The Haines Borough Assembly appointed Jerry Lapp its newest member; a Skagway  delegation attends British Columbia’s premier mineral and development conference.

The Haines Borough assembly appointed Jerry Lapp to serve as an interim assembly member at a meeting Tuesday. He will fill the vacancy left by former assembly member Sean Maidy, who resigned in December. Jerry Lapp moved to Haines with his wife about 42 years ago to run the 33 Mile Roadhouse. They managed it […]

Engine trouble on the Matanuska has stranded travelers in the Upper Lynn Canal. Communities, local businesses, a state senator, and the Department of Transportation put together a scheme to get almost everyone home.  Wrangell High School basketball teams sailed up the Lynn Canal on Thursday to play a series of games against Haines. Coach Cody […]

Haines borough interviews three applicants for borough assembly appointment; Skagway snow carvers win international competition.

Hazardous weather shatters the Haines Borough; a tractor-trailer collision closes the Klondike Highway; AMHS contracts a catamaran to service the Upper Lynn Canal.

Haines student will perform at Carnegie Hall; Haines Public Facilities Director has doubts about the economics of the biomass heat project.

Klukwan artist Lani Hotch was honored with a United States Artists award this year for her contributions to the field of Traditional Arts. She is one of fifty artists across many disciplines to receive the honor.     Warm light floods the upstairs room where Lani Hotch weaves. Robes and regalia that she’s made are […]

A flu bug makes the rounds in Haines; Klukwan weaver receives a national honor.

Haines resident Bill Thomas takes a job with the governor’s office; Klondike Goldrush National Historical Park proposes new management practices; Census begins in Toksook Bay.

Lifelong Haines resident Bill Thomas was recently hired by the Dunleavy office to serve as a special assistant to the governor, representing the Southeast region of the state. He spoke to KHNS from Juneau, where he will live for most of the year. A typical morning for Bill Thomas now starts before dawn at the […]