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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...

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...

Literay Llamas win the Haines school’s Tournament of the Readers
Tuesday morning was the Championship round for Haines school’s Tournament of the Readers. Only two teams were still standing after a nearly month-long tournament that comprised of eight teams. The Tournament is open to grades three through eight. As KHNS’s Jenn...

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...

Elizabeth Peratrovich Celebration & 2/13 Haines Borough Assembly Meeting
The Haines Borough Assembly discussed the next steps for both the Chilkat Bald Eagle Advisory Council and Lutak Dock at Tuesday’s Assembly meeting. And, students and staff of Haines schools celebrated Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on Thursday with a school-wide...

Haines author Heather Lende tells how to write the perfect Valentine
It’s the final story of our two-part series about “How to Write the Perfect Valentine’s Day Card.” Today Alaska’s writer laureate and Haines local Heather Lende gives tips on how to write from the heart. And she goes out of her comfort zone when asked to craft a...

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,...

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...

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...

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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