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Skagway Housing Task Force – Lynn Canal Voice 5-2-24

Skagway Housing Task Force – Lynn Canal Voice 5-2-24

With significant issues finding housing for renters and seasonal workers, Skagway has formed a "Housing Task Force" to hopefully find some solutions. Melinda Munson interviews three members of the Housing task force in this month's Lynn Canal Voice.

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Skagway’s boot camp for seasonal workers

Skagway’s boot camp for seasonal workers

Roughly 2,000 seasonal workers descend on Skagway at the start of each cruise ship season. A week of events and classes get new workers acclimated to the town’s unique life. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson tells us about this Skagway tradition.     Skagway’s...

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Lynn Canal media contributors reel in press awards

Lynn Canal media contributors reel in press awards

Skagway and Haines brought home a handful of awards from the yearly state media gathering. Not all the winners were professional journalists. Melinda Munson from KHNS attended the conference and brings us this report.     Skagway resident Wendy Anderson was...

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Plan for Lutak gravel pit hits another roadblock

Plan for Lutak gravel pit hits another roadblock

A major Haines construction firm, Southeast Road Builders, lost an appeal yesterday for a permit to dig a gravel pit along Lutak Road, just west of the ferry terminal.  The Haines Borough Assembly on Wednesday effectively upheld an earlier denial of the company’s...

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Lutak Dock design question could be put to a public vote

Lutak Dock design question could be put to a public vote

  Should questions about the $25 million Lutak Dock project be put to a public vote? A proposal for a special election is now officially on the table. For years Haines Borough officials have been debating how to rebuild the aging Lutak Dock, the borough’s main...

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Dahl Clinic works to maintain funding, license

Dahl Clinic works to maintain funding, license

Skagway’s clinic continues to grapple with its federal funding woes as it makes a plan to maintain compliance. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has this financial health report.   Skagway’s Dahl Memorial Clinic Board of Directors met April 10 to discuss two possible...

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Credit unions respond to muni request for services

Credit unions respond to muni request for services

Two credit unions answered the call for a possible second banking institution in Skagway. Both have plans to visit. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson brings us this report. Skagway is currently home to one financial institution, Wells Fargo Bank. The Finance Committee...

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Newscasts

February 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

Haines has been searching for a police chief since November. The borough assembly and staff are moving forward ...

February 12, 2025

A new report in Haines chronicles which parts of the mountainous borough might be prone to future ...
February 11, 2025

February 11, 2025

The U.S. Forest Service has completed assessment reports on over 20 topics that will inform how the Tongass ...
February 10, 2025

February 10, 2025

A little more than two years after Skagway’s first fentanyl deaths, the man suspected of providing the drugs is ...
February 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

Skagway’s biggest restaurant is hiring. They need an indoor gardener to tend to their aeroponic lettuce and herb ...
February 5, 2025

February 5, 2025

The Haines Assembly is looking for ways to move forward after one assembly member verbally attacked another ...

Wellness Talk 02-03-25

Burl Sheldon talks with Todd Raining Bird, certified fitness nutrition specialist, certified personal trainer, and ...
February 3, 2025

February 3, 2025

Skagway resident Bill Glude knows snow. It’s his job to monitor the Klondike Highway between Skagway and the ...