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Skagway Assembly Candidate Profiles: Sam Bass
Before moving to Skagway, Sam Bass was stationed in Juneau with the Coast Guard where he supervised search and rescue for Southeast Alaska. He moved to Skagway after meeting his wife Tara, who owns and manages the Remedy Shop. Bass started living in Skagway part-time...
University of Alaska extends deadline for comments on proposed timber sale
The comment period for a major timber sale near Haines and Klukwan has been extended. Input on the University of Alaska’s proposed 13,000-acre sale is now due by May 22 at 5 p.m. Representatives from the University, Division of Forestry, Mental Health Land Trust...
Haines Assembly Candidate Profiles: Gabe Thomas
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 about Gabe...
Concerns over Chilkoot Corridor reiterated, moratorium on new tour permits possible
Overcrowding on the Chilkoot Corridor remains a major concern for Haines residents. That’s one of the takeaways from a meeting about state parks issues in the Chilkat Valley. And, the local government may put a moratorium on new tours in the area. The road to Chilkoot...
Skagway becomes a Purple Heart City
The Municipality of Skagway held a ceremony on Thursday to recognize the community as a Purple Heart City. The designation aims to reflect the gratitude that local residents have expressed for veterans who were wounded or killed in combat. Mission Objective Outdoors...
Haines Students to display puppets, sets at first Friday
Some young artists will be showing their work at a local art gallery during an upcoming first Friday [May 4] event in Haines. The show will consist of handmade puppets and sets and is the culmination of a several-months-long collaboration between students and a local...
Three assembly seats to be filled in October election
Recently resigned Haines Borough Assemblymember William Prisciandaro will be replaced by the third-place vote getter in the coming election. That’s what the assembly decided after unanimously accepting his resignation at a meeting on Tuesday night. According to the...
Brown bear sow with cub charges Ripinsky hikers
A hiking party of four cruise ship passengers encountered a brown bear sow and her cub while hiking on Mount Ripinsky in Haines on Wednesday. They set out from the Mt. Ripinski trailhead at the end of Young Road, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game...
Haines artists to open studios to the public for magical mystery tour
Artists are opening their studios to the public this weekend in Haines, for the Magical Mystery Tour Artist Studio Crawl. A local arts group is hosting an artist studio crawl which promises a glimpse behind the work of some of the area’s most talented artists. The...
Haines first responders hold 9-hour 9/11 vigil
The Haines Borough Fire Department commemorated the anniversary of September 11, 2001 by standing on full watch and presenting the flag in front of the Public Safety building on Wednesday. Haines may be about as far as you can get from Ground Zero in New York City...