There is big news on the Skagway waterfront. The municipality received a grant that will pay for most of the rockslide mitigation work above the railroad dock. And the town received all necessary permits to move forward with work on the ore dock.

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

Staffing at the Haines Chamber of Commerce is in flux. The current director is leaving, and a previous director is stepping in to train a potential new director.

The post Newscast – August 29 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

It’s been a tough year for commercial salmon fishers. Three years of huge returns in Bristol Bay created a surplus of sockeye in the market. That pushed base prices to historic lows and economists are unsure of how long this glut will affect fishers’ paychecks. KMXT’s Brian Venua reports.

The post Newscast – August 28 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Starting up and maintaining a small business can be a steep learning curve. A Southeast regional nonprofit, Spruce Root, aims to help alleviate the growing pains with the return of its re-branded small business competition.

The post Newscast – August 25 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Two weekends ago a canoe from a Haines guiding company transporting nine people took on water at Chilkoot lake. Its passengers spent a substantial amount of time in the lake’s cold water as they swam to shore before being rescued. We spoke with Haines Fire Chief Brian Clay about the incident, and the department’s response.  […]

The post Newscast – August 24 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Skagway Borough Assembly postponed decisions on what to do with land that was the site of a boarding school for Indigenous children. The Skagway Traditional Council has withdrawn its engagement from the process, citing undue stress on its members.

The post Newscast – August 23 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

An administrative court ruled to uphold a wastewater disposal permit at the Palmer Project, but with some modifications. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation will have to change the way it sets limits on pollutant levels. This could delay some operations at the proposed mine site.  

The post Newscast – August 22 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The file in period for candidates in the coming municipal elections closed on Sunday in Haines. And some Haines residents have noticed an increase in truck traffic in recent weeks. Heavy rock trucks have been shuttling material between a quarry four miles from town, and a barge loading area on private land on Lutak road. […]

The post Newscast – August 21 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

New technology reveals five times the number of streams in Alaska and Alaska’s growing mariculture industry gets organized. 

The post Newscast – August 18 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines candidate list for the next election is slowly growing. And, Alaska has no shortage of marine predators – from orcas, to Steller sea lions, to salmon sharks. Over the past few years, researchers have identified a new, lesser-known predator that may play a key role in keeping Alaska’s kelp forests healthy. KCAW’s Meredith […]

The post Newscast – August 17 2023 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.