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Haines Friends of Recycling looks to relocate to downtown

Haines Friends of Recycling looks to relocate to downtown

Haines Friends of Recycling is about two months away from purchasing a piece of property near downtown, where it plans to relocate.  The non-profit hopes to build a covered collection area, which will accept almost all plastics.  And, plans for the new location...

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Haines Huts and Trails hires new director

Haines Huts and Trails hires new director

Haines’ trail-building nonprofit, Haines Huts and Trails, hired a new director last month. Erik Boraas spent nearly a decade leading a nonprofit trail organization in Juneau.  Boraas has big plans to make Haines a travel destination for trail lovers of all abilities,...

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Newscasts

March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024

In April, higher tax assessments for Skagway owners of commercial historic district properties will begin arriving. The municipality said it delayed the action as long as it could.  AND A couple that served Skagway in their golden years is continuing to give to the...

March 29, 2024

March 27, 2024

The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to charge a new $9 head tax for cruise ship passengers. The resolution, which still has to be voted into law and would not go into effect until 2025, would go towards port development and other services tied to...

March 29, 2024

March 26, 2024

A team of eight Haines women, seven of them mothers of little ones, earned their way to the championship game last week in Juneau’s Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. The team came from behind, bruised but unbeaten, to compete in a David vs. Goliath...

March 29, 2024

March 25, 2024

The latest Skagway assembly meeting included appeals not to move a building, to spend more money on Ore Dock and to save cottonwood trees.  

March 29, 2024

March 22, 2024

Karate instructors made the trek from Juneau to Skagway to teach three self defense classes. Two courses were for women, and one was for ages five to 12.

March 29, 2024

March 21, 2024

Haines Friends of Recycling is about two months away from purchasing a piece of property near downtown, where it plans to relocate.  The non-profit hopes to build a covered collection area, which will accept almost all plastics.  And, plans for the new location...

March 29, 2024

Much of rural Alaska shares the same two problems: old buildings and the need for new housing.  Wrangell looks to solve both problems at once.  The borough is one step closer to selling its old, former hospital, the Wrangell Medical Center. The prospective buyer ...

March 29, 2024

The Haines Public Safety Building is $12 million closer to being replaced. Congress passed a budget bill earlier this month, which included money for a new building. The bill also provided nearly $100-thousand dollars to Becky’s Place, a Haines safehouse for survivors...

March 29, 2024

March 18, 2024

Haines’ trail-building nonprofit, Haines Huts and Trails, hired a new director last month. Erik Boraas spent nearly the last decade leading a nonprofit trail organization in Juneau.  Boraas has big plans to make Haines a travel destination for trail lovers of all...

March 29, 2024

March 14, 2024

At the eleventh hour of the Haines Borough Assembly meeting, Assembly Members voted to add a smaller dock alternative to the plans for the Lutak Dock project. Those voting in favor voiced the need to recognize members of the public who prefer a smaller-footprint...

March 29, 2024

March 11, 2024

The agenda for last Thursday’s Skagway Assembly meeting was packed, as was Assembly Chambers. Citizens testified about poultry infrastructure, and asked to keep the trees, please. 

March 29, 2024

March 8, 2024

Skagway’s Dahl Memorial Clinic Board of Directors approved dental contracts, meaning residents can look forward to monthly services. And... Skagway celebrated the shoulder season by showing some shoulder, and a whole lot more. The town’s homegrown burlesque company...

March 29, 2024

March 6, 2024

The Lady Panthers will compete at the basketball state championship. As KHNS’s Melinda Munson reports, with a strong defense and accurate shooting skills, hopes are high for the Skagway School team.  And, Haines wrestlers traveled to Fairbanks over the weekend for the...

March 29, 2024

March 05, 2024

School administrators, firefighters and nurses gathered last month for a Stop-the-Bleed class in Haines.  Participants practiced lifesaving wound care skills, and discussed how the separate agencies would cooperate in case of a mass casualty incident in rural Alaska. ...

March 29, 2024

March 04, 2024

Employees of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium in Sitka have threatened to organize, following a recent rollback of their benefits. Over 150 staff members – including doctors, nurses, and technicians – signed a letter on February 15 protesting unilateral...

March 29, 2024

March 01, 2024

Skagway School will send a veteran contender to the state’s Poetry Out Loud finals in early March. Freshman Mina Yee will compete for the second time, with a one in eight chance of winning. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson interviewed the performer.

March 29, 2024

February 29, 2024

The Haines Borough has suffered a decade-long drought of Girl Scouts, which ended this winter when three local moms started a new troop.  Their Daisies are poised to let a truckload of Girl Scout cookies rain down on the valley this March.

