Newscasts
Senator Dan Sullivan addresses the youth mental health crisis with U.S. Surgeon General and a group of kids with adventure and community service on their minds visits Haines.
A snowmachine standard is calling it quits and Southeast fishing boats will be doing double duty to study how salmon are handling the temperature changes in the ocean.
As summer hits its midpoint, kids will have the unique opportunity to be on both sides of the stage lights in Haines. That’s the mission of the annual Summer Youth Conservatory program at the Chilkat Center for the Arts.
A permit issued for a heliport in a neighborhood 26 miles from Haines has sparked more debate about helicopter use in the borough. One side clamors for the freedom to use their land as they want the other wants freedom from noise pollution. We visited the airstrip, and the neighbors.
Skagway’s railroad workers are voting on whether to authorize a strike. The workers’ union says it’s seeking wages that keep up with inflation, affordable healthcare and no job cuts. As KTOO’s Katie Anastas reports, the dispute is playing out in the middle of a busy post-pandemic tourist season. And, the Haines borough is appealing the numbers of the 2020 census. Officials hope to avoid missing out on federal funding opportunities. And, phone service is bad.
Two new writers are filling the pages of the Chilkat valley news. Nakeshia Diop and Lex Treinen both arrived in recent weeks and hit the ground running. Treinen will take over as editor, and Diop reporter. We stopped by the newspaper’s office to chat with them.
Haines has no veterinary care at all. But that could soon change. A veterinarian is coming to Haines for a week. Trail breaker Vet Services will establish a connection with pet owners, and hope to provide continued care online and through bi annual visits to the town And the Haines planning commission recently voted to endorse pursuing a Safe Street grant. The federal program provides funds for municipalities to assess their safety needs and construct safety features on roadways.
With the warm weather of spring and summer comes the scramble to recycle the assortment of junk that Haines residents have accumulated over the past year and the nonprofit Haines Friends of Recycling is meeting that annual need.
