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False alarm distress signal prompts Coast Guard search in Haines
For the second time this summer, the Coast Guard conducted a search in Haines that was triggered by what appeared to be a false alarm. Petty Officer Jon-Paul Rios said an emergency beacon distress signal initiated a search around noon Monday. A Coast guard helicopter...
Deadline to apply for open Skagway Assembly seat extended
The deadline to submit letters of interest to serve on the Skagway Borough Assembly has been extended. A position opened at the beginning of May, when the assembly accepted Angela Grieser’s resignation. At a meeting Thursday, the group said they would allow residents...
Independent Senate candidate visits Haines: ‘I’m all work, no party’
Margaret Stock says if she is elected to office, she’ll be ‘all work and no party.’ No party as in no political affiliation and the distractions, she says, that come with it. Stock is an independent candidate for the US Senate seat currently occupied by Lisa...
Skagway Traditional Council former administrator charged with embezzlement
The former administrator of the Skagway Traditional Council is facing four charges of embezzlement. Delia Commander now lives in Oregon. But the allegations stem from her time as administrator of the Skagway tribal organization. The Alaska U.S. Attorney’s office says...
KHNS News – Feb. 6, 2017
Internet issues frustrate Upper Lynn Canal residents; Skagway asks for more than a temporary fix for its ferry dock; Southeast tribal council plan constitutional convention; Ferry Matanuska delayed.
Skagway Assembly to discuss port consultant and senior center
The Skagway Borough Assembly will discuss next steps for a port consultant and senior center project at its meeting this week. The assembly recently selected a port consultant proposal from Anchorage-based Moffatt & Nichol. But Borough Manager Scott Hahn wants to...
Sockeye rush to the Chilkoot, slow to reach the Chilkat
After a slow start, the Chilkoot sockeye run has seen an impressive increase in the last two weeks. At the same time, high water levels on the Tsirku River have slowed salmon migration to Chilkat Lake. Across the state of Alaska sockeye runs have been fairly weak....
CWS sets up off-site station for household trash collection
Haines residents looking to dispose of household trash do have a means to do so this weekend. Community Waste Solutions set up an off-site collection station at the end of FAA Road, near the water treatment plant. CWS’s main processing building and the surrounding...
KHNS News – Oct. 18, 2016
Inclement weather prompts harbor bid deadline extension; Haines Planning Commission recommends Assembly adopt ordinance requiring more oversight; Heliski map committee includes two heliski company owners.
Haines trash collection delayed to Monday due to potential contamination
UPDATE: CWS has set up an off-site trash collection station over the weekend. Haines residents with full trash cans will have to wait until next week to get rid of their garbage. The town’s only trash collection business is temporarily closed because of a potential...