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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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Newscasts

Newscast – July 5 2023

Newscast – July 5 2023

Senator Dan Sullivan addresses the youth mental health crisis with U.S. Surgeon General and a group of kids with ...
Newscast – July 03 2023

Newscast – July 03 2023

A snowmachine standard is calling it quits and Southeast fishing boats will be doing double duty to study how ...
Newscast – June 30 2023

Newscast – June 30 2023

As summer hits its midpoint, kids will have the unique opportunity to be on both sides of the stage lights in ...
Newscast – June 29 2023

Newscast – June 29 2023

  A permit issued for a heliport in a neighborhood 26 miles from Haines has sparked more debate about ...
Newscast – June 28 2023

Newscast – June 28 2023

Skagway’s railroad workers are voting on whether to authorize a strike. The workers’ union says it’s seeking wages ...
Newscast – June 27 2023

Newscast – June 27 2023

Two new writers are filling the pages of the Chilkat valley news. Nakeshia Diop and Lex Treinen both arrived in ...
Newscast – June 26 2023

Newscast – June 26 2023

 Haines has no veterinary care at all. But that could soon change. A veterinarian is coming to Haines for a week. ...
Newscast – June 23 2023

Newscast – June 23 2023

With the warm weather of spring and summer comes the scramble to recycle the assortment of junk that Haines ...