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

Haines trollers and a tender operator involved in the Southeast Alaska troll fishery are expressing frustration after a federal judge issued an order...

The borough has its eyes on two parcels of state land near the Lutak Dock to store cars and clean metal waiting to be recycled. A decade after the...

Annette Kreitzer knows a little something about the housing market in Haines. Just as she was moving here, she faced a housing crunch of her own....

The Tlingit Nation has stewarded the land in and around Wrangell since time immemorial, and new biological research from the University at Buffalo...

State Sen. Click Bishop remembers his first paycheck as a teenager in Fairbanks in the early 1970s. His boss explained the $10 deduction for the...

The great debate in Alaska over taxes sounds similar to the old question of whether it is less painful to yank off the bandage quickly or peel it off...

Ferries out of Haines were canceled last Friday, May 5 through the weekend after a bearing housing snapped in the terminal’s ramp lift. “After...

The Legislature has passed and is sending to the governor a bill intended to reduce the cost of Alaska-made lumber for housing projects. The state...

Although a breakdown at the Haines Ferry Terminal canceled travel plans for hundreds of track and field athletes bound for a home meet last weekend,...

I would like to thank everybody who rallied to stand my boat up after it rolled over on the ramp at Letnikof. It was an amazing effort by a lot of peo...

We at Extreme Dreams would like to thank everyone for stopping by and making our annual Spring opening a great success. The focus of our annual...

Thank you to the many generous vendors and sponsors and volunteers who helped make Equipment Day 2023 a wonderful event. Thank you to all who...

Hospice of Haines would like to extend a big thank you to Dr. Adam & Emily McMahan for their exceptional presentation at our recent annual volunteer...

I can quote God, and original: presidents, founders, constitutions, the Supreme Court, and even the NEA, who have all published unanimous perspective...

nthusiasts who contributed to our Spring Wine Tasting fundraiser. We’re glad folks chose to spend an intimate evening with us on such a beautiful,...

I think a 67% pay raise for 60 Alaska legislators is unbelievable. Their salary now is $50,400 plus $37,000 per diem (food & lodging) for a 3-month...

For the first time Haines High School offered a Certified Nurses Aide course to students. Beginning in March, high school students Malia...

Watersheds support numerous impressive wildlife communities, but perhaps the most sensational are migratory birds. Here in the Upper Lynn Canal, a...