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Documentary encourages discussion on sustainable tourism

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...

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Historic Chilkat Blanket returns to Southeast Alaska

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...

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Asssembly discontinues state lobbyist contracts

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...

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Skagway Assembly Passes Resolution to Sell Garden City RV Lots

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...

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Skagway municipal employee accepts regional position

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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Skagway planning and zoning searches for housing solutions

Skagway planning and zoning searches for housing solutions

Each commissioner of the Skagway Planning and Zoning Commission submitted three ideas for improving the housing situation in Skagway at a work session earlier this week.   The Planning and Zoning Commission held a work session Jan. 16. Each commissioner was...

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Grant awarded to CIA for EV charging station

Grant awarded to CIA for EV charging station

The Chilkoot Indian Association received a $1.4 million dollar grant for building an electric vehicle charging station.  The station is intended for public use and construction is expected to begin this spring. The Chilkoot Indian Association will be getting an...

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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 ...