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The Skagway Assembly will consider the municipality’s request to acquire and maintain the state ferry terminal and adjacent uplands on Thursday night. It’s a bid to help the state cut costs and maintain ferry service. The borough also sees opportunity in increased...

Excursion Inlet’s fish-processing plant is gearing up for another season. Recently, seafood processor and distributor Ocean Beauty has been reducing its canning operations while ramping up frozen fish production. This new direction has brought in more business for the...

Tourism season is in full swing in Southeast Alaska. And, a big change is coming to a major cruise ship port in the region. One of Skagway’s main tourist attractions and port operators is set to be sold to a cruise company. In a press release Wednesday, Carnival...

A Haines bookstore will be going through some changes in the next few months. Jojo Goerner, the owner of the Moosterious Emporium says she will be moving her business from its location on Main Street and shifting her focus from books to art and music. "I’m going to...

The City of Hoonah filed a petition to create what would be the region’s biggest borough early this month. It would include some profitable land that is currently part of the Haines Borough. As proposed, the more than 35,000 square mile Xunaa Borough would include...

The Haines School Board met on Tuesday to go over the school’s budget for the coming year, discuss new Language Arts curriculum and review hiring decisions for two positions.  Over the school year, significant restructuring has taken place to cut costs. The front...

Two Haines residents want to represent Lynn Canal communities in the Alaska House of Representatives. Tom Morphet and James Hart filed to run for House District 33 last week.  Hart just finished paddling in a dugout canoe from Haines to Juneau with North Tide Canoe...

Yukon First Nations and Alaska natives gathered at the Da Ku Cultural Centre in Haines Junction Saturday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Kohklux Map. That’s the oldest map of the Southern Yukon region from Klukwan, Alaska to Fort Selkirk in the Yukon...

The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay was set to mark its 25th anniversary last year. But, June snow in Haines Junction caused the event to be cancelled. Now, the 2018 race will mark the quarter century anniversary.  Just over 1,200 riders and 200 volunteers are...

A man was charged by a bear in Haines on Wednesday. He did not sustain any injuries. Meanwhile, numerous residents have reported bears getting into compost piles, freezers, and other food sources this month.  Representatives with Alaska Department of Fish and Game say...