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Skagway receives grant, permits

Skagway receives grant, permits

  There is big news on the Skagway waterfront. The municipality received a grant that will pay for most of the rockslide mitigation work above the railroad dock. And the town received all necessary permits to move forward with work on the ore dock.    Two...

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Haines Chamber of Commerce leadership in flux

Haines Chamber of Commerce leadership in flux

  Staffing at the Haines Chamber of Commerce is in flux. The current director is leaving, and a previous director is stepping in to train a potential new director.    Andrew Letchworth is stepping down from his position as director of the Haines Chamber of...

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Low prices affect salmon fishers around the state

Low prices affect salmon fishers around the state

   It’s been a tough year for commercial salmon fishers. Three years of huge returns in Bristol Bay created a surplus of sockeye in the market. That pushed base prices to historic lows and economists are unsure of how long this glut will affect fishers’...

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More details about Chilkoot canoe incident

More details about Chilkoot canoe incident

  Two weekends ago a canoe from a Haines guiding company transporting nine people took on water at Chilkoot lake. Its passengers spent a substantial amount of time in the lake’s cold water as they swam to shore before being rescued. We spoke with Haines Fire...

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Hut goes up in the mountains above Haines

Hut goes up in the mountains above Haines

  A building project a long time in the making has finally materialized. Skiing enthusiasts in Haines got together to build a hut nestled between peaks above the Chilkat river.   Some years ago in Haines, a group of friends who share a love of wilderness saw...

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Election file in periods end in Haines and Skagway

Election file in periods end in Haines and Skagway

  The file in period for candidates in the coming municipal elections closed on Sunday in Haines.  Two candidates filed for mayor, Thom Morphet and former mayor Jan Hill Six people filed for three open assembly seats. They are Natalie Dawson, Kevin Forster, Diana...

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Newscasts

Newscast – June 22 2023

Newscast – June 22 2023

This week was the first opener of the commercial salmon fishing season. The runs in Lynn Canal are predicted to be ...
Newscast – June 21 2023

Newscast – June 21 2023

The Haines Borough started an effort to come up with a plan for the next decade. Consultants with the firm ...
Newscast – June 20 2023

Newscast – June 20 2023

 An author who has spent her career salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska has published a new collection of essays, ...
Newscast – June 19 2023

Newscast – June 19 2023

Today in the news Skagway’s local government is discussing how to handle the transit of bulk minerals in the ...
Newscast – June 16 2023

Newscast – June 16 2023

Today, tribes in the region are uniting to ask stronger conservation measures for salmon, and a mine on admiralty ...
Newscast – June 15 2023

Newscast – June 15 2023

The Haines borough hired a consulting company to write a new comprehensive plan. The document will guide local ...
Newscast – June 14 2023

Newscast – June 14 2023

A Haines man was arrested at the airport. The Haines Borough Police Department found a large amount of drugs on ...
Newscast – June 13 2023

Newscast – June 13 2023

Someone has started cutting trails in the area under consideration for seismic testing by Constantine., despite ...