On Valentine’s Day, the new cruise dock float was scheduled to be delivered to Skagway’s Ore Dock Redevelopment Project. Measuring 500 by 50 feet, the float traveled from Anacortes. But, as KHNS’s Melinda Munson reports, disaster struck near Ketchikan when the float broke into three pieces. Borough Manager Brad Ryan said that while unexpected, the […]

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The Haines Borough wants to clean up old contaminated soil outside of town and they’re asking the state for help. The site is 34 miles down/up the Haines Highway near a salmon stream. It’s unclear how the contamination happened.  But as KHNS’s Jenn Shelton reports, with reporting from Alain d’Epremesnil, Haines hopes the Alaska Department […]

The post February 19, 2024 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines Borough Assembly discussed the next steps for both the Chilkat Bald Eagle Advisory Council and Lutak Dock at Tuesday’s Assembly meeting.   And… Students and staff of Haines schools celebrated Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on Thursday with a school-wide assembly.  Students performed songs to honor the late civil right’s advocate, including a biographical rap song […]

The post February 15, 2024 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

It’s the final story of our two-part series about “How to Write the Perfect Valentine’s Day Card.”  Today Alaska’s writer laureate and Haines local Heather Lende gives tips on how to write from the heart.  And she goes out of her comfort zone when asked to craft a Valentine card to someone she doesn’t get […]

The post February 14, 2024 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

For the next two news days, Love is on the air. KHNS interviewed two authors on how to write the perfect Valentine’s Day card.  We’ll hear from Alaska’s author laureate–and Haines local–Heather Lende on how she uses the written word to spread the love.  But first, today…award winning author Carew  Papritz  shares how to turn […]

The post February 13, 2024 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway elders have more opportunity to socialize this winter now that senior lunches have resumed, but a proposed municipal senior-center facility is still on hold because it fails to meet ADA standards.   And, Skagway and Haines Middle School Wrestling teams dueled in Haines over the weekend.  No official team scores were recorded, as the athletes […]

The post February 12, 2024 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Two CIA tribal women have been chosen for the third and final year of the Chilkoot Indian Association’s Traditional Arts Apprentice-Mentor Program.  Over the next nine months the apprentices will work with an elder as they complete work on two under-represented art forms in the Valley.   Rhonda Degtoff is apprenticing in basketry and Skweit […]

The post February 7, 2024 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines Pool has a new instructor.  Patty Morgan has been teaching children to swim for decades. Her latest class started in the fall and teaches infants and toddlers to swim in a group class.  Tot Time teaches life-saving water skills to non-swimmers and gives parents tools to teach their little ones how to be […]

The post February 6, 2024 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway will open its second retail marijuana store this spring.  The Skagway Borough Assembly voted unanimously to approve the application for Boom Town Buds at last week’s meeting. Also in the meeting, Mayor Sam Bass introduced a new concept that would make Skagway’s Ore Dock, when operational, a “shipping” rather than “transfer” dock.  Ore containers […]

The post February 5, 2024 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

A group of Haines residents has taken up the task of updating the local property tax assessment process. They are holding meetings and drafting recommendations for the Haines Borough Assembly. It is a slow, complicated process, and the frustrations that grew from last year’s assessment are still very much present.

The post February 1, 2024 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.