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Park ranger vacancy persists
Haines has gone a year without a full-time state parks ranger, and the wait for a new hire could continue through next summer. Alaska State Parks...
After Ketchikan fire, Wrangell considers insurance mandate for boat owners
After a recent fire put the Ketchikan harbor department at risk of a lawsuit for not requiring boat owners to carry insurance, the Wrangell Port and...
Talks with state include taking over DOT roads
A proposal to widen Lutak Road to accommodate increased tourist traffic could involve transferring three state-owned roads to the borough, according...
Haines 1 voters favor Peltola, Murkowski, Dunleavy
In the Nov. 8 general election, Haines townsite voters favored Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola, Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and incumbent GOP Gov....
Injured boaters helped by inReach, volunteers after airboat crash
Haines Volunteer Fire Department volunteers, good samaritans and a satellite communication device combined earlier this fall to rescue a severely...
Assembly approves first step in buyout for Beach Road family
The Haines Borough is moving ahead with the first step in a long process that could result in a federally funded buyout of a Beach Road property...
DDF hosts first home meet in four years
The Haines High School Drama Debate and Forensics team (DDF) is hosting a regional competition this weekend–the first home meet since 2018. The...
Klukwan, conservation groups appeal mining wastewater decision
The Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan (CIV) and several conservation groups have appealed a recent state decision to approve a revised wastewater disc...
Manager to renegotiate MOU with Mosquito Lake center
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to renegotiate an agreement with the Mosquito Lake Community Center following a request from the volunte...
Tourism director to step down
Steven Auch will step down from his position as Haines Borough tourism director next week after three years on the job. Auch marshaled Haines’ touri...
Eagle Fest events preview
Thursday Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the foundation will hold bald eagle natural history chats discussing the unique aspects of eagle behavior and...
Harbor committee backs new Lutak Dock concept
The new design concept for the Lutak Dock renovation project received unanimous support from the Port and Harbor Advisory Committee last week....
Land swap approved for Beach Road couple
Wendie Marriott and Bern Savikko lost their house — and a forested acre with a Lynn Canal view — in the Beach Road landslide two years ago. Now...
Community Foundation Awards Annual Grants
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation awarded roughly $57,000 to twenty-four community organizations at their 2022 annual CVCF grants event. This...
USDA awards $100k for food project
An initiative to bolster the Chilkat Valley’s agricultural sector and enhance local food production, storage and access was one of dozens of...
Lost bracelet returned to jeweler after 30 years
Jenny Lyn Smith received some unexpected mail a few weeks ago: a silver bracelet she made more than...
Despite late dockings shop owners report banner year
This summer’s cruise ship traffic count reached nearly 80,000 visitors, roughly double the average since 2010, and next year’s forecast is expecte...
Forest insect outbreak likely to abate in in near future, says state entomologist
Since 2018, an ongoing insect outbreak has been killing the foliage of hemlock and Stika spruce in the Tongass. The Wrangell area is among the most...
Eagle Fest resumes; Bird count picks up
After two pandemic years off, the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival will return Nov. 9 with eagle counts up but visitor registration down. “There’s a...
Valley residents spot mystery light in sky
Residents from across the Chilkat Valley and as far as Whitehorse reported witnessing a strange light in the early morning sky last Friday, Oct. 28. T...
Monsieur Grey with the pistol in the Chilkat Center
An exciting affair, on more than one account, took place during the "Clue" themed murder mystery...