KHNS receives borough funding

The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $20,000 allocation Thursday to KHNS in the wake of stripped state funding.

Last month, KHNS station manager Kay Clements requested the money from the assembly after Gov. Mike Dunleavy eliminated public radio funding, which amounted to about $75,000 for KHNS.

To compensate for cuts, the department eliminated two part-time positions, changed programming distributors and is discussing other cost-saving efforts.

“I think that the radio…