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

So far, 2013 has been an unusual year for wildlife. Some of the players are missing and others are acting like it is spring in February. Annie...

What the Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament lacked in participation, it made up for in parity, as the Klukwan Chilkats clinched the title...

Klukwan, Inc. President Rosemarie Hotch this week said a proposed settlement to a decade-long insurance company lawsuit would get the village Native...

Play opens Thursday, Feb. 14 in the annual Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament at the Haines School. The adult basketball tournament has been a...

It happens every single day in Haines, in Klukwan, and in all of our outlying communities: Neighbors, friends and family members are checking in and...

The State of Alaska has abandoned plans to create a new river access point near 25 Mile Haines Highway. The state Department of Transportation,...

This seems like a quiet time of year for wildlife viewing. Many of the summer animals have gone elsewhere or hibernated. There’s still quite a bit...

Monday, Jan. 7 A caller reported an unattended truck parked on Second Avenue sliding on the ice and rotating up onto the sidewalk. Police contacted...

The earth moved in 2012 and the shift wasn’t only the “slump” on the side of Mount Ripinsky that cleaved a house and split Lutak Road....

Monday, Dec. 17 A caller inquired about a meeting with a family member regarding a civil suit. Dispatch said they were unaware of any meeting and...

Emmett Carpenter Williams was born Nov. 29 to former resident Rebecca Hylton and James Christopher Williams of Skagway. Emmett weighed 9 pounds, 15...

In 2006, a certified public accountant brought in to review the books of the Southeast Alaska State Fair determined the organization was bankrupt. A f...

Chilkat Indian Village is asking for your used vehicle oil. Klukwan has a furnace that uses motor oil to heat the fire hall during the winter. If you...

A joint effort by the Chilkoot Indian Association and Chilkat Indian Village to remove junked vehicles for tribal members could result in another...

Monday, Dec. 10 A parent called to report a juvenile living at Dusty Trails apartments had run away. Police found the youth, who was returned home. A...

I would like to express my gratitude to the Civil Air Patrol, Chilkat Valley Flight 094, and representatives from Juneau, Sitka and Prince of Wales...

Monday, Nov. 26 The police department received a civil packet to be served on a man currently living outside of Haines. Police contacted a relative...

Monday, Nov. 19 A caller requested assistance contacting a relative who was on a fishing boat on the south side of Sullivan Island. She had not heard...

About 100 residents and visitors turned out for the dedication of two 10-foot totems Saturday at Klukwan’s ANS Hall. Lani Hotch, executive director...

Hopes for an eagle release at this year’s Alaska Bald Eagle Festival were dashed by an infected toe. Cheryl McRoberts, director of operations for...

Two totems honoring women will be unveiled and dedicated Saturday at the site of Alaska’s only Alaska Native Sisterhood Hall. The Alaska Native...

The shell of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center may be up by next October. Lani Hotch, executive director of the project, told a crowd at a...