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Here are the numbers for the 2023 local election in Haines. 1157 people voted, and there are 29 possible additional votes to come. These are the preliminary, unofficial results.   For Mayor, Tom Morphet won with 604 votes, Jan Hill has 532   For the three...

  A project to re-establish wood bison in Alaska has suffered a setback. The Lower Innoko Yukon Rivers wood bison herd experienced a major decline last winter, and as KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, it’s not the first time adverse weather has impacted the herd.  ...

  Power rates in the upper Lynn Canal are going up 15%, effective October 1st. Earlier this summer, utility provider Alaska Power Company submitted an application to the Alaska Regulatory Commission for a rate increase of almost 25%. In a document explaining its...

  Klukwan and Haines residents came together downtown to voice their opposition to the Palmer project. Klukwan community members organized the gathering, they see the large hard rock mine that is proposed upstream from the village as an existential threat.  ...

  Federal funding for repairing Haines’ Porcupine Road has been withdrawn. Some of the work has already been done, and it is unclear whether the federal government will reimburse the Haines Borough.     The Federal Emergency Management Agency has backed...

Attendees at the SE Conference in Sitka last week devoted the better part of an afternoon (9-19-23) to the transportation outlook for the region, and for the first time in recent memory, it wasn’t all bad news. The infusion of federal transportation dollars into the...

  Students at the Klukwan school learned how to cut up and process a moose carcass over two days this week. This is a continuation of a local subsistence tradition that goes back generations.      Subsistence fishing and hunting are important traditions...

  Even though summer has come and gone, garage and estate sale season is still in full swing on the Kenai Peninsula. While they can be a fun experience, they also contribute to the local economy. KDLL’s Hunter Morrison has more.    Each weekend, folks across the...

After almost 13 years, Kay Clements is leaving her position as general manager of this radio station. Her dog Sully is leaving as well. We chatted with Kay about her career path, and her time at KHNS.     Kay Clements says she will stay involved with the...

  The Skagway Borough assembly has resumed its discussion of containerized ore transfers. As the community prepares to renovate its waterfront facilities, borough officials want to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.   Skagway Assembly members are...