A new project at the Haines ferry terminal could address a disinfection problem that has caused the building to be under a boil water notice since 2023. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Federal Highway Administration seek comments on a project to improve the drinking water treatment system at the terminal. The […]
Posted inNews, Health
Alaska Sens. Sullivan, Murkowski try unsuccessfully to prevent huge spike in health care costs
Alaska Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan joined Senate Democrats and a handful of other Republicans on Thursday in voting to extend federal subsidies that would have prevented a major spike in health care prices at the end of the year. Sixty votes were needed to advance a bill containing the extension, but the vote […]
Posted inNews, State of Alaska
Alaska settles two lawsuits against vape companies for allegedly targeting kids for addiction
The state of Alaska has settled lawsuits against Juul and Altria, two nicotine vapor manufacturers, for a combined $7.8 million, the state Department of Law said on Friday. The suits were part of a nationwide pattern: Alaska and other U.S. states had alleged that the companies deliberately targeted children with advertising, something that likely contributed […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Environment
Abandon new Tongass management plan? Timber says yes, tribes say no ahead of meetings next week
Two meetings next week between U.S. Forest Service leadership and timber industry representatives in Southeast Alaska are raising concerns among tribal and other officials about the possibility a years-long revision of the management plan for the Tongass National Forest will be halted by the Trump administration. At least one additional meeting is now planned next […]
Posted inLocal News
Earthquake damage suspected in broken water pipe at Haines school
The vocational education building at the Haines School has been without water since Saturday when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Yakutat. Just about eight hours after that quake, and the dozens of aftershocks that followed, Haines water and sewer supervisor Dennis Durr got a call saying there was water coming up through the ground […]
Posted inHaines Herring
Cash, Hank, Zeppelin Still Top Artists On KHNS “Wrapped”
As various platforms and streaming services tabulate all the previous year’s data to show you your most played songs, videos, or paper towel purchases—local radio station KHNS’ year-end wrap-up shows that once again, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Led Zeppelin are in the lead. General manager Mike Rafone said, “Since 1980, this station has been […]
Posted inObituaries
Garry Stewart remembered as a dancer, music-lover and firewood connoisseur
Longtime Haines resident Glenn “Garry” Stewart died Nov. 6 at home. Wife Kolia Ann Stewart remembers him as a man who protected her since the day they met at her favorite neighborhood bar near Los Angeles, California. “It was love at first sight,” she said of the first time she laid eyes on the tall, […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Marathons, marriage, and more
Haines locals Sally Andersen, Jessica Edwards, and Sara Chapell ran the inaugural San Antonio marathon, with the support of Leslie Evenden. The 5K, half marathon and marathon drew a crowd of 19,000 runners from 50 states and multiple countries. The group said that they had great weather and enjoyed plenty of live music including mariachi […]
Posted inLocal News, Environment & Natural Resources
No resolution between gillnetters and managers at taskforce meeting
One bad year for Chilkoot salmon or serial mismanagement? That’s the distance between state fisheries managers and area gillnetters, who spoke last week at an annual post-season meeting about a decades-long controversy, and the future of the Lynn Canal’s wild-run salmon stocks. At the center of the debate is a stretch of water along the […]
Posted inLocal News
Decision nears on electricity rate increases, challenged by Skagway
Closing arguments were submitted this week in a rate case that could see residential electricity charges in the Upper Lynn Canal climb significantly next year. In the rate case, first filed a year ago, Goat Lake Hydro is seeking a 69.92% increase in its wholesale rate for electricity. The company operates hydroelectric plants at Goat […]