KHNS’ Mike Swasey previews Thursday night’s Skagway Borough Assembly meeting with Mayor Andrew Cremata. The post Newscast – June 2, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

In late April the American Bald Eagle Foundation contacted its renters with concerns that floodwater could have contaminated their farm. Nick Schlosstein and his wife Leah Wagner make their living working the half-acre farm and selling seeds as Foundroot. They’ve been on the land for the last five seasons but were told that was not […] The post Haines farmers asked to vacate land they rent on the eve of the growing season first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Two Haines’ farmers are evicted from the land they rent on the eve of the growing season as the landowner grapples with potential contamination in the soil after flooding from last December’s devastating storms. The post Newscast – June 1, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Earlier in May, big cruise ship companies got the green light to resume sailings to Alaska, after losing last summer’s tourism season to the pandemic.  That’s good news for communities like Skagway, where cruise-based tourism is critical for the local economy. The town saw a 95% drop in overall revenue due to the pandemic. But, […] The post Skagway businesses adapt to the news that cruise ships may be visiting this summer first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway businesses adapt to the news that cruise ships may be visiting this summer. The post Newscast – May 28, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Tension between White Pass and the Skagway Mayor, plus the threat of legal action dominated Thursday’s Skagway’s Borough Assembly meeting. The post Newscast – May 21, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The day after graduation, the Skagway Panthers hoops teams started the long slog to Sitka to participate in a regional tournament… sort of. None of the teams in this tourney played in the regional “State” tournament because of COVID protocols.  Both the Panther teams ended up in the finals, and both lost the championship games […] The post Sports in the Upper Lynn Canal this week features Skagway hoops and Haines disc golf first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Skagway High School boys and girls basketball teams finished second in a regional tournament in Sitka; the Haines disc golf course is expanding. The post Newscast – May 27, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Last year, Haines Glacier Bear wrestler Wesley Verhamme won the Alaska Division II Boy’s State Wrestling Championship in the 215lb weight class as a junior. In his senior year, Wesley wanted to one-up himself, so he moved into the heavyweight division that tops out at 285lbs. And he brought home another championship. On Sunday, Haines […] The post Haines wrestler Wesley Verhamme brings home a state championship first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines Assembly meeting on Tuesday night featured a pool compromise, budget disputes, and free sidewalks. The post Newscast – May 26, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.