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Haines middle school wrestlers pin down regional tournament

Haines middle school wrestlers pin down regional tournament

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...

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Skagway’s new cruise dock float breaks into three pieces

Skagway’s new cruise dock float breaks into three pieces

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...

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Haines looks to clean up 130 truckloads of contaminated soil

Haines looks to clean up 130 truckloads of contaminated soil

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...

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How to write a last minute Valentine’s letter that wins hearts

How to write a last minute Valentine’s letter that wins hearts

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,...

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Haines middle school wrestlers pin down regional tournament

Haines and Skagway Middle School Wrestling Update

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...

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Senior meals resume in Skagway

Senior meals resume in Skagway

Skagway elders have more opportunity to socialize this winter now that senior lunches have resumed, but a proposed municipal senior-center facility is still on hold because it fails to meet ADA standards.  On a Tuesday afternoon, Skagway seniors were in high spirits...

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Ore Dock project on schedule, port hosts unanticipated wildlife

Ore Dock project on schedule, port hosts unanticipated wildlife

While Skagway typically welcomes visitors wholeheartedly, a Northern Fur Seal’s visits have complicated the construction of the borough’s ore dock because of its federal status as a protected species.   The Ore Dock Redevelopment Project is expected to be completed on...

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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 ...