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Birders spot rare hawfinch in Haines Junction
In December, a rare bird was spotted in Haines Junction in Canada’s Yukon Territory, just north over the border from Haines and Klukwan in Alaska. This is both exciting for the Canadian birders who saw it, and also one small clue in a wider pattern of change. The...
COVID-19 vaccine available to all SEARHC Haines Health Center patients who request it
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is now offering COVID-19 vaccines to anyone over the age of 18 in Haines who wants one. Vaccinations for the expanded pool of patients will begin this week. Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) recently...
EOC announced an active COVID-19 case in Haines
The Haines Emergency Operations Center reported a new confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Haines Borough at the end of its Thursday evening Town Hall meeting. It’s the first confirmed positive case in the borough since early November. (People who claim Haines as a...
Haines forecaster develops a new tool to monitor rainfall after December storms
After heavy rainfall turned into deadly, destructive landslides in early December, Haines residents are now wary of heavy precipitation. A local forecaster came up with a tool to allay those fears with science. Erik Stevens is usually concerned with snow—he leads the...
Haines Borough School moves forward after the loss of a beloved teacher
Haines children returned to the classroom this week following the winter break. It’s the final semester of a year marked by challenge and loss, but families and teachers are moving forward. The Haines School District has been through a tumultuous year. The pandemic...
Haines residents displaced by landslide seek path to return home as officials assess ongoing hazards
State and local officials are hiring a consultant to assess ongoing hazards in Haines caused by a landslide that swept across Beach Road. Meanwhile, some displaced residents say they’re still cut off from their properties and in the dark about what comes next. Todd...
Haines high school teacher to retire after 26 years
Veteran science teacher Mark Fontenot will retire from the Haines High School at the end of the school year. Mr. Fontenot has been the high school science teacher in Haines for the last 26 years. He says it’s with a mixture of melancholy and excitement that he...
Skagway seeks community-wide vaccination ahead of 2021 cruise season
A working group to reboot the cruise industry in Alaska is in the works, says Alaska’s commissioner for health and social services. But those working closest with the cruise industry say they’re not in the loop. At a Facebook town hall meeting on Tuesday (1/5) called...
Early cancellations shorten Alaska’s 2021 cruise season
Two cruise lines have canceled at least some of their sailings to Alaska in 2021. Princess Cruises announced it was pausing all operations through at least May 14. Holland America will cancel all Alaska cruises through mid-May, and three additional sailings in early...
Homeowners plea for access to Beach Road as Haines Borough assesses landslide hazard
The Haines Borough says it is still unsafe for some residents to access their homes on Beach Road since a landslide swept through the area last month. Anxious to return, homeowners expressed their frustration with the borough during a Monday town hall teleconference...