Resolution 21-09 inspired the majority of correspondence received by the Municipality in the run-up to Thursday night’s Assembly meeting.  That resolution, as drafted by the Health Education Welfare committee, would have required face-coverings to be worn inside all businesses licensed by the municipality. That resolution had already been adopted once on a technicality, then was […] The post Skagway’s Assembly passes a mask recommendation and a stimulus plan first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Skagway Assembly passes a mask recommendation, plus the manager’s stimulus plan; The Haines Borough Assembly considers support for the proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal just north of Juneau. The post Newscast – April 16, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Dunleavy Administration scraps its plan to close the Haines DMV and replace it with a private vendor; Spring finally arrives in the Upper Lynn Canal; Skagway residents take to the ocean, mountains and wooden floors in this weeks sports update. The post Newscast – April 15, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Last fall when Brooke Jasky-Zuber decided to hunker down in Skagway for the winter she figured she’d need to find more outlets for outdoor adventure.  So she bought a wetsuit, convinced some friends to join her, and started winter swimming in Skagway.   “Being able to take the snorkels out in the clear water has […] The post Swimming, Skiing, Bowling; Winter Sports in Skagway aren’t over yet first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

New research indicates that the Alsek River will change course dramatically over the next few decades. Geologists with the National Park Service predict that glacial retreat related to climate change may move the mouth of the river 20 miles away from its current location. This could pose challenges for raft trips and fishing in Glacier […] The post Glacier Bay’s Alsek River predicted to change course dramatically within a few decades due to climate change first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines Borough re-opens Beach Road; Skagway reconsiders a mask mandate. The post Newscast – April 14, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

  The State of Alaska cancels all appointments for Johnson & Johnson vaccine & Trumpeter Swans make a pit stop in Dyea. The post Newscast – April 13, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway’s Assembly takes another swing at passing a face-covering requirement inside local businesses and the Borough Manager’s economic stimulus plan comes up to vote for the second time.  About a month ago Skagway’s Assembly voted to pass a resolution to require the use of face-coverings inside all municipally licensed businesses, but not without controversy. The […] The post Skagway’s Thursday night Assembly meeting preview with Mayor Cremata first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The arrival of the Trumpeter Swans is a signal that spring is here, whether or not the weather agrees.  There have been over 20 spotted on the Taiya River in Dyea this week, according to Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Biologist Elaine Furbish, they’re still on their way north.   “Every spring, we have Swans […] The post Trumpeter Swans make pit stop in Dyea first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

More than 70 residents of the Upper Lynn Canal have already received the single-dose vaccine with no reports of serious side effects.  Recent immunization numbers have shown that Skagway leads the state and the nation in vaccination rates against Covid-19, and Haines is not far behind.  Until recently, the majority of doses administered through the […] The post Alaska halts Johnson & Johnson Covid -19 vaccine distribution first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.