The Haines borough assembly voted to rehear a conditional use permit application for a gravel pit and rock quarry across the road from the ferry terminal. The permit had been issued by the outgoing planning commission at its last meeting. And, Skagway ghosts are receiving a lot of attention. Following reports of mysterious pushes and […]

The post Newscast – November 16 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

A long-simmering anger in Haines over property tax assessments has reached the boiling point. Taxpayers circulated a petition asking that the borough cancel the assessor’s contract. The petition gathered close to 600 signatures, and the borough assembly took note.

The post Newscast – November 15 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

A recruiter for an elder mentor program is in Haines. She is aiming to set up a system to create bonds between students and elders in local schools.  And, the Haines Chilkat Center stage is coming to life this week. We chatted with Todd Sebens, who directs the play that goes wrong.  

The post Newscast – November 14 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines Planning Commission’s newly elected members held their first meeting last week. They heard a presentation by the state’s Department of Transportation about the next phase of work on the Haines Highway.

The post Newscast – November 13 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines Police Department, then the Fire Department, were called to a downtown storage building on Thursday to investigate signs of suspicious activity and smoke in the middle of the day. And the Bald Eagle Festival in Haines is set to start on Friday. This year the tourism office is stepping in to organize the […]

The post Newscast – November 9 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

At a tense meeting on Monday night, the Dahl Memorial Clinic board voted to move forward with the hiring of a new executive director. The position had been filled by an interim director.   

The post Newscast – November 7 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

An administrative court decision concerning the Palmer Project’s wastewater disposal plan is being appealed by both sides. The case will next be heard by the state superior court.

The post Newscast – November 6 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

A totem pole carved over half a century ago by Chilkoot artists is coming home. It has started on a cross country trip and will arrive in the Chilkat valley in the near future. The totem was property of a national airline company, and has sat in Georgia for decades.

The post Newscast – November 1st, 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Haines taxpayers will have a couple more months to pay their property tax bills. The borough assembly voted to extend the deadline in consideration of the extended property assessment process that took place this year. And, bears are running wild in Skagway. They are opening dumpsters, dragging garbage cans away, and causing borough officials to […]

The post Newscast – October 31 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Haines Friends of Recycling is planning to move operations. We spoke with board members Melissa Aaronson and Kate Sauders about the move, and a design for a new building.

The post Newscast – October 30 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.