The new head of Haines Assisted Living is working to balance COVID safety and residents’ well-being; Skagway’s SMARTbus shuttle has changed hands, and the new operators have been involved in Skagway transportation for over two decades.   The post Newscast – January 21, 2022 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Haines has a new Fire Chief; A look at winter sports in the upper Lynn Canal. The post Newscast – January 20, 2022 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Haines’ entire dispatch department tests positive for COVID; Skagway considers a subdivision on AB Mountain, a liquor license for a new hotel and a party for the president of a cruise line during this week’s assembly meeting. The post Newscast – January 19, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Alaska Marine Highway is sending privately run Catamarans to the Upper Lynn Canal next week to help fill the long gap in regular ferry service; The federal government launches a new program to distribute free at home COVID test kits; A winter storm watch is issued for the northern panhandle that includes snow and […] The post Newscast – January 18, 2022 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Almost 90% of the blue mussels near Skagway died last summer, and the Skagway Traditional Council is trying to find answers as to why; A new app for Alaska smartphones can help track exposure to the COVID-19 The post Newscast – January 17, 2022 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

A long-time Skagway dog musher, Ryan Redington and his team were struck by a snowmachine during a training run in Wisconsin last weekend;  A California couple is sailing around the world, and made a stop in Haines over the holidays. The post Newscast – January 13, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway offers assistance to residents struggling to pay utilities this winter; Haines approves a fourth heliski tour operator for this season, considers a ban on yurts in the townsite, and more from Tuesday’s assembly meeting. The post Newscast – January 12, 2022 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The omicron wave of the coronavirus has hit Alaska, state health leaders say; The Haines school is working to safeguard from the latest COVID wave, and also taking a look at longer term policy.  The post Newscast – January 11, 2022 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The state is reporting 21 new COVID cases in the Haines borough over the weekend, and around 70 cases in the last two weeks; Skagway’s transportation woes continue as closed roads, and cancelled ferries and flights cut the community off from the outside world. The post Newscast – January 10, 2022 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines harbor was cut off when the ramp partially sank suddenly this week. But thanks to an all-hands-on-deck community effort repairs have been made; Unemployed Skagway residents will soon be getting checks from the municipality, as long as they apply in time. The post Newscast – January 7, 2022 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.