Displaced residents in Haines want safer access to their homes; Haines High School science teacher Mark Fontenot will retire at the end of the school year. The post Newscast – January 11, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Veteran science teacher Mark Fontenot will retire from the Haines High School at the end of the school year.  Mr. Fontenot has been the high school science teacher in Haines for the last 26 years. He says it’s with a mixture of melancholy and excitement that he announces his retirement. “I feel incredibly fortunate to […] The post Haines high school teacher to retire after 26 years first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway Convention and Visitors Bureau changes its name; Alaska supreme court rules the state was wrong to sanction a Nome man over an open letter to a newspaper . The post Newscast – January 8, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

A working group to reboot the cruise industry in Alaska is in the works, says Alaska’s commissioner for health and social services. But those working closest with the cruise industry say they’re not in the loop. At a Facebook town hall meeting on Tuesday (1/5) called by the Dunleavy administration to talk COVID vaccines. The […] The post Skagway seeks community-wide vaccination ahead of 2021 cruise season first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway seeks access to vaccines before the cruise season; Tlingit and Haida condemns violence at the nation’s capitol; Alaska’s population declines. The post Newscast – January 7, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Princess Cruisess and Holland America cancel their early season cruises to Alaska in 2021; First baby born in 2021 at Bartlett Regional Hospital is coming home to Skagway; Chilkat Valley Historical Society launches initiative to grow more fruit trees in Haines.  The post Newscast – January 6, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines Borough says it is still unsafe for some residents to access their homes on Beach Road since a landslide swept through the area last month. Anxious to return, homeowners expressed their frustration with the borough during a Monday town hall teleconference with state legislators.  The landslide that swept down Mt. Riley on December […] The post Homeowners plea for access to Beach Road as Haines Borough assesses landslide hazard first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Beach Road residents appeal to legislature for access to their homes near the slide zone in Haines; New winter programs online at the Haines Library are available to everyone. The post Newscast – January 5, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The days may be getting longer, but it’s still dark and snowy. The Haines Library has a robust selection of online learning opportunities coming up this month that anyone can access from home. KHNS  caught up with the library’s Education and Cultural Director, Tracy Wirak-Cassiday, to hear what’s coming up. The media literacy class is […] The post Haines library offers new online courses, available to all first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

It’s been more than a month since a massive storm triggered a devastating landslide in Haines. Survivors and rescuers recounted the crucial first hours of getting Beach Road residents out of harm’s way.  It’s been just over a month since the slide that destroyed at least nine homes and killed two people. On Monday, the […] The post A month after the Haines mudslide, rescuers and survivors reflect on the Beach Road evacuation first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.