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Free Bear Proof Cans to Counter Garbage Bears

Free Bear Proof Cans to Counter Garbage Bears

  Bears are active in Haines. Kroes: “A bear was in the campground, and it scared some people away from their picnic table, and got their breakfast or food.” This is park superintendent Preston Kroes, talking about an incident at the Chilkoot campground. A couple...

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Filing  Period for Local Election Opens in Skagway

Filing Period for Local Election Opens in Skagway

  This week, the filing period opened for candidates planning to run for seats in the Skagway municipal election. The filing period runs until August 12, and the election will be held on October 1. Two Assembly seats and two school board seats will be on the...

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A 10% pay increase for Haines Borough Employees

A 10% pay increase for Haines Borough Employees

  Good news for Haines borough employees. Kreitzer: “That is a 10% increase for employees across the board.” Borough manager Annette Kreitzer says the pay raise is the result of an agreement between the borough and the union representing its employees. The...

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Sockeyes Late, Numerous at Chilkoot

Sockeyes Late, Numerous at Chilkoot

  Thousands of sockeye salmon have been coming through the Chilkoot weir every day for the last two weeks. This is a big improvement. Before that, the total count for the season was only 600. This had led the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to close the area...

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Haines High “Raises The Roof”

Haines High “Raises The Roof”

After a long hiatus, the Haines High School is finally getting a new roof. Getchell: “Anybody that’s visited our school in the last 5 to 10 years knows that our gym was very leaky…” Boron: “Y’know, there’s always been problems with the roof, and I remember a few years...

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Regional Airline says Flight Cancelations will Decrease

Regional Airline says Flight Cancelations will Decrease

  One unpleasant aspect of winter living in the northern Lynn Canal is: transportation. Sometimes the ferry isn’t running. As we try to catch our flight in Juneau, we watch the sky expectantly, hoping the cloud cover will lift and allow small planes to get us out...

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Mr. Skagway 2024: the magical prospector

Mr. Skagway 2024: the magical prospector

This year’s Mr. Skagway was crowned at the Red Onion Saloon. Nugget’s endearing voice and magic tricks won over the judges and the crowd.   Skagway held its 2024 Mr. Skagway Pageant on July 13, and gave the honor to a Florida native. Christian Monroe, better...

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Love A Fair!

Love A Fair!

  Since 1969, the Southeast Alaska State Fair has been a staple of Haines’s summers. It is widely considered the biggest party of the year for the Chilkat Valley. Thousands of people come each year to enjoy the music, the fair food, and the fun. The past few...

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Newscasts

February 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

Haines has been searching for a police chief since November. The borough assembly and staff are moving forward ...

February 12, 2025

A new report in Haines chronicles which parts of the mountainous borough might be prone to future ...
February 11, 2025

February 11, 2025

The U.S. Forest Service has completed assessment reports on over 20 topics that will inform how the Tongass ...
February 10, 2025

February 10, 2025

A little more than two years after Skagway’s first fentanyl deaths, the man suspected of providing the drugs is ...
February 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

Skagway’s biggest restaurant is hiring. They need an indoor gardener to tend to their aeroponic lettuce and herb ...
February 5, 2025

February 5, 2025

The Haines Assembly is looking for ways to move forward after one assembly member verbally attacked another ...

Wellness Talk 02-03-25

Burl Sheldon talks with Todd Raining Bird, certified fitness nutrition specialist, certified personal trainer, and ...
February 3, 2025

February 3, 2025

Skagway resident Bill Glude knows snow. It’s his job to monitor the Klondike Highway between Skagway and the ...