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Skagway Assembly struggles to balance budget

Skagway Assembly struggles to balance budget

The Skagway Borough Assembly continued to revise the FY2025 budget during its meeting on Nov. 21. Much of the discussion centered on how to best serve seniors and whether spending money to improve the general population’s quality of life was worth putting less money...

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Dowa pulls out of the Palmer Project

Dowa pulls out of the Palmer Project

For years, a large Japanese smelting company has been pouring money into the Palmer Project, a major copper and zinc exploration project in the upper Chilkat Valley. Now, that company — the majority owner of the project — is stepping away, raising questions about the...

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Haines Assembly chooses borough manager in heated meeting

Haines Assembly chooses borough manager in heated meeting

The Haines Borough Assembly voted to move forward with a borough manager hire after a long and contentious assembly meeting. They hashed out who they should choose – the applicant from New Hampshire or the one from Pennsylvania. They decided on the one with the...

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Egolf recognized at Alaska Bald Eagle Festival

Egolf recognized at Alaska Bald Eagle Festival

  It was a busy weekend in Haines. The hotels were almost at capacity, most Airbnbs were rented and all rental cars were reserved. This was all due to the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival.  Rebecca Hylton is Haines’ tourism director. She said this event is great...

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Skagway Assembly discusses rocks, flag, community land trust

Skagway Assembly discusses rocks, flag, community land trust

Skagway’s Nov. 7 borough assembly meeting was busy. The assembly addressed a Trump flag and a rock slide, and approved a community land trust feasibility study. They completed the first reading of next year’s budget and approved an upgrade to the 911 dispatch call...

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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 ...