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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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Mariculture meetup gives direction to growing industry

Mariculture meetup gives direction to growing industry

From oyster to kelp farmers, mariculture industry members gathered to share their experiences as part of a five year, $49 million project to develop mariculture in Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District held a mariculture meetup on Aug. 9 at Kenai...

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Newscasts

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 ...
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 ...