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Sportfishermen and women have been lucky this February, catching king salmon in and around Portage Cove near downtown Haines.  The chinook “shore huggers” are not part of a salmon run, but instead hang out locally as part of a historical winter rearing. The older,...

Housing dominated much of Skagway’s last assembly meeting as three members were appointed to the ad hoc housing committee. Assembly member Orion Hanson tried to get approval for staff to draft a RFP for high density housing at the former clinic site, to include senior...

The Haines Middle School wrestling team competed in the Southeast Alaska Middle School Regional Tournament in Ketchikan over the weekend.  Seven athletes made the finals, and Haines returned home with five regional champions.    The Haines middle school wrestling...

On Valentine’s Day, the new cruise dock float was scheduled to be delivered to Skagway’s Ore Dock Redevelopment Project. Measuring 500 by 50 feet, the float traveled from Anacortes. But disaster struck near Ketchikan when the float broke into three pieces. Borough...

Tuesday morning was the Championship round for Haines school’s Tournament of the Readers.  Only two teams were still standing after a nearly month-long tournament that comprised of eight teams.  The Tournament is open to grades three through eight.  As KHNS’s Jenn...

The Haines Borough wants to clean up old contaminated soil outside of town and they’re asking the state for help. The site is at 34 miles on the Haines Highway near a salmon stream. It’s unclear how the contamination happened. But in this story from Alain...

The Haines Borough Assembly discussed the next steps for both the Chilkat Bald Eagle Advisory Council and Lutak Dock at Tuesday’s Assembly meeting.   And, students and staff of Haines schools celebrated Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on Thursday with a school-wide...

It’s the final story of our two-part series about “How to Write the Perfect Valentine’s Day Card.”  Today Alaska’s writer laureate and Haines local Heather Lende gives tips on how to write from the heart.  And she goes out of her comfort zone when asked to craft a...

For the next two news days, Love is on the air. KHNS interviewed two authors on how to write the perfect Valentine’s Day card.  We’ll hear from Alaska’s author laureate–and Haines local–Heather Lende on how she uses the written word to spread the love.  But first,...

Skagway and Haines Middle School Wrestling teams dueled in Haines over the weekend.  No official team scores were recorded, as the athletes faced off in front of a boisterous crowd on both Friday and Saturday. Haines and Skagway middle school wrestling teams competed...