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Haines hires new borough manager, Annette Kreitzer, and more highlights from Tuesday’s meeting
Haines has finally hired a new borough manager, Annette Kreitzer. As KHNS’ Corinne Smith reports the borough assembly voted unanimously to ratify her new contract on Tuesday. They also voted to reject a new seasonal sales tax for the October ballot, to create a new...
Haines students start school in-person, amid largest community COVID outbreak so far
Haines students started school in-person Tuesday. It’s the second school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with Haines reporting its largest community outbreak so far. As KHNS’ Corinne Smith reports, masks are required but whatever the protocols, students and parents...
Clouds and light rain dominate the forecast for the Upper Lynn Canal this week
Last weekend featured some glorious sunny skies in Southeast Alaska. KHNS’ Mike Swasey checked in with meteorologist Caleb Cravens from the National Weather Service in Juneau to see if there’s more of that sunshine on the way. Swasey - All right, Caleb, what's...
Election season 2021: Candidates file for Haines assembly and school board
Four candidates have announced they are running for the Haines Borough Assembly. Two assembly seats are up for election - Carol Tuynman and Jerry Lapp will not seek re-election. The four assembly candidates are Richard Clement, Tyler Huling, Brenda Josephson, and...
What you need to know about ending a 10-day COVID quarantine
COVID is re-surging across Alaska and the US, and communities are grappling with the virus, quarantine, and recovery. KHNS’ Corinne Smith checked in with Elaine Hickey, a public health nurse based in Juneau, to discuss the health protocols for those recovering and...
Haines’ grocery stores see shortages, shipping delays in wake of Washington state warehouse COVID outbreak
A COVID-19 outbreak in a warehouse in Centralia, Washington which supplies grocery stores throughout Southeast Alaska has impacted deliveries region-wide. In Haines all three grocery stores were out of milk on Monday. And though managers hope a barge scheduled to...
Haines Assisted Living limits visitors in wake of COVID outbreak
A residential home for seniors in Haines says it has gone into high alert to protect its residents from the widening COVID outbreak in the community. Reported COVID cases peaked last week at 62, and as of Thursday night there were 45 reported active cases. The Haines...
The Klondike Road Relay is back, kind of…
The international road race that starts in Skagway and ends in Whitehorse is back after missing last year due to the global pandemic. Sort of. This year event organizers are calling it the Kinda Klondike Road Relay and they’ve made some pandemic inspired...
Haines daily COVID case count declines, but officials call for continued precautions
Haines is seeing a decline in new COVID cases. As of Wednesday night, five new positive cases were identified - including one case in Klukwan - with nine released from isolation, bringing the total active cases to 47. KHNS’ Corinne Smith checked in with the Haines EOC...
An accused serial child predator awaits extradition back to Alaska to face federal charges
A Haines resident was arrested at Chilkat Lake nearly a year ago on child pornography and sexual abuse charges in Idaho. He was extradited to Idaho, but then a judge then released him on bail. Now the FBI has re-arrested him and federal agents want to bring him back...
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KHNS News – April 28, 2017
Strategy to pay for police protection outside Haines townsite still uncertain; Haines master carver unveils piece honoring veterans.
KHNS News – June 22, 2016
Haines guide recovering in Seattle after 35-foot fall at Chilkoot Lake; DEC meets with Skagway and White Pass officials about ore terminal cleanup
KHNS News – June 14, 2016
Indigenous tattoo artists share significance of work with Haines; Whitehorse band to lead rock-and-roll camp in Skagway.
KHNS News – May 23, 2016
Haines police considering new approach to maintaining order at brew fest; Ferry schedule takes another hit; New police chief to be named at Tuesday assembly meeting
KHNS News – April 4, 2016
Haines' Interim Manager releases FY17 budget proposal; Newest Haines' eatery scheduled to open this month
KHNS News – March 24, 2016
Three passengers safe after boat nearly sinks close to Battery Point; Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry faces APOC investigation; Big turnout expected at local Democratic caucus.
KHNS News – March 15, 2016
Warmer, snowier winters for Haines and Skagway; Haines' minor offenses committee nears deadline for ordinance makeover; White Pass tells Skagway officials to get AIDEA involved in ore-basin cleanup; Duct tape boats set sail in Haines' small boat harbor
KHNS News – March 2, 2016
Republican voters in Haines choose Trump by a narrow margin; Faster, better, cheaper internet is one step closer to Haines and Skagway; Haines School Board outlines next year's calendar, policy updates
KHNS News – Feb. 18, 2016
Museum board votes for name change: 'Haines Sheldon Museum'; Aging Southeast: Finding a home in assisted living, if there's space.
KHNS News – Jan. 5. 2016
Haines Police Officer accidentally shoots himself during training; Ordeal not over yet for Haines resident Ted Hart; Haines carver Wayne Price talks carving and culture; a wonderfully uneventful holiday season for Haines and Skagway law enforcement
KHNS News -Jan. 4, 2016
Former Haines legislator Bill Thomas heads back to Juneau as the borough lobbyist; Decades in the making, the book Where Eagles Gather is released to much praise
KHNS News – Dec. 31, 2015
A look back at 2015 in Haines and Klukwan
KNHS News – Sept. 22, 2015
Haines man arrested after car chase with police; Haines hunter bags 61-inch moose; Local Tlingit artist to be featured in national exhibit.
KHNS News – July 20, 2015
Haines climbers like first women to summit Mr. Emmerich; Skagway assembly sees Gateway Project 35% design.
KHNS News – Dec. 10, 2014
Mosquito Lake residents and Haines Borough representatives debate the future of the shuttered school building; Skagway will treat its water with Chlorine as a precautionary measure after water tests showed signs of Cloriform; It doesn’t look likely that Haines will...
KHNS News – Nov. 3, 2014
Chilkoot Indian Association is in transition with leadership; Bear breaks into home, outbuildings in Mud Bay; Election Day is Tuesday.
KHNS News – Oct. 16, 2014
Haines residents voice their views on the Juneau Access Road project; Skagway hosts inaugural Fall Festival this weekend.
KHNS News – Oct. 7, 2014
Election results; Skagway officials push for ferry rate study to be included in Juneau Access consideration; Dive fishery opens in Southeast
KHNS News – July 23, 2014
White Pass train derails; Constantine announces positive results from drilling project; Update on salmon gillnet fishing in Southeast.