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

Thank you for welcoming me into the community; I have cherished every patient and neighborly encounter. Heather Harms, the Chiropr...

Thank you to the SE AK Fair Community Outreach Coordinator, Amanda Randles, Board President Spencer Douthit and all who help pull together this...

There seems to be some confusion about our First Amendment rights. This revolutionary idea that trusting people with a free flow of information,...

I have lived in Haines for twenty-seven years. One of the most amazing things about living here for me has been that for the first time in my life I f...

It’s tragic when profits, hormones and addiction hijack the sacred. Case in point, the Easter holiday with its deep roots in Christianity being...

In the sense of pulling folks together for our S.E. Alaskan Fair, having a "Drag Queen" show is not one of them. Sure it may get lots of laughs,...

Thank you to the warm, wonderful people of Haines and Klukwan from the Joe Hotch Family. We wish to take a moment to thank Haines Searhc Medical,...

Recently I was asked if I would like to sign a petition making planning and zoning appointments an elected position. I inquired if there was a need...

Since it was created as an appointed committee 21 years ago, our boroughwide planning commission has struggled in its role as an unbiased,...

I was disturbed and saddened to hear of this scheduled event for this year's annual Fair. It most surely does not represent the type of show a...

I am concerned about the Chilkoot Indian Association’s plans for research on our hooligan run. As we learned from Austin Hammond Sr., the hooligan...

Dear Editor, I understand that the rationale for moving the terminal to Cascade Point is to save money on fuel and crew wages. According to the DOT...

Though everything connects to everything else, I have neither the language skills nor mental capacity to speak conclusively about the connection...

The Chilkat Snowburners would like to thank the many volunteers and participants that made the Chilkat Lake 100 happen this year. Thank you to Kelly...

Serving as a Haines assembly member or other on boards is public service. It is a selfless act by citizens in a democracy to represent the voices of...

Takshanuk Watershed Council is pleased to announce a second successful year of providing winter outdoor education to students in the Chilkat Valley....

Dear Community: Hospice of Haines would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who support the work we do in the Chilkat Valley....

Dear Haines, I hear you are building a new dock facility at your commercial port at Lutak Inlet. Sounds like the dock is going to be much bigger than...

I am not convinced that the assembly’s acceptance of Tyler Huling’s resignation from the Assembly on Feb. 14 was in the best interest of the commu...

Something missing from the discourse around why so many people resign from the assembly is the question of compensation. Your elected officials get a...

I do not want a ski lift at the Mosquito Lake School because I live there. I do not want to live next to an amusement park ski lift. If you are...

I’m writing this letter concerning the article in last week’s paper about the delayed food stamps (SNAP) program in Haines. The governor is...

We would like to thank all the people in Haines that volunteered to referee, run the score clock, keep stats, bring food, and stay after each day to...

Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed. Poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed. Then one day he was shootin’ at some food, and up...

Thanks to a donation from Mountain Market, the Friends of the Pool raised $300 during its pool pizza party Saturday. Proceeds will help pay for...