Skagway residents get ready for some spring cleaning; Alaska prepares a national advertising campaign to promote tourism to the 49th state.   The post Newscast – April 12, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

This Saturday, April 17th brings the Skagway Chamber of Commerce’s annual spring cleaning event called The Clean Sweep.  According to Chamber of Commerce Office Administrator Blaine Mero, the event has been a way to clean up the streets of Skagway after long blustery winters for over 25 years. “It’s just a great way to clean […] The post Spring cleaning hits the streets of Skagway this Saturday first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

  The Alaska Folk Festival moves online this weekend; The Haines Pool is set to close at the end of May for renovations. The post Newscast – April 9, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

There have been a couple of firsts for the Alaska Folk Festival in recent years.  Last year was the first time it’s been canceled, due to COVID.  This year, it’s the first time the festival has gone completely virtual. With COVID restrictions making the typically Juneau-based gathering too risky, festival organizers got creative.  They tapped […] The post Juneau’s Alaska Folk Fest goes virtual first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines Pool will be closing at the end of May for renovations, but there are lots of programs to participate in between now and then.  Pool Manager Amanda Painter says it’s important for the community to know that the pool is open and is an inexpensive way to get some much-needed spring exercise. “It’s […] The post The Haines pool is closing at the end of May for renovations first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

In 2013 The Municipality of Skagway published an audit of its waste management which detailed that about a third of the trash collected was recyclable, a third was garbage, and a third was compostable.  Plans for eliminating some of the excess waste from the incinerator system by composting began taking shape in 2016.  After multiple […] The post Skagway opens new composter to help alleviate burdens on its waste management system first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

New research indicates the course of the Alsek River will change dramatically over the next few decades; Skagway residents begin using the municipality’s new composter.    The post Newscast – April 8, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Several items of note stood out from Tuesday night’s school board meeting, one of the strangest is how the kids are getting their school lunches.  According to Dr. Coughran, the school Superintendent, the planned kitchen renovation project got sidetracked. “We are, you know, still in the process of constructing our new kitchen.  That was a […] The post Skagway’s Tuesday night school board meeting discussed how to make school lunches without a kitchen amongst other agenda items. first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Skagway School gets sack lunches prepared at the Elks club while waiting on a kitchen renovation; Tenakee Springs turns to online fundraising to repair a bridge destroyed during December’s weather disaster. The post Newscast – April 7, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Haines Borough Clerk Alekka Fullerton withdrew her application for the borough manager job on Friday. That comes after the assembly’s first choice for the position declined their offer last month. Local officials are trying to find the time to renew their search for a manager while working on the budget for the coming fiscal year.  […] The post Haines assembly to renew search for borough manager after Fullerton withdraws application first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.