Jul 24, 2024 · The weather forecast predicted mild flooding. But on Tuesday afternoon, travelers in the Yukon found multiple rockslides in their way. No injuries were reported. About 130 cruise passengers on a Yukon and White Pass Route railroad tour were unable to return to their ship in Skagway. A rock slide blocked the train tracks near […]

One of Skagway’s churches hosted dinner every Wednesday during the busy tourist season to help locals to stay nourished and prevent isolation. Seafood was on the menu. Skagway celebrated its last community fish feed of the season on Sept. 18 with halibut, salmon, shrimp and crab. The green fellowship hall of Skagway First Presbyterian […]

Haines lost a resident last week in a suspected drowning. Two women share what they’ll miss about the fishing and hunting enthusiast. The body of a Haines man was recovered from the Chilkat River early morning Sept. 14. He was identified as 83-year-old Ronald Martin. According to the Anchorage Daily News, two days prior, […]

In Haines borough news, both assembly members up for re-election lost their seats to fresh candidates. The latest Haines Borough Assembly meeting included tax proposals and an update on the Lutak Dock. The Haines Assembly canvassed their absentee, early and questioned ballots before the start of their Oct. 8 meeting. The final results did […]

Skagway is looking to other communities to see if the unique non-profit model of community land trusts can ease the squeeze. About a dozen Skagwegians met to discuss a community land trust as a way to address the borough’s housing crisis. Land trusts are an unconventional path to home ownership. A land trust retains […]

Aug 29, 2024 · Serving Haines, Skagway and Klukwan on 102.3 and 91.9 FM. LOCATION Chilkat Center for the Arts One Theatre Dr, Haines, AK 99827. MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 1109, Haines, AK 99827

Sep 23, 2024 · The following is a listener commentary and does not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of Lynn Canal Broadcasting, the Board of Directors or Staff. Ben Kirkpatrick- The preceding remarks are the personal view of the commentator and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of Lynn Canal Broadcasting, The Board of Directors or Staff. KHNS […]

5 days ago · Serving Haines, Skagway and Klukwan on 102.3 and 91.9 FM. LOCATION Chilkat Center for the Arts One Theatre Dr, Haines, AK 99827. MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 1109, Haines, AK 99827

The Metlakatla Indian Community is home to Alaska’s only Native reservation, located on Annette Island less than 20 miles south of Ketchikan. Yet many locals have never made the trip. So after the final day of the Ketchikan-hosted Southeast Conference in late September, Metlakatla Mayor Albert Smith brought a group of attendees across the […]

After less than three months on the job, the Haines’ borough clerk was let go following an executive session at the Oct. 22 Haines Borough Assembly meeting. It was the first executive session for three freshly elected assembly members, who were sworn in that evening. Borough Clerk Kristine Kennedy was terminated without cause at […]