March is usually when Skagway Brewing Company manager Mike Healy starts making money again. But right now the brewpub is closed to diners. “We’re usually getting ready, but not this year,” he said. It takes 120 employees to run his three restaurants. Only 30 of them live in Skagway year round. Seasonal workers […]

Upper Lynn Canal institutions continue to offer services as coronavirus concerns shut down normal operations; the state Democratic Primary cancels in-person voting.

New cases of coronavirus in the region; Haines and Skagway increase safety precautions; a Haines Borough Assembly update.

U.S. and Canada release details about temporary border closure; Seasonal work dries up amid coronavirus concerns; Ocean Beauty to continue operations at Excursion Inlet this summer.

SEARHC offers curbside testing for COVID-19; Haines and Skagway residents deliver groceries to people in quarantine; Alaska Airlines suspends change fees amid coronavirus outbreak.

  A National Park Service employee walked out of his Skagway office and resigned Wednesday morning citing inadequate precautions for keeping park staff from being exposed to coronavirus. In an email to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park superintendent, Dustin Stone  warned his departure would be followed by others if things didn’t change. “I […]

The U.S. and Canada will temporarily close their shared border; a Skagway national park employee quits over ‘inadequate’ response to the coronavirus threat.

The U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to “nonessential travel” as the two nations work to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump made the announcement on Twitter early Wednesday morning, saying the decision would not affect the flow of trade between the countries. Border crossings on […]

Haines residents take measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus; Haines school prepares to teach classes remotely if necessary; Haines school hiring committee selects new principal.

As coronavirus spreads across the globe, the state and Upper Lynn Canal communities are implementing responses. Some locals are choosing to stay at home to keep the virus from spreading. There are no confirmed cases in Southeast Alaska and the goal here is to keep it that way. Susan Tandy is staying put at her […]