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Little Dippers welcomes new administrator

Little Dippers welcomes new administrator

  Little Dippers Learning Center is embarking on a new chapter under the leadership of Kally Deymonaz, a seasoned educator passionate about early childhood learning. As the center’s new administrator, she brings over two decades of teaching experience, a master’s...

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Haines Assembly seeks Fullerton to serve as interim manager

Haines Assembly seeks Fullerton to serve as interim manager

  The Haines Assembly met as a Committee of the Whole to discuss what capital budget priorities should be submitted to the state and federal government and how to move forward with the borough manager and clerk hire. The Haines Assembly had a relatively easy time...

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Haines grapples with a weekend fire and Monday assault

Haines grapples with a weekend fire and Monday assault

  Around 11:30 Monday morning, police sent out a Nixle alert stating that an active crime was in progress and urged 4th Avenue residents to “shelter in place.” Eyewitnesses reported a fight breaking out between two men, then hearing gunshots. “I was just sitting...

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Skagway’s Main Street reconstruction project seeks feedback

Skagway’s Main Street reconstruction project seeks feedback

Skagway is in the conceptual phase of its redesign of Main Street. A recent virtual meeting presented three concepts and encouraged residents to discuss concerns. So far, the participating public has expressed mostly support, even though the project will utilize...

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Skagway Rec Center hosts seniors Q&A with clinic director

Skagway Rec Center hosts seniors Q&A with clinic director

Skagway seniors met for a social in mid-November. On the agenda was a discussion with local medical clinic directors. The elders learned about Skagway’s new pharmacy and home health program, and why the town might not need a resident doctor.   Albert Wall is Dahl...

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Prospective borough manager doesn’t choose Haines

Prospective borough manager doesn’t choose Haines

The Haines borough manager finalist was scheduled to visit mid-December to sign his contract. But, he gave notice just before Thanksgiving that he had accepted a position elsewhere. Haines’ interim manager says that part of the problem was negative comments about the...

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The Skagway News looks for new owner

The Skagway News looks for new owner

  The Skagway News is once again looking for a new owner. Gretchen Wehmhoff bought the paper in 2020 and is now looking to sell.  "So back in 2019 the owner at the time, Larry Persily, decided to offer it to someone who was from Alaska, who he thought would care...

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Newscasts

February 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

Haines has been searching for a police chief since November. The borough assembly and staff are moving forward ...

February 12, 2025

A new report in Haines chronicles which parts of the mountainous borough might be prone to future ...
February 11, 2025

February 11, 2025

The U.S. Forest Service has completed assessment reports on over 20 topics that will inform how the Tongass ...
February 10, 2025

February 10, 2025

A little more than two years after Skagway’s first fentanyl deaths, the man suspected of providing the drugs is ...
February 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

Skagway’s biggest restaurant is hiring. They need an indoor gardener to tend to their aeroponic lettuce and herb ...
February 5, 2025

February 5, 2025

The Haines Assembly is looking for ways to move forward after one assembly member verbally attacked another ...

Wellness Talk 02-03-25

Burl Sheldon talks with Todd Raining Bird, certified fitness nutrition specialist, certified personal trainer, and ...
February 3, 2025

February 3, 2025

Skagway resident Bill Glude knows snow. It’s his job to monitor the Klondike Highway between Skagway and the ...