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

Haines registered voters, please be sure to get out to vote in our local election on Oct. 4. Let’s get some fresh perspectives and aim for more...

Haines, you really came through.  The official total of donations to the Haines Dolphins Swim Team from last Saturday’s bake sale was $1,305.28....

That we have candidates running for assembly who do not support the Lutak Dock repair, I find appalling. Are we to tell Lisa Murkowski that we...

Eric Holle is a stellar choice for assembly. He obviously cares about the health and welfare of our community. As a long time resident of Haines he...

I urge your newspaper to raise hell about the fact that the new Alaska Marine Highway winter ferry schedule provides no service between Juneau and...

I’m getting pretty good at writing titles, aren’t I? With the motivation of making residents of the Chilkat Valley laugh, the effort comes...

Governor Dunleavy’s big idea was to slash Alaska’s population by 13 to 30 percent, or 100,000 to 300,000 people. That, along with draconian budget...

On behalf of the Haines Headstart staff, we would like to thank Roger Schnabel and Southeast Roadbuilders for donating sand for our sandbox....

I urge everyone to vote in the upcoming election for borough assembly seats. I am going to vote for Jerry Lapp, Gabe Thomas and Ben Aultman-Moore....

I love Haines, just like you.  It is home.  I do not want a mine that could poison this place.  Oh man, phew - that feels good to finally say out...

The fish are running in the Chilkat River. We in Haines have the unique opportunity to observe bears in their natural habitat feeding and teaching...

To the readers of CVN and the Haines Community, I am sorry that this year’s Chamber Candidate Forum was not posted in the newspaper. The missing...

I encourage everyone, especially other Seniors, to vote for Gabe Thomas. We all know that Gabe supports jobs and affordable housing for all,...

Kathy and I support Margarette Jones for the Haines Borough Assembly because she grew up in Haines, graduated from college with a degree in political...

My plea is that dog owners be more aware of responsibility for their dogs, please. Two main areas of concern: dogs at the Farmer's Market (gladly,...

Recently the speed limit on Front Street changed from 25 mph to 20 mph. This change corrects the previously mismatched directional speeds. Now, from...

Anyone paying attention will have noticed a general decline in Alaskan’s quality of life since Mike Dunleavy took office. Funding for education has...

I would like to thank you all for your well wishes, smile bringers (candy, pins, reminders of Haines), and funny comments. You are all right, I do...

Haines/Deishu/Chilkat Valley is at a crossroads. The upcoming borough assembly election may be the most important one we have ever had. Will we have a...

The Haines Borough now has assembly members addressing capital improvements, affordable housing, tax reform, comprehensive planning and other...

I write to encourage you to vote for Ben Aultman-Moore for Borough Assembly on Oct. 4, 2022.   Ben came to work for me when he first got to town,...

We have known Bill for approximately four years. During that time, we have found him to be a very engaging, warm, intelligent person who is both...

Fall time and election season are upon us here in Haines. It is time once again for us to be mindful as we choose who will represent us and steer the...

Thank you to this amazing community for your support of Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) and some of our community’s most vulnerable...

The State of Alaska, which has abandoned Mosquito Lake campground, can’t fix the Chilkat State Park road, gave up on management of brown bears...