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Skagway Parks and Recreation Committee seeks public feedback on proposed recreation center expansion
Skagway voters may be asked whether they would support public funding for an expansion of the Skagway Recreation Center. There will be a public hearing on the subject at Thursday’s assembly meeting. The municipality’s Parks and Recreation Committee wants to give...
Haines leaders grapple with police, economic development budget questions
Should the Haines Borough have a five-officer police force? Should a newly formed economic development corporation get $95,000 in government funding? How should the borough go about giving money to nonprofits? These are some of the questions the assembly has to decide...
KHNS News – Feb. 7, 2017
Cost at center of Haines solid waste discussion; With fireweed cosmos and spruce tip gin, Skagway distillery set to open in May
KHNS News – Oct. 21, 2016
Skagway Assemblyman resigns months after federal tax charges conviction; Haines borough manager proposes changes to heliski map committee code; Ripinsky weather station provides data on mountain conditions.
Haines recall results certified
The results of Haines’ special recall election were certified Tuesday night. The effort to unseat Assembly members Heather Lende, Tresham Gregg and Tom Morphet failed, with about 60 percent voting against the recall. On the question to recall Gregg, 59 percent were...
KHNS News – May 22, 2017
Haines trash disposal business will reopen Tuesday; Preparing for larger ships, Skagway Assembly looks to reopen negotiations with White Pass; Skagway Assembly approves welcoming resolution; Haines songwriter to use Rasmuson award for Dr. Phil-inspired project.
Haines borough manager proposes changes to heliski map committee code
Haines Borough Manager Bill Seward is proposing changes to borough code governing heliski map advisory committees. Seward says the need for changes came to his attention during the formation of the current heliski map committee. Of the five seats on the committee, one...
Tourists pledge to cancel trips to Alaska if Murkowski confirms SCOTUS nominee
Prospective tourists have pledged to cancel vacations to Alaska if Senator Lisa Murkowski confirms President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. That is according to a letter sent to visitors bureaus in cities across Southeast Alaska. Thirty-seven people hailing from 11...
Haines songwriter to use Rasmuson award for Dr. Phil-inspired project
A Haines restaurant owner and songwriter is among about 30 Alaskans who will receive a financial boost to pursue artistic projects this year. Christy Tengs Fowler was chosen by the Rasmuson Foundation for an Individual Artist Award. Tengs Fowler’s songs are inspired...
With fireweed cosmos and spruce tip gin, Skagway distillery set to open in May
A family of self-described ‘serial entrepreneurs’ in Skagway think they’ve found their final adventure: a craft distillery. After more than a year of paperwork and preparation, Skagway Spirits is set to open this spring. The new business is part of a growing craft...