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2019 Haines Borough Assembly Candidate Forum
This year there are five candidates running for two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. The two candidates with the most votes will be elected. The candidate with the third-most votes will be appointed to the third open seat on the assembly, which became vacant...
Haines Assembly asks for more public interaction on University of Alaska timber sale
Haines Assembly members are frustrated with the University of Alaska. The University announced in March it was entering into a negotiated timber sale on 13,000 acres of its land in the Haines Borough. The 10-year project is estimated to generate 150-million board feet...
Haines Assembly Candidate Profile: Zephyr Sincerny
It’s election season, and in Haines five candidates filed to run for two seats on the Borough Assembly. KHNS is bringing those five candidates to you in a series of profiles that will air in the weeks leading up to our Candidate Forum. Today we’ll hear from Zephyr...
Skagway Exhibit commemorates Princess Sophia shipwreck, the ‘Titanic of the West’
A new exhibit in Skagway commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia. The grand opening took place at the Arctic Brotherhood Hall on Monday. On October 23rd, 1918 the SS Princess Sophia set off from Skagway on its voyage South. It...
Haines Assembly Candidate Profiles: Sally McGuire
It’s election season, and in Haines five candidates filed to run for two seats on the Borough Assembly. KHNS is bringing those five candidates to you in a series of profiles that will air in the weeks leading up to our Candidate Forum. Today we’ll hear from Sally...
How a community’s discarded belongings become cash for a Haines non-profit
One man’s trash is another’s treasure, right? That’s particularly true for the Hospice of Haines, which generates a significant part of its budget through an annual rummage sale. The day before the yearly two-day rummage sale, Haines’ Harriet Hall is bustling with...
National Park Service to install 10 air quality monitors in Skagway
Klondike Goldrush National Historical Park plans to install a set of air quality monitors at various locations across Skagway. There are a few factors that can degrade air quality in Skagway. Sometimes on a clear day, emissions from cruise ships can be seen hanging...
Haines Manager Report on May 8 Assembly Meeting
At a meeting Tuesday, the Haines Assembly will weigh whether to place a moratorium on new tour permits visiting Chilkoot Lake, and along the corridor. KHNS’s Abbey Collins checked in with Borough Manager Debra Schnabel about that and other topics on the assembly’s...
Haines Sheldon Museum Hosts Local Lecture Series
The Haines Sheldon Museum is currently hosting their annual Fortnight of Learning. For two weeks, the museum presents nightly lectures from local Haines historians. Museum director Helen Alten said the Fortnight of Learning started as an effort to educate guides...
ADF&G closes mountain goat hunt on middle Takshanuk Range early
Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency order to close the middle portion of the Takshanuk Mountain to goat hunting for Friday at 11:59 p.m. "It’s one of the most popular spots so it’s not uncommon for it to go quickly," said Area Management Biologist...