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On Tuesday night in Haines, a new mayor and new assembly memberstook their seats. Mayor Tom Morphet introduced a few changes he would like to implement to make local government more accessible. We asked him about those ideas.  

  The Haines Planning Commission issued a conditional use permit for a rock quarry and gravel pit at two sites on Lutak [LOO-tac}  road. Some residents voiced concerns about rockslide potential and increased truck traffic, but a representative for Southeast Road...

  The Haines School is putting a stressful week behind.     The author of a threatening graffiti that upended the Haines school has been identified last Friday. Superintendent Roy Getchell says a joint investigation with the police department determined that...

Cruise ship season is ending in Skagway this week, with a record breaking number of visitors. The succesful season was a relief after the slow pandemic years.      Skagway’s busiest tourism season is coming to an end. For the first time in years, visitor...

The large number of unfilled jobs in Alaska is not just about the pandemic, the “Great Resignation,” or the disenchantment of Gen Z with traditional work roles. New data from the Alaska Department of Labor suggest that it’s also about demographics, and that it’s not...

  Work on Skagway’s ore dock has begun. As part of it, the Yukon government is considering funding a marine services platform. Some Yukoners are questioning the large expense.    It’s been busy at the Skagway ore dock lately. Borough Manager Brad Ryan says...

The Haines Police Department is investigating a threatening graffiti scrawled in the Haines school bathroom. School administrators communicated the threat to parents, many of whom chose to keep their children at home.   There is a constant police presence at the...

  The brown bear hunting season in the upper Lynn canal has been closed. The bears responsible for opening car doors intown are still at large.  The brown bear hunt in the upper Lynn canal is closing on Wednesday at midnight.   Carl Koch is a biologist with the...

  Klukwan residents recently celebrated the return of church property to the tribe, and officially welcomed Al Giddings as pastor for the village’s congregation.    The Klukwan Presbyterian Church was built in 1903. Hotch: “The boards for the building, the...

  Following a three-year pause on dropping Alaskans from Medicaid during the COVID pandemic, the state health department is now changing how it processes renewals, to keep more people enrolled. The goal is to reduce the number of people who are disenrolled for...