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Skagway School ninth grader prepares for poetry competition, stifles nerves
Skagway School will send a veteran contender to the state’s Poetry Out Loud finals in early March. Freshman Mina Yee will compete for the second time, with a one in eight chance of winning. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson interviewed the performer. “I like the lady...

It’s cookie time for a new Haines Girl Scout troop
The Haines Borough has suffered a decade-long drought of Girl Scouts, which ended this winter when three local moms started a new troop. And, as KHNS’s Jenn Shelton reports, their Daisies are poised to let a truckload of Girl Scout cookies rain down on the valley...
Haines Assembly Members vote unanimously on Lutak Dock after MARAD review but questions still remain
Lutak Dock conversations dominated Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Last week the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration delivered a review of the project. It gave the borough two options on how to move the project forward. Both...

Hospice of Haines hosts Taking Care Winter Series
Hospice of Haines hosted a winter series called Taking Care. It included over a dozen events – Movie Nights, TaiChi for caregivers, Forest Healing Therapy and the Death Cafe. At the second to last series event on Sunday, community members discussed how to age, die...
MARAD will not pay for the $10 million worth of steel purchased towards Lutak Dock reconstruction project
The U.S. Maritime Administration has found that millions of dollars in steel purchased by Turnagain Marine Construction for the Haines Lutak Dock project are not eligible for reimbursement. In a review, the federal agency determined that the steel was purchased before...

Skagway will foot the bill for broken float dock – for now
Skagway’s Ore Dock Redevelopment Project had a tight deadline to replace the aging Ore Dock before the start of the 2024 cruise ship season. With the demise of the replacement float dock, meant to be delivered two weeks ago, the assembly met to discuss the new plan....

Planning and Zoning forwards ideas to assembly to improve housing despite criticism
Skagway’s Planning and Zoning Commission spent 2.5 hours across two meetings creating recommendations for the assembly to increase housing inventory. Residents voiced concerns about the process. The assembly has yet to address the recommendations. Skagway’s...

Haines and Skagway start uphill climb for proposed trail system to connect the two boroughs
A board member from Haines Huts and Trails participated in Skagway’s last Parks and Recreation Committee meeting as the idea of a hut traverse between the communities was broached. If the plan came to fruition, the average hiker could make the trip in three days. ...

Winter king salmon fishing in Haines
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,...

Skagway housing task force builds momentum
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...
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