Chilkat Valley News - Serving Haines and Klukwan, Alaska since 1966

The Fourth Annual Fishermen’s Community Barbecue is expected to serve up more than 1,000 fresh King Salmon on Saturday at the Southeast Alaska...

The Sealaska Native Corporation will hold its annual meeting for shareholders on June 25th at the elementary school gymnasium in Haines. It is the fir...

Local carver Jim Heaton’s work will be featured during the Sheldon Museum’s second Six-Week Spotlight exhibit opening June 24. "Fish...

Resident Sally Burattin will give a presentation on her early life as a Tlingit scribe 7 p.m. Thursday, June 30, at the Haines Borough Public...

ere recently awarded Community Arts Development Grants from the Alaska State Council on the Arts. The Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan...

Police chief Gary Lowe this week said he expects two patrol officers to join the Haines Borough Police Department next month. Whittier officer John...

Preston King, a timber faller with 20 years’ experience in Alaska and the Northwest, offers residential tree service through his company,...

Monday, June 13 A caller reported someone had been driving recklessly at the Chilkoot Lake campground. An officer contacted the individuals and gave...

I felt obliged to respond to Ms. McGuire’s proposal to abolish the 1percent dedicated tourism and economic development tax. Numerous studies hav...

Instead of spending half a million dollars to purchase Picture Point and another one or two million in federal tax dollars developing the two acre...

My mother and I wish to thank the many friends of Dennis Miles for their kind words and support of his wife, Mary, after his sudden death at the end...

Who would believe our borough would intentionally create a "downtown blight" area? Have you observed the "eyesore" left when our...

A big thank you for everyone that helped out and donated items, tours and baked goods for Linda Anderson’s benefit dinner and auction last...

Thank you to everyone who donated to the Cancer Travel Fund and the participants in the Chilkat River Walk. In spite of that crazy wind blowing after...

The Haines Borough is accepting applications for its re-established Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee through 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 21. The...

Burgeoning numbers of feral rabbits are munching local gardens and prompting calls to borough and animal control officials. Some residents, however,...

The estimated cost of the American Bald Eagle Foundation’s new asphalt parking lot paved last month is about $250,000, according to Roger...

Olerud’s Market Center is sprucing up its storefront. The grocery and apparel store on Main Street is renovating its exterior to add new...

A new taxi service is offering an electric alternative to gas transportation. The Z Taxi pedicab offers service throughout town, including to the...

Local T-shirt design company Shtumpa is now offering bike trailers for sale under the name Shtumpa Metal Works. Brothers and business partners Kevin...

The June 14 Sea Princess docking in Haines is cancelled, according to Princess Cruises. "Operational setbacks" are forcing the ship to...

Registration for the 19th annual Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay ends Friday. As of last week, about 1,100 riders were signed up for the...

A special Coast Guard unit in Haines for the next few weeks is inviting the public to visit its boats at the Small Boat Harbor on Saturday, noon to 4...

The Haines Arts Council is hosting the Claire Lynch Band in concert on Monday, June 13 at 7:30 at the Chilkat Center for the Arts. Lynch is a...