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New Cajun Restaurant Set To Open North Broadway Next Summer
A pair of cruise tourists this summer fell in love with Skagway and are now getting ready to open a Cajun restaurant at the north end of Broadway. Melinda Munson has this story - Kathy Phillips of Louisiana came to Skagway on a cruise ship in May. The southern...
Haines assembly votes to rehear permit application for Lutak gravel pit
The Haines Borough assembly voted to rehear a conditional use permit application for a gravel pit and rock quarry across the road from the ferry terminal. The permit had been issued by the outgoing planning commission at its last meeting. This summer,...
Ghost and the machine: Skagway Facebook page focuses on the paranormal
Skagway ghosts are receiving a lot of attention. Following reports of mysterious pushes and shoves, a local student plans on investigating an old building for spooky phenomena. But, as Melinda Munson reports for KHNS, he already has a large disembodied crowd...
Haines assembly votes to end relationship with contract assessor
A long-simmering anger in Haines over property tax assessments has reached the boiling point. Taxpayers circulated a petition asking that the borough cancel the assessor’s contract. The petition gathered close to 600 signatures, and the borough assembly took note....
Elder Mentor program offered in Haines
A recruiter for an elder mentor program is in Haines. She is aiming to set up a system to create bonds between students and elders in local schools. The Elder Mentor Program is a statewide project that pairs seniors with students in the school system....
Chilkat Center showcases the Play That Goes Wrong
The Haines Chilkat Center stage is coming to life this week. KHNS’s Alain d’Epremesnil chatted with Todd Sebens, who directs the play that goes wrong. Cast and crew of the latest Lynn Canal Community Players production are putting the finishing touches...
New planning commission reviews plans for Haines highway work
The Haines Planning Commission’s newly elected members held their first meeting last week. They heard a presentation by the state’s Department of Transportation about the next phase of work on the Haines Highway. The Haines Planning Commission’s...
This week in Skagway news with Melinda Munson
Melinda Munson brings us news from Skagway, with updates on the Dahl Memorial Clinic Board of Directors, our state Legislative Representatives visited, and Skagway Middle Schoolers start a new club; the Planet Protectors. ... In Skagway, the Dahl Memorial...
Man boobytraps, starts fire in storage building.
The Haines Police Department, then the Fire Department, were called to a downtown storage building on Thursday to investigate signs of suspicious activity and smoke in the middle of the day. The owners of the S&W storage facility in downtown Haines...
Haines tourism office puts on Bald Eagle Festivities
The Bald Eagle Festival in Haines is set to start on Friday. This year the tourism office is stepping in to organize the event. We spoke with tourism director Reba Hylton about the details. This summer the Bald Eagle Foundation approached the Haines tourism...
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