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Skagway Assembly talks trash

Skagway Assembly talks trash

The Skagway Borough Assembly meeting on Thursday included an announcement about power rates and a discussion of senior resources. The assembly also revisited property set-back regulations and a potential law on bear attractants.   The Oct. 17 Skagway Assembly...

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Alaskans were busy this summer, making ornaments

Alaskans were busy this summer, making ornaments

    Sounds of punching clay on a table filled the air in the Wrangell District’s National Forest office garage. Between throwing the lump of gray clay on the table, Claire Froelich kneaded into it, as it’s part of the process to making clay from some of...

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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 ...