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Quality of life 7.5: the comprehensive plan survey results are in
The new Haines comprehensive plan is moving towards the drafting phase. The team working on the plan recently gave an update to the borough assembly and the survey results reveal the diverse character of the community. Happy at 80, grumpy at 50, the survey...
Assembly attends workshop on Porcupine road and loss of funding
The Haines borough assembly attended a workshop about the Porcupine road project. The project recently lost its funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the borough may be on the hook for the work that has already been done. The newly...
Storm hits southeast
A heavy snowstorm hit the upper Lynn Canal on Monday. Some services were disrupted, and all borough facilities in Haines closed early. Southeast Alaska is experiencing strong winds and precipitation. The weather station on Rocky Island, at the southern...
Governor’s task force on early childhood releases some recommendations
The governor’s task force on child care has made some recommendations. Alaska is in the midst of a child care crisis. Since 2019, the state has seen roughly one in five licensed child care facilities close. And researchers estimate that Alaska is losing...
Boyd Worley Basketball Tournament Brings Together Four Generations
Kevin Worley graduated from Skagway School in 1982, after playing six years of basketball. On Nov. 3, his family travelled from Juneau to watch his daughter coach his granddaughter at Skagway’s Boyd Worley Junior High Basketball Tournament, named after his father....
New Cajun Restaurant Set To Open North Broadway Next Summer
A pair of cruise tourists this summer fell in love with Skagway and are now getting ready to open a Cajun restaurant at the north end of Broadway. Melinda Munson has this story - Kathy Phillips of Louisiana came to Skagway on a cruise ship in May. The southern...
Haines assembly votes to rehear permit application for Lutak gravel pit
The Haines Borough assembly voted to rehear a conditional use permit application for a gravel pit and rock quarry across the road from the ferry terminal. The permit had been issued by the outgoing planning commission at its last meeting. This summer,...
Ghost and the machine: Skagway Facebook page focuses on the paranormal
Skagway ghosts are receiving a lot of attention. Following reports of mysterious pushes and shoves, a local student plans on investigating an old building for spooky phenomena. But, as Melinda Munson reports for KHNS, he already has a large disembodied crowd...
Haines assembly votes to end relationship with contract assessor
A long-simmering anger in Haines over property tax assessments has reached the boiling point. Taxpayers circulated a petition asking that the borough cancel the assessor’s contract. The petition gathered close to 600 signatures, and the borough assembly took note....
Elder Mentor program offered in Haines
A recruiter for an elder mentor program is in Haines. She is aiming to set up a system to create bonds between students and elders in local schools. The Elder Mentor Program is a statewide project that pairs seniors with students in the school system....
Newscasts
Newscast – October 21, 2021
Skagway has a new medical director; Haines is reporting zero new COVID cases in the Chilkat Valley; Alaska scrambles to spend nearly $100M in federal child care relief as centers close
Newscast – October 20, 2021
The Klukwan community and the Chatham School District are set to meet Thursday to discuss the future of it’s school, as enrollment drops below state funding threshold; Skagway will discuss winter unemployment benefits, a borough clerk positions and more at Thursday’s...
Newscast – October 19, 2021
Haines fire chief will be stepping down at the end of the year, but staying on as a volunteer member, as the department is seeing its highest call volume to date; State wildlife managers have issued an emergency order closing the brown bear hunting season early,...
Newscast – October 18, 2021
Skagway has a new Port Director; "She-Ra" is a sailboat and a malamute. They stopped in Haines on their way around the world.
Newscast – October 15, 2021
A Skagway artist shares the inspiration for his newest project; The Haines storytelling event RIVER TALK is set to return next week.
Newscast – October 14, 2021
Skagway police are keeping tabs on multiple bears in town; Haines students showcase a skatepark mural project.
Newscast – October 13, 2021
A recap of Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting; Skagway waves goodbye to the last cruise ship of the season.
Newscast – October 12, 2021
Haines cross country team swept its division in the state championships this weekend, and were welcomed home with a parade; A rainy weather update for your week with the National Weather Service in Juneau.
Newscast – October 11, 2021
Haines new borough manager, Annette Kreitzer has started the job; Skagway has launched an archeological investigation into a former native residential boarding school; It’s Indigenous Peoples Day, and we are reporting from Tlingit Ani, indigenous Tlingit territory....
Newscast – October 8, 2021
Official Skagway election results are in, we speak with the winners; The Haines school district will keep its COVID policies in place; The moose hunting season closes with 14 moose taken.
Newscast – October 7, 2021
A new chiropractor sets up shop in the Upper Lynn Canal; Volunteers gathered last Sunday for a work party and harvest celebration at the Mosquito Lake victory garden.
Newscast – October 6, 2021
Voters in Haines and Skagway weighed in on Election Day Tuesday, we have preliminary election results and some updates; Skagway’s assembly will discuss a former mission school site, a new port director, a potential parking ordinance and more at Thursday’s assembly...
Newscast – October 5, 2021
It’s Election Day in the upper Lynn Canal, we talk to voters and look at the voting process in both Skagway and Haines.
Newscast – October 4, 2021
After a year of high staff turnover, Skagway’s Dahl Memorial Clinic has a new medical director; A last minute write-in candidate makes six running for four seats the Haines School Board. Today, we hear from Keely Baumgartner; And, an update on the Chilkat Valley moose...
Newscast – October 1, 2021
The Days of ’98 Show in Skagway wraps up its 98th season; A preview of the First Friday events in Haines.
Newscast – September 30, 2021
An update with Haines fishermen, as the gillnetting season comes to an end and fall crab and shrimp seasons kick off; Skagway enacts a tax holiday starting on Friday, and running through April 1 of next year.
Newscast – September 29, 2021
Haines moves a step closer to more heli-ski operations in the Chilkat Valley and more highlights from Tuesday’s Borough Assembly meeting; Southeast Alaska braces for a large fall storm that looks to impact the Upper Lynn Canal later this week.
Newscast – September 28, 2021
With recent severe COVID cases in Haines, local emergency officials are keeping an eye on hospital capacity around the region; Bears are foraging and now getting ready to hibernate, we check in with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game on how to avoid attracting...
Newscast – September 27, 2021
The PFD is officially announced and redistricting maps await public input, Democratic State Senator Jesse Kiehl discusses both; Southeast Alaska breaks the record for Dungeness crab prices paid out to harvesters; An update on the Chilkat Valley Moose Hunt.
Newscast – September 24, 2021
COVID-19 test kit shortages cause Skagway’s clinic to halt travel-based testing; and we go mushroom hunting with Haines chef Travis Kukkell.