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The Skagway Shuffle: Episode 1
Like many Alaska towns, Skagway has been dealing with a housing shortage for years. Unlike other towns, Skagway has little room for expansion and the number of housing units available doesn't change much year over year, even as the ships get bigger, and more...

Skagway Assembly discusses highway behavior and tourism survey, gets history lesson
Last Thursday’s Skagway Assembly meeting discussed problem bears and drivers on the Klondike Highway and a possible study to understand the impacts of tourism. A surprise visitor with deep Skagway roots delighted participants. The May 6 Skagway Borough...

Former Skagway resident charged with manslaughter for overdose deaths
After a lengthy investigation, an arrest was made in two overdose deaths in Skagway. Approximately 17 months after the death of two Skagway men from fentanyl, a suspect was arrested. Jacob Cotton, 33, was taken into custody at the Juneau Airport by Skagway...

Kings, queens and wordsmiths converge on Skagway
It was a busy week for culture in Skagway with drag performers and award-winning authors. Skagway held two major events last week, the kickoff to Pride and North Words Writers Symposium. While Pride is a month-long event celebrating the LGBTQ community, the...

Large, live art at the Red Onion
A Skagway restaurant hosted live art, enabling customers to watch a mural being created on the spot. Red Onion Saloon patrons were delighted with a live exhibition by muralist Kate Kolodi on May 26. Kolodi started with a piece of blank 6.5 foot by 3.5 foot...

Truck fire closes highway, gets international support
A vehicle fire on the Klondike Highway stopped traffic in both directions. Canadian firefighters crossed the border to assist. A May 24 vehicle fire at Mile 14 on the Klondike Highway shut down the two-lane road and triggered an international response. When...

Assembly proposes spending $400,000 on staffing, hears request to limit weed shops
Would $400,000 help the Haines Borough administration with staffing issues? And would that be worth a slight increase in property taxes? Those are questions that the Haines Borough Assembly is weighing as it approaches a final decision about next year’s budget. The...

New study quantifies bird transit through Chilkat Valley
A new study looks at the importance of the Chilkat Valley to migratory birds. The researchers analyzed data from a popular birding app to understand what birds pass through the area at what time of the year. They were surprised by the number of species that use the...

Planning of Skagway’s Main Street rebuild begins
The Municipality of Skagway is spending nearly $300,000 to prepare Main Street for future repairs. The town will need to secure millions in construction funding and decide the makeup of its secondary road. Skagway residents noticed surveyors working on Main...

Skagway sprinter qualifies for state meet
A long sprinter from Skagway High School qualified to compete at the state meet in Anchorage this weekend. He’ll be escorted by the team’s new coach. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson watched part of a practice to see the pair in action. Coach Kortney Rupprecht:...
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