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Haines DMV to close if the proposed state budget passes
The Haines DMV is among a half-dozen rural branches on the chopping block in Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget. The administration has suggested Haines residents travel to Juneau—by ferry—so the state can save on employees and offices. Gov. Dunleavy’s proposed...
SEARHC begins COVID-19 vaccinations in Haines and Klukwan
A shipment of COVID-19 vaccines reached Haines for the first time on Friday. Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium began vaccinating health care workers and first responders at its clinics in Haines and Klukwan that same day. More vaccines are expected in the...
Skagway assembly passes 2021 budget, mandates COVID-19 testing for travelers
A new budget and mandatory COVID-19 testing for all travelers—Skagway’s Assembly made big moves on Thursday night. The assembly passed Skagway’s 2021 budget and changed the financial year to be in line with the calendar year. The budget draws heavily on the...
Direct donations from personal fundraisers flood into Haines
In early December, heavy rains in Haines unleashed flooding and mudslides, damaging infrastructure and property. Officials say 9 homes were destroyed. After the storm, state relief money poured into Haines. And a grassroots fundraising effort has raised hundreds of...
Haines Borough catalogues damage from storm for state and federal relief agencies
The Haines Borough is continuing to catalogue damage sustained during the extreme weather event that occurred earlier this month. State and federal agencies will use the information collected in Haines to determine the relief they will provide. At a meeting last...
First COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to reach Haines this week, Skagway later this month
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in hospitals in Anchorage and Juneau, but have not yet reached clinics in smaller communities in Alaska. Alaska will receive about 62,000 vaccine doses from the federal government during the first phase of the distribution...
Residents of Haines, Klukwan and Skagway come together during parade and candlelight vigil
Residents of Haines, Klukwan and Skagway gathered in solidarity Saturday evening to ring in the holiday season and mourn the loss of several community members. The Christmas parade and candle light vigils brought people together to grieve those who had been lost and...
State allocates $1.4 million in additional CARES Act funding to Haines disaster relief
The state’s Department of Health and Social Services will allocate an extra $1.4 million of CARES Act funding to Haines while the community recovers from the natural disaster. The money will go through Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital, but the support services...
Climate change, wetter weather could put more Haines homes in jeopardy
Last week’s storm and landslides revealed that much of Haines, where there are no building codes, wasn’t constructed with landslide risk in mind. About fifty families had to evacuate their homes last week; another third of town is still on evacuation warning. Experts...
Geologists identify large crack in hillside south of the Beach Road landslide
Geologists studying the landslide that swept Beach Road are concerned that more material could break loose. They identified a deep crack in the hillside extending south from the crown of the existing slide area during helicopter flights. At a town hall meeting...