March 29, 2024

February 28, 2024

Lutak Dock conversations dominated Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting.  Last week the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration delivered a review of the project.  It gave the borough two options on how to move the project forward.  Both...

March 29, 2024

February 27, 2024

Even though Haines has a population of just under 2,000, it has a hospice program to help care for the dying in town]. Hospice of Haines hosted a winter series called Taking Care.  It included over a dozen events – Movie Nights, TaiChi for caregivers, Forest Healing...

March 29, 2024

Newscast February 23, 2024

Skagway’s Planning and Zoning Commission spent 2.5 hours across two meetings creating recommendations for the assembly to increase housing inventory. Residents voiced concerns about the process.   AND  A board member from Haines Huts and Trails participated in...

This week in Skagway news with Melinda Munson

  Melinda Munson brings us news from Skagway, with updates on the Dahl Memorial Clinic Board of Directors, our state Legislative Representatives visited, and Skagway Middle Schoolers start a new club; the Planet Protectors. ... In Skagway, the Dahl Memorial...

Newscast – May 9 2023

  Scientists and tribal governments in Southeast are collaborating to assess risks of landslides and floods. The research will be tailored to each community’s needs.

Newscast – May 8 2023

   Cruise ships in Skagway will not be hot berthing this summer. But this means slightly fewer visitors will come to town. And Saturday was heavy equipment day at the Haines fairgrounds. And the ramp at the Haines ferry terminal has been repaired.

Newscast – May 5 2023

  Alaska’s congressional delegation speaks out against a possible closing of Salmon trolling, the Haines ferry ramp is down, and Alaskan State Troopers are beginning to wear body cams.

Newscast – May 4 2023

  Kyle Clayton is taking a step back from his responsibilities as an editor at the Chilkat Valley News. He has hired Lee Zion, who comes from Minnesota, by way of Ukraine. Clayton says Zion responded within hours of his posting the job offer online.

Newscast – May 3 2023

  The Southeast Alaska State Fair has decided to keep a controversial show on this year’s program. And Wednesday was bike to school day at the Haines school, the yearly event encourages students to commute under their own power.  And a mishap caused a boat to...

Newscast – May 2nd 2023

  The Haines police have arrested four people on drug charges in recent weeks. The department has received assistance from other agencies through a regional collaboration program.

Newscast – May1st 2023

   Last week in Haines, the Takshanuk Watershed Council organized an event aimed at promoting harmonious cohabitation with bears. In recent years, the area has dealt with a high number of human-bear encounters. The council’s program presented specially trained...

Newscast – April 28 2023

Alaska’s sole congressional representative is urging the federal government to do more in the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.  

Newscast – April 27 2023

  Two environmental advocates recently came to Haines to discuss mining in the region. The Takshanuk Watershed Council hosted the talk at the Chilkat Center on Wednesday evening.

Newscast – April 26 2023

  A Haines man was arrested on drug charges, and Skagway artists will be allowed to perform in municipal parks for visitors this summer. The borough assembly recently passed a busking ordinance

Newscast – April 25 2023

  Haines is gearing up to welcome summer visitors. One early group has come from Whitehorse, but, Haines was not quite ready.  

Newscast – April 24 2023

   American Pacific announced its budget for the 2023 drilling season at the Palmer project. The company also shared some details about the work that is planned this summer. And, Lynn canal writers receive multiple awards at a media conference

Newscast – April 21 2023

  With less than a week until cruise ships begin to arrive in Haines, the Alaska Arts Confluence wants to highlight the community’s artistic profile and diversify its economic activity through a new arts festival. 

Newscast – April 20 2023

  It’s an unpleasant fact for everyone who eats fish in Alaska: Mercury is in the food chain, and it’s particularly prevalent in seafood. And while the amount of mercury found in Alaskan seafood remains far below dangerous levels, a pair of researchers want to...

Newscast – April 19 2023

The results for the Skagway Special election are in and predictions for Southeast Alaska’s Pink Salmon run aren’t looking bright.

Newscast – April 18 2023

  The Chilkat River has been nominated by an environmental nonprofit as one of ten most endangered rivers in the country. The nominations are meant to bring attention to threats to the nation’s waterways, and point to actions that can be taken to protect them.

Newscast – April 17 2023

  A special election on Tuesday will be asking Skagway residents to decide whether to increase the local sales tax. The extra revenue would allow the municipality more funding flexibility, but some residents think it is not the right time to impose more costs on...

Newscast – April 14 2023

As the school year draws to a close, two challenges loom over the Haines School District, low funding and a shortage of teachers for the next year. According to Superintendent Roy Getchell, those challenges are being met.

Newscast – April 13 2023

  Skagway residents will soon be asked whether or not the municipality should sell the Dahl memorial clinic business to SEARHC.  The question will be posed in a special election on Tuesday.