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Road Closures and High Avalanche Danger
A large avalanche slid across the Haines Highway near 20-mile on Sunday night. The road remains closed to traffic as workers wait for safe conditions to start clearing the debris. They hope to begin work Tuesday morning. Manager of Haines Maintenance Station Matt...
One year after Skagway’s first fentanyl overdoses, community is more aware
It's been one year since Skagway experienced its first known deaths linked to fentanyl. On Jan. 13, 28-year-old Anthony Bowers succumbed to a fentanyl overdose. Less than 24 hours later, James Cook, 44, also died of a fentanyl overdose. So far, there have been no...
Girls’ basketball team places first at first all-female tournament
Skagway School’s girls' basketball team, the Lady Panthers, earned the top spot at the first annual Elizabeth Peratrovich Women’s High School Basketball Invitational. Held Jan. 18-20 in Juneau, the all-female tournament honors Peratrovich, the revered Tlingit civil...
Documentary encourages discussion on sustainable tourism
Skagwegians had the unusual opportunity for dinner and a movie on Jan. 19 when Skagway Arts Council screened the documentary Cruise Boom at AB Hall. Directed, filmed and edited by Ellen Frankenstein and Atman Mehta, the 50-minute film explores how Sitka will...
Historic Chilkat Blanket returns to Southeast Alaska
A Chilkat robe is returning to Southeast Alaska after spending the last 70 years in a Seattle private collection. Five private donors bought the robe for $39,000 and donated it to the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau. Native weavers are eager to study the robe...
Asssembly discontinues state lobbyist contracts
The Haines Borough will not have any state lobbyists during the current Legislative Session. The Haines Borough Assembly plans instead to dedicate energy and resources to obtain funding for infrastructure projects at the federal level, where grant funding...
Dunleavy changes management of Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Haines
Governor Mike Dunleavy wants to eliminate the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council. It was one of several executive orders the Governor made at the start of the Legislative session. The eagle preserve’s council is made of 12 members, most of them...
Skagway Assembly Passes Resolution to Sell Garden City RV Lots
The Skagway Borough Assembly unanimously approved Resolution 23 -30R on Jan. 18, paving the way to sell lots in Garden City RV Park for housing. The municipality bought the RV park from the Diocese of Juneau in 2013 for $1.7 million. When then Assemblymember Sam...
Cinematic Centipedes win top honor at regional robotics competition
Skagway School’s middle school robotics team, the Cinematic Centipedes, earned first place recognition at the Dec. 9 regional competition. The three-person team was caught off-guard by the honor, said seventh grader Jaxon Larsen. Jaxon Larsen:“My heart was racing so...
Skagway municipal employee accepts regional position
Kaitlyn Jared, former Skagway port administrative manager, is now transportation and special projects manager for Southeast Conference. Jared was employed by the municipality through December of 2023. She served for a little over a year. Kaitlyn...
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