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.

The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway has operated out of Skagway for over 124 years. It regularly travels between Skagway and the Yukon, a scenic trip that is one of Sagway’s top attractions. But one day in mid-October was special. As Melinda Munson with KHNS reports, that day an all-female crew drove a train […]

Janine Allen Hertel talks with Four Ravens Occupational Therapist Maggie Hotch. October is Disability and ADHD Awareness Month.

The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation released almost sixty-seven thousand dollars in grants to local nonprofit groups earlier this month. KHNS Reporter Trygve Bakke spoke with members of the CVCF Board and local nonprofits about the impact this has in the community.

The Skagway Borough Assembly meeting on Thursday included an announcement about power rates and a discussion of senior resources. The assembly also revisited property set-back regulations and a potential law on bear attractants. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has more.

Haines and Skagway sent their tourism directors to Southeast Conference at the end of September. The conference is held annually and focuses on economic development in Southeast Alaska.The two tourism directors returned home with news, numbers and networking opportunities. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has more.

The Metlakatla Indian Community is home to Alaska’s only Native reservation, and they’d love for you to come visit. Less than 20 miles south of Ketchikan, the village of about 1,500 people is a short ferry ride or an even shorter seaplane flight from Ketchikan, yet many locals have never made the trip. So on […]