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Haines Borough ratchets up online security, inadvertently blocks citizen correspondence
The Haines Borough tightened its online security in response to an increase in online scams since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. That ended up locking citizen emails out of the system during budget discussions. Dawn Drotos worked until the wee hours of the...
Haines Borough Assembly asks cruise ships to not visit Haines until further notice
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to ask cruise lines to suspend visits to Haines until further notice. The decision comes after the community discovered its first confirmed case of COVID-19 this week. The local Emergency Operations Center, a group that was created...
Haines borough assembly passes budget with last minute cuts to the museum and police department
The Haines Borough Assembly approved the final municipal budget for the coming fiscal year, but not before making a few last minute amendments. At a meeting Tuesday, the assembly reversed course on proposed budget cuts to local community centers and reduced funding...
Regional restrictions loosen, but King salmon still off-limits in Haines, Skagway
Out of state sport fishermen are staying home due to COVID-19 concerns. That means most of Southeast Alaska will see an increase in bag limits. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will loosen the restrictions on sport king salmon in Southeast Alaska this month. But...
State officials work to track and contain COVID-19 in Haines
Officials confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Haines on Monday. Now it’s up to public health nurses to track and contain the deadly virus. When state public health nurse Elaine Hickey found out there was a confirmed positive coronavirus case in Haines, her first...
Haines confirms first case of COVID-19
Haines has its first confirmed case of COVID-19. That’s according to Borough Clerk Alekka Fullerton who says a local man tested positive on Sunday and is currently isolating at home. "It's gone from a theoretical risk to a real risk," she said. "We are just asking...
Skagway lifts its 2-week quarantine requirement for travelers, approves a plan to distribute stimulus checks to its residents
Skagway residents followed Thursday night’s assembly meeting closely. Dozens wrote, called, or attended to weigh in on health, safety, and millions of dollars in relief money. The Skagway Borough Assembly unanimously approved the 6-month budget and ended a two-week...
Property owners in Skagway struggle to find summer renters for the first time in years
For the first time in years, there are plenty of summer housing options available for renters in Skagway. The loss of tourism due to the pandemic means many seasonal workers will not return this summer, and their apartments are all empty. Nils Davis and his partner...
Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan, green groups make case against mine development in appeals court
A federal appeals court is weighing the question: at what point can regulators put the brakes on a proposed mine? T hat question came up in a legal fight between a coalition of tribes and environmentalists challenging a controversial mine development near Haines....
Fire burns horse stable at the Southeast Alaska State Fair grounds
A structure fire broke out at the Southeast Alaska State Fair grounds Wednesday morning. Nobody was harmed, but one of the stables behind the hockey rink was destroyed. Liam Cassidy says Wednesday morning he began burning some brush that had recently been cleared at...