The Haines Borough is still without a Police Chief.  Borough Manager Annette Kreitzer looks to hire internally before advertising for the position.  She is currently drafting a contract to present to Interim Police Chief Josh Dryden.  If the contract is successfully negotiated, Sergeant Dryden would need to be confirmed by the Assembly.  And the Haines […]

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The Haines Dolphins swim team held their first time trial of the year on Saturday. Eighteen swimmers competed and as many volunteers showed up at the Haines Pool to make the event possible.  Results were submitted to the USA Swimming database, where the athletes can compare their times to swimmers across the country. 

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A Chilkat robe is returning to Southeast Alaska after spending the last 70 years in a Seattle private collection.  Five private donors bought the robe for $39,000 and donated it to the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau. Native weavers are eager to study the robe and discover techniques that have been lost in the ancient […]

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The Haines Borough will not have any state lobbyists during the current Legislative Session. The Haines Borough Assembly plans instead to dedicate energy and resources to obtain funding for infrastructure projects at the federal level, where grant funding opportunities are at an “once-in-a-generation” high.  And, Mayor Tom Morphet gaveled a member of the public into […]

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Governor Mike Dunleavy wants to eliminate the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council.  It was one of several executive orders the Governor made at the start of the Legislative session. The eagle preserve’s council is made of 12 members, most of them Haines locals. As KHNS’s Jenn Shelton reports, the community is asking questions […]

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Each commissioner of the Planning and Zoning Commission submitted three ideas for improving the housing situation in Skagway at a work session earlier this week.  And, The Chilkoot Indian Association received a $1.4 million dollar grant to go towards building an electric vehicle charging station.  The station is intended for public use and construction is […]

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The Haines Borough Assembly’s Commerce Committee brainstormed ideas for  imposing a tax on extracted resources.  The tax would be modeled after taxes already in place in other Alaskan boroughs.  It would be limited to natural resources such as timber, gravel and ore that are exported.

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Preschoolers and seniors in Haines are getting back together for a weekly lunch date after a few years’ break. Chilkat Valley Preschool and the Senior Center share a building and have a history of visiting for lunch, although the meetings were paused for a few years during Covid.  They started the program back up this […]

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Winter utility assistance is available from now through April for Skagway residents.  Applications are due the second Friday of each month.  And, it’s National Dog Training month.  Skagway residents can enter to win a dog training platform or cat condo from Paws and Claws Animal Shelter.

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

Potty talk ran rampant at the Skagway Borough Assembly last week.  Winter bathroom closures were discussed and a call for outhouses on the Klondike Highway was flushed into action.  Mayor Sam Bass wants to bring local Alaska banks to the borough, and a tax will be applied to Internet sales for the first time in […]

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