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

Undeterred by three defeated attempts in the past seven years, Haines Borough Assembly members again are taking steps to exempt the municipality from the state’s laws...

April showers bring May flowers, or whatever. A scant .51 inches of rain fell in Haines last month, making it the fourth driest April on record, according to National...

Migratory birds were the focus of bird-banding training last month in the Chilkat Valley, sponsored by the Ts’ats’ee Bird Observatory. “We got preliminary training for...

The deaths of two heli-skiers in an avalanche here has generated safety discussions among firms conducting the tours and among backcountry skiers. The March 13 avalanche...

A toxicology report on a heli-ski guide involved in a fatal avalanche March 13 found marijuana-based THC in his blood at higher than background levels. Alaska Heliskiing...

I’d like to clarify some things about the hiring of the new planning and zoning technician. Tracy Cui was the most qualified applicant for the job. She had rave reviews...

Thank you Kathy and Stan at Valley of the Eagles Golf Course for supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters. This locally owned business allows all our matches to golf for free!...

We would like to say “thank you very much” to the community for all of your support and encouragement with Lemonade Day Alaska. Only in Haines is it possible to sell...

I want to publicly thank Jacklynn Ruggirello for providing our community with a Zumba Gold class. She is an upbeat, encouraging, patient teacher and makes this exercise...

Parker Schnabel isn’t the only Haines miner mucking about on prime time television. Creighton Lapp, a 1996 Haines High School graduate, has been featured on...