop about the Porcupine road project. The project recently lost its funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the borough may be on the hook for the work that has already been done.

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – November 20 2023

A heavy snowstorm hit the upper Lynn Canal. Some services were disrupted, and all borough facilities in Haines closed early. And, the governor’s task force on childcare has released its first batch of recommendations.

Newscast – November 17, 2023

This week in the news, Four generations of Worley’s gathered for the annual Junior High Basketball tournament, and a new Cajun restaurant is set to open next summer. Stories by Melinda Munson.

Newscast – November 16 2023

Newscast – November 16 2023

The Haines borough assembly voted to rehear a conditional use permit application for a gravel pit and rock quarry across the road from the ferry terminal. The permit had been issued by the outgoing planning commission at its last meeting. And, Skagway ghosts are...

Skagway Mayor Update Jan 31 2024

Newscast – November 15 2023

A long-simmering anger in Haines over property tax assessments has reached the boiling point. Taxpayers circulated a petition asking that the borough cancel the assessor’s contract. The petition gathered close to 600 signatures, and the borough assembly took note.

Newscast – November 16 2023

Newscast – November 14 2023

 A recruiter for an elder mentor program is in Haines. She is aiming to set up a system to create bonds between students and elders in local schools.  And, the Haines Chilkat Center stage is coming to life this week. We chatted with Todd Sebens, who directs the play...

Newscast – January 31 2023

  The Haines Friend’s of Recycling is looking for a way to process the community’s  plastic waste closer to home. And they think a small mobile unit could do the trick.

Newscast January 30 2023

    Lingít Master Carver Wayne Price is returning to the University of Alaska Southeast as part of its Northwest Coast Arts program, and River Talks returns in Haines! The popular winter storytelling event resumed last Thursday.

Newscast – January 26 2023

  The Haines Volunteer Fire Department turned in its annual report to the borough. 911 calls are up and volunteer numbers are down, and the department is working on increasing participation.

Newscast – January 25 2023

  The Haines Borough Assembly voted on Tuesday night to overturn a decision by the planning commission. The Commission had issued a permit to Chilkat River Adventure for a heliport at its property at 24 miles on the Haines Highway.

Newscast – January 24 2023

  The Alaska Legislature returned to Juneau for a new session last week. Senator Jesse Kiehl and Representative Andi Story spent their weekend traveling to Skagway to speak with their constituents

Newscast – January 23 2023

  The federal government has designated the Chilkoot trail as a National Historic Trail, and  the annual Alcan 200 snowmachine race was canceled this weekend because of snowy roads. Race officials considered time restrictions and safety, and decided to hold the...

Newscast – January 19 2023

  Skagway’s Public Safety Committee met Wednesday evening to discuss the recent loss of two community members to apparent opioid overdoses. Officials shared resources that could help people facing addiction and those who care for them.

Newscast – January 18 2023

  Fifteen people and their stuffed animals gathered in a room at the Haines High School last Saturday for a class offered through the local animal shelter. And they learned some important techniques for keeping their pets safe in an emergency.

Newscast – January 16, 2023

Skagway police investigate the deaths of two men this weekend and suspect Fentanyl poisoning as the cause of both.

Newscast – January, 13, 2023

Skagway’s White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad will resume service to Canada this summer; Skagway looks to receive a fire truck with better ladder capabilities.

Newscast – January 12 2023

  A Haines couple is on a mission to alleviate the shipping pains often experienced by Alaskans. They have started Deliver2Alaska, a business that aims to deliver packages in the simplest and cheapest way.

Newscast – January 11 2023

The Haines borough assembly voted on Tuesday night to reconsider a controversial permit for a helicopter guide service. The conditional use permit had been issued last month during a charged meeting of the Planning Commission. Five separate appeals were filed.  ...

Newscast – January 5, 2023

A former Haines man arrested on Felony theft charges awaits trial at Lemon Creek; A Skagway-based dog-walking couple gains internet fame.

Newscast – December 23, 2022

The Haines Long Term Recovery Group to shut its doors; A look at Skagway’s only full-service restaurant open this winter.

Newscast – December 22, 2022

Skagway extends the health clinic’s executive director’s contract; The Haines Glacier Bears Basketball teams are off to strong starts.

Newscast – December 20, 2022

Skagway will send a sales tax increase to voters in the spring; New mountain goat hunting regulations are being debated for the upper Lynn Canal.