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Haines bars close after a local man tests positive for COVID-19
July 31, 2020 23:03A Haines man who recently tested positive for COVID-19 had a number of social contacts. That’s prompted local bars to close their doors. The Haines Emergency Operations Center reported on Friday that the most recent confirmed case of COVID-19 was a man who had “been in the community.” Previous cases haven’t had that note. “I […]
Haines man charged with two felonies after receiving meth and heroin in the mail
July 31, 2020 21:03A Haines man has been charged with two felonies after he received a package in the mail containing crystal meth and heroin. According to court documents, the United States Postal Inspection Service obtained a search warrant to examine a parcel sent to 43-year-old Scott Brewington after several suspicious packages were mailed to him earlier this […]
No COVID-19 in Skagway yet, but a protocol to respond to new cases is developing
July 31, 2020 19:17Nobody in Skagway has tested positive for COVID-19 yet, but as the number of cases surges across the state, the local emergency Operations Center has drafted a new set of health protocols. The group is seeking feedback on how the community should respond to a confirmed case of COVID-19. Skagway business owners received an email […]
Newscast – July 30, 2020
July 31, 2020 00:44Canada tightens the rules for Alaska travelers passing through its borders; police charge a Haines man with two drug felonies; a Haines advocate reflects on 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Newscast – July 29, 2020
July 30, 2020 01:05The Haines Borough rolls out applications for household financial assistance; Hunting permits available online; Echo Ranch Bible Camp closes for the summer due to COVID-19 risk.
Newscast – July 28, 2020
July 29, 2020 00:50COVID-19 concerns limit access to preventative care for rural women; Skagway’s Emergency Operations Center drafts new health protocols as cases surge statewide.
Newscast – July 27, 2020
July 28, 2020 01:07Haines bars close after local man tests positive for COVID-19; Haines business and nonprofits who applied for local pandemic relief grants may receive more funding than they requested.
Newscast – July 24, 2020
July 25, 2020 00:46There’s another confirmed active case of COVID-19 in Haines; New trails are available in Haines and Skagway; Skagway Conventiona and Visitor’s Bureau seeks feedback on community events.
Upper Lynn Canal libraries are open with some changes amid pandemic
July 24, 2020 21:33The libraries in Haines and Skagway are both open, but with some changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Entrance is reservation only at the Skagway library. Masks are encouraged. Staff wear masks. Hand sanitizer is available. Social distancing is in place: computers are placed at a social distance and there are social distancing markers on […]
Skagway Rec Center seeks artists for mural project, city will pay for the work
July 23, 2020 18:18The Skagway Recreation Center has been closed for the summer to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Staff have taken advantage of the hiatus to make some improvements. Now the municipality will pay artists to help decorate the new plywood fence that surrounds the ice rink. The Skagway Recreation Center has received a facelift over the […]
Volunteers offer to pick fruit for free to avoid attracting bears
July 23, 2020 17:59A group of nonprofits in Haines are offering to help residents pick fruit from their trees for free. The new initiative aims to help the community take advantage of locally grown fruit while removing a possible bear attractant. Haines has seen an increase in reports of encounters with bears in residential areas over the past […]
Newscast – July 22, 2020
July 23, 2020 01:17Haines volunteers offer to pick fruit trees to avoid attracting bears; Skagway offers to pay artists to paint murals on the ice rink fence at the rec center; Skagway Traditional Council joins nine other Southeast Alaska tribes in petition for new conservation rules in the Tongass National Forest.
Newscast – July 20, 2020
July 21, 2020 00:36Haines Borough discusses revenue generation through land sales; Efforts to reform AMHS continue.
Community gardeners request COVID-19 relief funds to promote food security
July 20, 2020 02:27Recently a group of volunteers in Haines planted a garden at the Mosquito Lake Community Center in an effort to promote food security. Now they are asking the borough to provide more federal pandemic relief funds to expand the project. Aspiring young farm to table chef Chisel Triezenberg has been using the kitchen at the […]
Newscast – July 17, 2020
July 18, 2020 01:00Haines gardeners ask the borough to fund food security efforts; Skagway to use sales tax savings to fund small business grants program.
Skagway to use sales tax savings to fund small business grants program
July 18, 2020 00:38Skagway’s Assembly voted to pay for the local COVID-19 response with federal relief dollars and fund small business grants from municipal savings. The money has changed, but the services haven’t. At Thursday’s meeting, the Skagway assembly voted to use $1.4 million in CARES Act funding to backfill the budget. That is, public safety or other […]
Newscast – July 16, 2020
July 17, 2020 01:18Skagway caregivers lose municipal funding after change to community grant program takes effect; NPS proposes new parking lot at Chilkoot trailhead; Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 steadily increase in Alaska.
