A Haines resident, upset that his partner was recently terminated as borough clerk, criticized the assembly at a Nov. 12 meeting, calling out a few individuals. The assembly chair stopped the citizen and asked him to redirect his comments. The action brings up questions of free speech in a borough meeting – and what is […]

The Haines Borough Assembly voted to move forward with a borough manager hire after a long and contentious assembly meeting. They hashed out who they should choose – the applicant from New Hampshire or the one from Pennsylvania. As Melinda Munson with KHNS reports, they decided on the one with the military background.

Skagway is looking to other communities to see if the unique non-profit model of community land trusts can ease the squeeze. About a dozen Skagwegians met to discuss a community land trust as a way to address the borough’s housing crisis. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has this report.

Skagway’s Nov. 7 borough assembly meeting was busy. The assembly addressed a Trump flag and a rock slide, and approved a community land trust feasibility study. They completed the first reading of next year’s budget and approved an upgrade to the 911 dispatch call system.

Someone made a $10 million mistake buying steel for a critical dock project in Haines. The dispute about who’s responsible for the bill – Haines taxpayers or the construction contractor – is now almost a year old, and continues to delay the project. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has this story.

The result of the 2024 General Election was hard for some voters to accept. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson breaks down the preliminary Lynn Canal numbers and gets reactions from two voters on different sides of the divide.

Alaska’s election results will take some time to come in following Election Day. Election officials will release first-round results starting shortly after the polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.  But as Alaska Public Media’s Eric Stone reports, in close races, there’s only so much you can know on election night.

Skagway School hosted a special guest for its anti-drug Red Ribbon week. A mother who lost her son to fentanyl traveled 800 miles to tell the students that just one illicit pill is too many. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has more.

Haines and Skagway share the Lynn Canal and many services. But the two communities have very different levels of service for seniors. For example, Haines has an established senior lunch program, while Skagway has struggled to keep its nutrition program open due to staffing shortages. With a new budget cycle approaching, Skagway is attempting to […]

Alaska’s senior population is quickly increasing. The Alaska Mental Health Trust says that in 2022, Alaskans aged 60 and over represented more than 20% of the population. A service based out of Haines is making a concentrated effort to help Skagwegians (Skag-wee-jins) grow old safely.