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  There’s a play about a TV show hosting storybook characters. If that sounds convoluted, add to it a cast of 20 children, and only three weeks to rehearse. This is Annette Hillman’s job this summer. She is directing the Summer Youth Conservatory production in...

Skagwegians gathered to celebrate the opening of its new dock, the biggest capital project in municipal history. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson explored the infrastructure and has this report.   About 100 people gathered at the entrance to Skagway’s new floating...

  A discussion at the last borough assembly meeting pointed toward a can of worms that didn’t need reopening because it was never shut properly in the first place.  The particular matter at hand was the permitting of a moped and ebike tour along the Chilkoot...

  Haines high schooler Hayden Jimenez placed third in his category at the Western States Championship, a wrestling competition that pits athletes from 25 states. The event took place in Idaho. Jimenez says the first part of the competition was hard on him. ...

  Early on Saturday morning, Kari Johnson, who lives on North Sawmill road in Haines, heard a ruckus outside her home.  Johnson: “It almost sounded like a little scuffle right outside our door, and my husband went outside, and we looked around and we saw that...

Readers in Skagway participated in drag story time at the public library in mid-June. There were kings, queens and rainbow cupcakes.   On June 15, Skagway continued to celebrate Pride Month with story time at the library. The reading nook was full as drag king...

Two credit unions have answered Skagway’s call for increased banking services. But before anyone can start depositing money – there’s a catch – both require free office space to start.    Credit Union 1 and Tongass Federal Credit Union expressed interest in...

  Last year Southeast Road Builders started work on a gravel pit on Lutak road. The company didn’t have the proper permit. The borough briefly issued a cease and desist order, before granting a conditional use permit for two sites along that road. In December,...

  The Haines Borough Assembly is considering changing the tax code. The change would require nonprofits to collect sales tax on the merchandise they sell. Mayor Tom Morphet explained the reasoning behind the proposed change. Morphet: “The discussion that we’ve...

In a town like Skagway, what, and who, is considered essential? In any town, residents will need police officers, a fire department, a school, medical professionals, city and elected officials. It's easy to make the case that the Skagway Library, Recreation Center,...