Skagway’s year-round childcare providers lose municipal funding
July 17, 2020 00:40The Municipality of Skagway updated its policy for community funding grants last year. Those changes are taking effect now. And it has some private childcare providers saying they got left behind. Skagway’s Assembly voted to change eligibility for community grants last spring. Now, only non-profits qualify for municipal assistance. Private childcare provider Linda Calver didn’t […]
Haines woman charged with arson and assault after local art gallery catches fire
July 16, 2020 17:13A 50-year-old Haines woman suspected of a string of arsons while on hallucinogenic mushrooms is in custody Wednesday. The fires damaged an art gallery and a private home. Haines resident Tresham Gregg was nearly asleep when he learned that his art space, the Sea Wolf Gallery, had caught fire Tuesday night. He says he was […]
Haines businesses will have another chance to apply for CARES Act funding
July 15, 2020 23:58Haines businesses will have another chance to apply for CARES Act funding, the biomass project is officially terminated, and SEARHC will provide COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic travelers to Haines. The Haines Borough Assembly voted to reopen the application window for Haines Small Business Emergency Grants, since over half the money remains unspoken for. That was […]
Newscast – July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020 23:51A Haines woman is arrested on suspicion of a string of arson; another case of COVID-19 is reported in Haines; Dahl Memorial clinic increases rapid testing for COVID-19; Haines Borough Assembly recap.
Newscast – July 14, 2020
July 15, 2020 00:43Most of Haines’ COVID-19 relief funds for businesses left untouched after application window closes; weather forecasters say the Upper Lynn Canal is in for a rainy summer; Skagway Traditional Council lifts shellfish advisory.
Newscast – July 13, 2020
July 14, 2020 00:15State sees record-breaking number of new COVID-19 cases in one day over the weekend; Haines Borough School District releases its proposed plan for re-opening the school for in-person classes.
National Park Service superintendent leaves Skagway for research position in Montana
July 13, 2020 19:22The superintendent of Klondike Goldrush National Historical Park is leaving Skagway this month. Jason Taylor will serve as the new director for the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute in Missoula, Montana. He explained that the collaborative scientific body studies issues related to wilderness management. “This institute serves the Forest Service, the National Parks Service, the […]
Chilkoot Indian Association assists local tribal members using CARES Act funds
July 13, 2020 18:26Chilkoot Indian Association has begun using federal dollars to assist tribal members who face hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tribe will put the first disbursement of CARES Act funds towards members’ utility bills and food security. Congress set aside $8 billion in the CARES Act for federally recognized tribes. It took […]
SEARHC to offer weekend asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in Haines starting July 18
July 13, 2020 17:48Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) announced last week that it would be expanding the availability of COVID-19 testing at its clinics. Free tests will be available on the weekends to anyone, regardless of whether they have symptoms of the illness. The increased availability of testing at SEARHC clinics was made possible thanks to a […]
Newscast – July 10, 2020
July 11, 2020 00:00SEARHC offers COVID-19 testing to asymptomatic individuals on weekends; Jason Taylor leaves position as superintendent of Klondike Goldrush National Historical Park; Judge rejects injunction to block state’s small business grant program.
Newscast – July 9, 2020
July 10, 2020 01:15Chilkoot Indian Association uses CARES Act funds for utility assistance and food security; Scientists take advantage of a summer without cruise ships to collect water quality data.
What’s the water quality in Alaska harbors like without cruise ship traffic? State scientists will find out this summer.
July 10, 2020 00:51It’s a relatively quiet summer on Alaska waters, since COVID-19 mostly cancelled the cruise ship season and limited tourism. But this hiatus is an opening for scientists to gather water quality data in harbors across the state. It’s flat calm on Portage Cove in Haines, Alaska as a small charter boat comes into the harbor. […]
Newscast – July 8, 2020
July 09, 2020 01:06Skagway’s relief checks will shrink in August; the Haines Bear Task Force will begin an education campaign about bear attractants; Skagway Traditional Council distributes half a million dollars in federal aid to tribal members.
Skagway’s relief checks will shrink in August
July 09, 2020 01:05There will be a couple of changes to Skagway’s Emergency Assistance and Economic Stimulus payments. August’s checks won’t be as fat. Skagway residents received the first month of thousand dollar relief and stimulus checks in the mail in June. But in August, they’ll only get $500 checks. Borough Manager Brad Ryan introduced the change at […]
Skagway Traditional Council distributes half a million dollars in federal aid
July 09, 2020 01:05The Municipality of Skagway is distributing monthly aid and stimulus checks. But tribal members have the option to choose Skagway Traditional Council’s program instead. Skagway Traditional Council received half a million dollars of CARES Act funding. The federally recognized tribal government is distributing the money among its 63 eligible members. Tribal administrator Sara Kinjo-Hischer said […]
Newscast – July 7, 2020
July 08, 2020 00:59North Words Writers Symposium moves online; Skagway Traditional Council advises public to avoid shellfish due to algal bloom associated with Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning; Federal judge issues an injunction preventing Alaska Native corporations from receiving part of a Tribal funding set-aside in the CARES Act.
Newscast – July 3, 2020
July 04, 2020 00:53Haines and Skagway implement limited burn bans with exceptions for fireworks on the beach; Skagway pumps the breaks on American Cruise Lines plans to visit the Upper Lynn Canal this summer; Demand for shelter for people experiencing homelessness continues through the summer.
