Last week the Municipality of Skagway announced its first outbreak of COVID-19. There are currently five active cases. One of the people who tested positive let the municipality share his name with the public to speed up efforts to trace his contacts. Last week Mike O’Daniel learned he had been in contact with someone who […] The post Skagway man with COVID-19 shares name with public to improve contact tracing first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway’s COVID-19 case count jumps to seven; Alaska Supreme Court affirms Klukwan as the home for disputed Tlingit artifacts; Development of a Klukwan radio station is underway. The post Newscast - October 23, 2020 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Drama, Debate and Forensics goes virtual during the pandemic; Close contacts of COVID patients refuse to quarantine because they won’t get paid time off. The post Newscast - October 22, 2020 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway’s police chief departs abruptly; Haines hires a new pool manager; Expect to seethe Aurora Borealis in the night sky this week; Juneau’s COVID-19 case count continues to rise. The post Newscast - October 21, 2020 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Early voting for the November 3 general election began in Haines and Skagway on Tuesday. Municipal officials have been busy running voting booths out of their offices.  This year Upper Lynn Canal voters will choose a U.S. Senator, a U.S. Representative and the president of the United States. There are also two statewide ballot measures: […] The post Early voting for the national election begins in Haines and Skagway first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Demand for food assistance increases in Skagway; Early voting begins in the Upper Lynn Canal; Alaska tries to sell its fast ferries. The post Newscast - October 20, 2020 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway’s COVID-19 case count climbs to 5; Haines Borough Superintendent Roy Getchell on the first quarter of back-to-school with pandemic precautions in place. The post Newscast - October 19, 2020 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Bear killed after breaking into boats at the Haines harbor; Second active case of COVID-19 identified in Skagway; Skagway Public Library turns 100 years old. The post Newscast - October 16, 2020 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game confirmed Friday that a 23rd bear was killed in defense of life and property in Haines.  The most recent DLP comes after a bear or bears broke into dozens of Haines cars in the last two weeks, causing extensive damages. Carl Koch is Fish and Game’s Juneau-based management biologist […] The post DLP count continues to climb: 23 bears dead in Haines first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The final votes have been tallied for the municipal elections in Haines and Skagway. A mayor was unseated in Haines and several newcomers took seats on the borough assembly. Four seats on the Haines Borough Assembly were up for election this October. Assembly Members Zephyr Sincerny and Stephanie Scott chose not to seek re-election while […] The post Newcomers unseat the incumbents in Haines and Skagway municipal elections first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.