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Eagle Foundation sees spike in bird rescues
The American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines has seen such a dramatic increase in bird rescues that they’re asking for the public’s help. The foundation plans to form a volunteer Avian Rescue Team to help respond to the unusually high number of injured birds. ...
School board to discuss superintendent search
The Haines School Board has a special meeting Monday to talk about the superintendent search. Former superintendent Ginger Jewell resigned unexpectedly from the district in June. She fulfilled one year of a three-year contract. Now the school board is in a time crunch...
KHNS News – June 10, 2015
Skagway residents petition for crosswalk on busy street
One-hundred-thirty-nine Skagway residents recently signed a petition, asking the city and state for a seemingly simple thing – they want a crosswalk on one of the town’s busiest summer streets. But getting the state to paint two white lines on the road is proving...
Hooligan run lowest in years in Chilkoot, abundant in Taiya
Hooligan fishing is a tradition for many people in the Upper Lynn Canal. But this spring, those who fish in the Chilkoot had disappointing results. Researchers say the mysterious fish seem to have turned right instead of left into the Taiya, near Skagway, instead of...
Haines DMV closed after employee retirement
Haines is without a Department of Motor Vehicles office for the near future. State DMV director Amy Erikson says in an email that the single Haines DMV employee retired recently. The state is recruiting for the job and it was posted Tuesday on the Workplace Alaska job...
School board debates 1-to-1 technology program
The Haines School District is asking for school board approval to implement a school-wide one-to-one laptops and iPads for students program. It’s a recommendation from a task force called Engaging the Future that deals with how classrooms can use technology in more...
KHNS News – Jan. 27, 2015
Bars on Alaska Marine Highway ferries will close to help the state save money; a warm winter made for an abundant and unusual Christmas Bird Count in Haines; Delta to add year-round competition in Juneau; Juneau hosts Innovation Summit.
KHNS News – Jan. 20, 2015
Heavy rainfall prompts forecasters to issue landslide and mudslide warning in Southeast; a middle school class creates a mobile app for Haines visitors; Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area is halting lift operations until it receives enough snow to open; Juneau’s first ever...
Skagway Assembly votes down Gateway Project funding change
The Skagway Assembly last week decided to revisit a trapping ordinance passed earlier this year and it voted down funding a change to the Gateway Project. The assembly discussed the Gateway Project amendment mostly behind closed doors. But many of the details were...