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

Although required to by code, Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has not provided for evaluations of employees since starting on the job three years...

Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest is reviewing complaints from personnel within the police department about chief Gary Lowe, mayor Stephanie Scott...

The Alaska Police Standards Council has started the process of revoking the certification of former Haines police officer John Havard. Havard is the...

An upcoming meeting of the Downtown Revitalization Committee may help determine the direction of the group, which hasn’t met since June. Lenise...

Members of the Haines High School Power Systems Engineering class recently hung an “LED banner board” on a wall at the front of the high school....

The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council last week voted to support efforts of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center to partner with the...

Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott lamented recent action by the Alaska Legislature to loosen restrictions on cruise ship dumping in state waters....

Each winning his weight class, Charlie Bower and Cameron Merklin-Bauer led Haines middle school wrestlers to a fourth-place finish among eight teams...

A roadside pull-off near 7 Mile Haines Highway will be fenced off and cleaned up this spring in preparation for its transformation into a parking...

Representatives from the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association are offering a safety training class free to commercial fishermen March 8-10....

Haines Borough officials recently returned from a Canadian mineral exploration conference. Assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck and assembly...

The Haines Borough is taking a closer look before signing off on a $10,000 study of local commercial fish stocks and management. The draft report,...

The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee will recommend the state discontinue its reciprocal fishing license program with Canada, but...

So far, 2013 has been an unusual year for wildlife. Some of the players are missing and others are acting like it is spring in February. Annie...

One Glacier Bear team advanced to the championship game of the annual Triple Threat Tournament last weekend at the Haines School, and five Haines...

Both Haines High School varsity basketball teams picked up wins over Yakutat on Monday in their final games before next week’s Region V tournament....

The Haines Borough Planning Commission denied on Feb. 14 the Chilkoot Indian Association’s appeal of $1,000 in fines for unpermitted residential con...

Reality TV star Parker Schnabel of Haines said his recent interview with newsman Larry King was fun. It was Schnabel’s first interview on camera....

Lack of a quorum cancelled Tuesday’s scheduled meeting of the Haines Borough Assembly. Members Norm Smith, Joanne Waterman and Jerry Lapp were...

In his letter to the editor published Feb. 21, John Schnabel begins by writing “I know nothing...” How true those words are. He writes “...the...

We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Haines Volunteer Fire Department, Steve Barry, Kim Stinson, Derek Poinsette, the folks at Alaska...

As a member of Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins’ campaign team, I can assure you that his statements regarding former Rep. Bill Thomas’ voting position...

I’d like to publicly give Sarah and Ralph Swinton a huge thank you for organizing the recent Triple Threat Basketball Tournament. It is a big chore...

In the Feb. 21 edition of the Chilkat Valley News, John Schnabel made several charges against Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins that were without basis and...

The Rettinger family would like to say a big thank you to the many organizations, businesses, and individuals who donated funds to help Jayden travel...