Skagway asks small cruise ships not to come—for now
July 04, 2020 00:06Skagway says “no” to American Cruise Lines for now, municipal leases are deferred, and the public safety building gets some new radio equipment. American Cruise Lines plans to sail their small boat cruises through Southeast Alaska at the end of the month. Skagway’s assembly wants to see a more robust COVID-19 mitigation plan before the […]
Haines Sheldon Museum board of trustees eliminates the museum director position
July 03, 2020 18:46The board of the Haines Sheldon Museum voted to eliminate the museum director’s position due to a lack of funding. But the museum’s former director says that her position was covered by funding from grants. Helen Alten had served as the director of the Haines Sheldon Museum since 2014. She said she was blindsided by […]
Tech-savvy farmers create a virtual marketplace for Haines locals
July 03, 2020 18:09Two Haines farmers have developed a new website for residents of the Chilkat Valley to purchase natural foods and products from local businesses. The online marketplace provides a new tool for shopping locally at a time when many businesses are struggling. Leah Wagner and Nick Schlosstein are the co-creators of Foundroot, a company that sells […]
Stimulus checks spur spending in Skagway
July 03, 2020 00:29Permanent Fund Dividend checks went out on July 1st. Skagway residents got another check—the Municipality mailed out stimulus money last week. That’s giving main street a boost. Skagway’s boardwalk-lined streets have been pretty empty this summer, since COVID-19 restrictions all but cancelled the cruise ship season. But this last week, the municipality pumped nearly a […]
Newscast – July 2, 2020
July 03, 2020 00:21Tech-savvy farmers offer Haines shoppers an online farmer’s market; the government checks are rolling in for Skagway residents.
Thursday Dessert Auction: Deb Marshall’s Peanut Butter Pie with Fiddlehead Cookbook!
July 02, 2020 17:44Call the station at 766-2020 or 983-2853 to bid on Deb’s amazing dessert until 5pm Thursday night! Her Peanut Butter Pie is accompanied by a copy of The Fiddlehead Cookbook: Recipes from Alaska’s Most Celebrated Restaurant and Bakery – signed by her and the other 3 authors (Nancy & John DeCherney and Susan Brook)! […]
Newscast – July 1, 2020
July 02, 2020 01:36The Haines Emergency Operations center announces a new active COVID-19 case; The board of the Haines Sheldon Museum eliminates the museum director position; Health professionals provide guidance to businesses navigating new health precautions.
Officials report another confirmed case of COVID-19 in Haines
July 02, 2020 00:31The Haines Emergency Operations Center announced another asymptomatic case of the coronavirus on Wednesday. According to the borough press release the male patient is between the ages of 20 and 29. “It appears that the asymptomatic testing program is working exactly as it was designed to work,” said Borough Clerk Alekka Fullerton. The Haines Borough […]
Wednesday Skagway Dessert Auction: Kari Rain’s Victoria Raspberry Sponge Cake
July 01, 2020 18:19Attention Skagway ! Call the station at 983-2853 or 766-2020 to make a bid on this amazing dessert until 5pm Wednesday night!
KHNS 2020 Summer Fund Drive Incentive Gifts
July 01, 2020 01:5040th Anniversary KHNS Swag! John Hagen Art Print available with $50+ individual membership. Ceramic Travel Mug (18 oz) in teal, cocoa, or olive -OR- KHNS Navy T-Shirt with $85+ family membership (also includes art print). Need both? Up your pledge to $180+! (Includes 2 incentive gifts & art print.) Make your gift to KHNS here https://khns.org/ […]
Haines police kill four bears following reports of property damage and break-ins
July 01, 2020 01:01Haines police killed four bears last week after receiving reports that they damaged property and in one case entered a home. Bears scavenging for food in residential areas has become an ongoing issue for the community. Over the past month, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Haines Borough Police Department received numerous […]
Demand for personal relief checks in Skagway may mean fewer federal dollars for local businesses
July 01, 2020 00:36Skagway residents applied for relief checks in robust numbers. That means there may be less CARES Acts money left over for local businesses. More than $7 million dollars sounds like a lot of federal relief money. But most of it will be funneled into the community assistance program in Skagway—the one that gives residents $1000 […]
Tuesday Dessert Auction: Judy Ewald’s Amaretto Cheesecake
June 30, 2020 20:48Call the station at 766-2020 or 983-2853 to make a bid on this amazing dessert until 5pm tonight!
Newscast – June 29, 2020
June 30, 2020 00:40Upper Lynn Canal businesses face some of the toughest losses in the region; Sockeye run off to a slow start at the Chilkoot and Chilkat rivers; Spring trolling begins Wednesday.
Haines and Skagway unemployment rates among the highest in the state
June 29, 2020 19:24Haines and Skagway have some of the highest rates of unemployment in the state, even though unemployment in the Upper Lynn Canal decreased from April to May. That’s according to preliminary data from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Over a fifth of the Haines workforce was unemployed in May. A full third […]
Monday Dessert Auction: Cambria Goodwin’s Ginger Cake
June 29, 2020 19:06Call the station at 766-2020 to make a bid on this amazing dessert!