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Tech and art unite for student fashion show

Tech and art unite for student fashion show

Skagway students of all ages took scraps from around town and repurposed them into eye-catching art for the school fashion show. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson was at the catwalk and has this story.   Skagway School premiered its first wearable art show on April 3....

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Telehealth bill passes unanimously in Senate

Telehealth bill passes unanimously in Senate

Many Alaskans have to travel a long way for certain healthcare treatments. But a bill in the state House aims to close that distance by expanding the list of providers Alaskans can see without having to leave home. KFSK’s Shelby Herbert reports.   Emily Nenon is...

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Haines school district begins work on new strategic plan

Haines school district begins work on new strategic plan

Two consultants visited Haines schools last week to update the district’s Strategic Plan. The visiting team conducted interviews and held community meetings.  The district hopes to have a new plan ready for action by the time doors open for school next year.  ...

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Fecal matter in the ocean: testing keeps Skagwegians safe

Fecal matter in the ocean: testing keeps Skagwegians safe

A representative from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and scientists from Skagway’s tribe met with Skagway residents to explain their beach monitoring program. It screens for unhealthy levels of fecal contamination that could pose a risk to...

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Clinic to hold meetings to discuss grant compliance

Clinic to hold meetings to discuss grant compliance

Skagway’s health clinic must respond to the grant program which provides roughly one third of its funding. As KHNS reporter Melinda Munson explains, the clinic needs to update its bylaws to meet the grant requirements.   The Dahl Memorial Clinic Board of...

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Rock ‘n Rust is here to stay in Haines

Rock ‘n Rust is here to stay in Haines

Haines has a shy new band made up of brave old-timers.  Rusty Fingers is their name.  The group is geared toward people who at some point put down an instrument, but want to pick it back up again.  As KHNS’s Jenn Shelton reports, the secular string group meets on...

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Haines preschoolers brush a dragon

Haines preschoolers brush a dragon

Chilkat Valley Preschool is teaming up with Haines Dental to teach the kids about oral hygiene.  The school is participating in an early education pilot program with the local SEARHC clinic. And, on Friday two dental professionals–and a dragon–visited the school to...

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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 ...