Articles from the June 22, 2023 edition
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Ground-truthing: Palmer Project work comes under fire
Two Haines residents are asking the state to put the brakes on an amended permit for Constantine...
Haines forced to dip into savings after Dunleavy wallops school funds
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's slashing of K-12 education funding means the Haines Borough School...
Haines will get first public use cabin set this summer
The first public use cabin in Haines' backcountry is set to be completed by the end of the summer....
Borough comprehensive plan get underway amid tensions
Work on Haines Borough's 10-year comprehensive plan got under way on Tuesday as tensions between...
Gillnet opener: Salmon surplus drives down prices for fleet
Residents enjoyed warm temperatures and calm waters early this week, but commercial gillnetters...
After rain, snow, COVID, Kluane bike race back on a roll
Three years of pandemic cancellations and two years of bad weather put a damper on the Kluane Chilka...
June 19 temps hit record
Haines set a daily temperature record for June 19 on Monday, reaching 81 degrees at the airport as...
Juneteenth passes by mostly unnoticed in Haines
Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black people passed on Monday with little fanfare in Haines. The holiday has been i...
Borough budget boosts playground, nonprofit funding
The Haines Borough Assembly passed a $12 million spending plan for the coming year on June 13, adding in money for Jenae’s Playground and grants to...
Duly Noted
Gary Sampson is in town, visiting childhood friends and showing around cousins Gary F. Sampson and Craig Sampson. Gary is the son of Vern and Gloria...
Borough revives junk-car effort
Haines residents will have a new way to get rid of unwanted vehicles, two years after the borough's junk car program was put on hold. The Haines...
Pool repairs advance
The Haines Borough is nearing completion of about $150,000 in improvements to its swimming pool,...
Chilkat triathlon scratched
Organizers canceled the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon, citing transportation challenges for participants. Organizer Gershon Cohen said this year around...
CVN welcomes new staff, Nakeshia Diop
My name is Nakeshia Diop (pronounced J-OP), and I am the new reporter at the Chilkat Valley News. I'...
CVN welcomes new staff, Lex Treinen
"There's not a lot going on in Haines. I don't know what you're going to write about." That's what...
Federal court: Trollers can fish for kings after all
A federal appeals panel issued a last-second ruling Wednesday that will allow this summer’s Southeast Alaska troll chinook salmon fishery to open...
Buy your medevac insurance today
I’m writing to share utmost appreciation for our community in light of a medical scare that landed me in the Juneau hospital and also to encourage...
Borough favors law-breaking developer
The CVN correctly reported that at the June 13 assembly meeting, I’d said it wasn’t “right” to cause such undue noise in neighbors’ homes....
Borough's decisions often bite back
I would like to thank the Haines Borough Police Department for doing an outstanding job intercepting drugs coming to Haines. What makes their job a...
Existing dock can't meet town's needs
I appreciate constructive criticism, it’s instructive and helpful in future decisions. A recent letter writer to the CVN made a number of overly...
Thanks for support with memorial
By Reed, Josh, Heron Scott-Schwalbach Thank you so much to everyone who helped us celebrate our mother Stephanie Scott the month of June. From the...
