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The revision of the Haines comprehensive plan is moving along, we talked with Shelly Wade, who was in town last week to peak with community members as she prepares the draft plan.
The preliminary results for the 2023 local elections came in on Tuesday night. The scores appear mostly settled in Haines, but the race in Skagway is not quite over.
Elections are happening, power rates are going up, and bison numbers in Alaska are fluctuating.
Federal funding for repairing Haines’ Porcupine Road has been withdrawn. Some of the work has already been done, and, it is unclear whether the federal government will reimburse the Haines Borough. And, Klukwan and Haines residents came together downtown to voice their opposition to the Palmer project. Klukwan community members organized the gathering, they see the large hard rock mine that is proposed upstream from the village as an existential threat.
Attendees at the SE Conference in Sitka last week devoted the better part of an afternoon (9-19-23) to the transportation outlook for the region, and for the first time in recent memory, it wasn’t all bad news. The infusion of federal transportation dollars into the marine highway system – along with infrastructure funding – are helping regional officials see better times ahead.
Students at the Klukwan school learned how to cut up and process a moose carcass over two days this week. This is a continuation of a local subsistence tradition that goes back generations.
Even though summer has come and gone, garage and estate sale season is still in full swing on the Kenai Peninsula. While they can be a fun experience, they also contribute to the local economy. KDLL’s Hunter Morrison has more.
After almost 13 years, Kay Clements is leaving her position as general manager of this radio station. Her dog Sully is leaving as well. We chatted with Kay about her career path, and her time at KHNS.
