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03/05/2025

https://khns.org/in-alaska-border-towns-trumps-tariffs-are-fueling-fears-about-higher-prices-and-travel-boycotts/

  Alaskans are bracing for impact as the White House rolls out steep tariffs on goods imported from Canada, China and Mexico. President Donald Trump first announced his proposed tariffs in early February, when he said the U.S. would slap 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico and 10% ...

03/05/2025

https://khns.org/local-benefactor-announces-plan-for-a-skagway-senior-center-and-residential-home/

Skagway can be a difficult place to grow old. There is no senior center, no home health care, no hospice. But all that could change through the kind act of a couple and their restoration of a historic building.   It’s been nine years since Skagway narrowly voted to approve the construction of a s...

03/01/2025

https://khns.org/haines-assembly-settles-on-executive-session-attendance-policy-considers-superintendent-request-for-higher-school-funding/

The Haines Borough Assembly had a packed agenda for their Feb. 26 meeting, which lasted four hours. They discussed school funding, voted on meeting attendance protocol and discussed the Lutak Dock.   Haines School District Superintendent Roy Getchell will depart the borough at the end of the school...

02/28/2025

02/28/2025

https://khns.org/skagway-assembly-overturns-veto-dismisses-censure-and-pens-multiple-responses-to-current-events/

Skagway’s last assembly meeting was more divisive than usual. It included an override to the mayor’s veto on a housing ordinance that relaxes setback regulations. The assembly also voted against censuring one of their members. But the body came together to reaffirm the town’s friendship with C...

02/28/2025

https://khns.org/a-prospector-tried-to-sell-his-mining-claims-near-haines-the-alaska-mental-health-trust-doesnt-want-them/

  For years, a prospector who discovered a controversial mineral deposit outside Haines has offered to sell federal mining claims to a state-run trust. That entity, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, owns much of the land around the deposit and mineral exploration effort, known as the Palmer...

02/26/2025

https://khns.org/skagway-considers-allowing-company-to-house-seasonal-employees-on-barge/

Skagway is considering two projects that could add summer housing to the town. One is a 20-unit apartment, the other is a congregate housing barge. The borough’s Planning and Zoning Commission held public hearings on the proposals.   Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska, or CLAA, wants to house their s...

02/24/2025

https://khns.org/alaskas-glaciers-are-melting-faster-than-anywhere-else/

  Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast to see towering ice formations hanging over the water. But that ice is melting. And fast. A new report published this week in the journal Nature examines the trend here and in 18 other regions across the...

02/22/2025

https://khns.org/skagway-protests-loss-of-local-nps-employee/

Skagway held a protest in support of one person, who represents thousands. Participants rallied against what is believed to be the first Skagway casualty of the National Park Service staff reduction. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson attended the Feb. 17 event, which drew around 30 people to the local Na...

02/21/2025

https://khns.org/haines-childcare-crisis-remains-critical/

In October of last year, the Chilkat Valley Preschool shut down due to staffing issues. Kiara Hylton is Chilkat Valley Preschool’s board director and is still struggling to find people to help. “If you hear some frustration in my voice, that is accurate,” Hylton said. “I have worked hundreds...

02/21/2025

2/20/25 Assembly Meeting

02/19/2025

What do gardeners do in the winter? Are you starting seeds? Dividing house-plants? Planning your garden? Tune in to the “Early-Bird Gardener” edition of Question Corner, tomorrow morning (Thurs) at 10am, right after Soundwaves. Share your comments, stories and questions with guests Sabine Churchill, Brooke Jasky-Zuber, and Leah Wagner by calling (907) 766-2020 or (907) 983-2853, or email us ahead of time at [email protected].

02/19/2025

https://khns.org/haines-reminds-yukon-of-long-relationship-of-friendship-amid-tension/

The Haines Assembly last week voted to send a friendly letter to its Canadian neighbors. That’s following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and his musings that Canada could become the 51st state.   Haines Junction, Yukon is about 150 miles from Haines, Alaska. And Whitehorse is ...

02/19/2025

https://khns.org/no-serious-injuries-after-an-officer-involved-shooting/

Haines Police reported an officer-involved-shooting on Monday. They said an individual attacked an officer with weapons. No serious injuries were sustained.   The Haines Police Department received a report of someone “brandishing” a knife near 70 Block of Beach Road around 10 a.m., according to...

02/18/2025

https://khns.org/another-fire-displaces-a-haines-resident/

Haines experienced its fourth major fire in just five months on Saturday. Fire Chief Brian Clay commented on the timing of the fires and gave suggestions to help keep residents safe.   Over the weekend, the Haines Volunteer Fire Department extinguished another blaze. Thirteen personnel, one ambulan...

02/15/2025

https://khns.org/69746-2/

Haines has been searching for a police chief since November. The borough assembly and staff are moving forward with the help of a consulting firm. That’s after a finalist for the position visited the town and then withdrew his application, citing “unprofessional behavior” from the interim poli...

02/14/2025

https://khns.org/state-cancels-annual-tsunami-warning-test/

02/14/2025

https://khns.org/survey-seeks-input-from-young-adults-trying-to-make-it-in-haines/

Various organizations in Haines have come together to create a survey asking residents between the ages 18 and 40 for their input on how to make life simpler and what changes need to be made in order to succeed. KHNS reporter Trygve Bakke was able to talk to some of the leaders behind this initiativ...