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

Monday, July 1 A caller requested a welfare check on a drunken person at a Young Road residence. Officers and an ambulance crew responded, but the per...

For Independence Day 2013, Haines offers classic town events, plus some new ones. See you at the celebration! ____________________...

Monday, June 24 A woman reported glass insulators were missing from her electric fence on Union Street. State road crews were advised of overgrown...

Giancarlo Gomez, 33, was sentenced May 14 after pleading guilty to driving with a revoked license on Dec. 28. An officer stopped Gomez on Lutak Road...

Monday, June 17 A domestic dispute was reported in the Small Tracts Road area. Officers responded and the involved people were separated. A caller...

Fred Bassett, a national hummingbird expert, arrives in Haines Friday, June 14 to band rufous hummingbirds. Bassett recently banded 350 rufous...

I’m a fan of hydro power and the clean energy it provides. But, as a commercial fisherman, I’m against Alaska Power & Telephone’s Connelly Lake...

Monday, June 3 A Mathias Avenue resident reported a post hole digger was stolen from her residence. Police investigated and determined there was no...

A leisurely bike ride turned serious for cyclist Jacob Tuenge Friday evening, when a brown bear chased him about 30 yards down Lutak Road. The bear...

Anglers fishing the first weekend of the annual Haines Sportsman’s Association King Salmon Derby turned in 15 fish – including seven caught in Chi...

Lenise Henderson Fontenot, the Haines-based Alaska Arts Confluence and the Haines Borough deserve credit for big improvements to facades on Main...

We want to express our undying gratitude to the Haines Fire Department for its quick response to the fire we had early Thursday morning. I am...

Danielle Narum and Derek Livengood were married Saturday, May 25, at Rainbow Glacier Camp overlooking Chilkat Inlet. Danielle is the daughter of...

Monday, May 27   A caller reported finding a flower pot on the beach near the Port Chilkoot Dock. She called back and reported the pot was used to...

This year’s king salmon run is projected to be below average but within the Department of Fish and Game’s escapement goal, assistant area manageme...

The first wave of summer visitors arrived, and not only on cruise ships or in RVs. Dottie the whale was spotted and photographed in Lutak Inlet by...

Monday, May 20 Fire personnel responded to a report of noxious fumes coming from a burn barrel in the Sawmill Road area, but did not find a...

The Haines Borough budget proposed by manager Mark Earnest calls for cuts to facilities and some personnel, but also includes maintaining savings of...

Haines Borough Assembly member Norm Smith on Tuesday leveraged his vote needed for several capital improvements to get $2,300 of new chairs for the...

Brian and Jacqui Clay of Haines are proud grandparents. McKinley Grace Elizabeth Jones was born 8:11 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Bartlett Regional...

What anyone finds aboard a sunken barge in Lutak Inlet, they can keep, Tom Paddock, Jr. said this week. “They can have it. I’m retired. I don’t...

Monday, May 6       A business on West Fair Drive reported vandals had broken the windows of a business vehicle. Officers are investigating....