Sunday, Nov. 16 A caller on Third Avenue reported a burglar alarm. A business owner contacted the police department to report an accidental activation. Officers assisted another agency on the Haines Highway. An officer did a follow-up report on Sunshine Street. An officer helped a citizen on the Haines Highway make contact with another agency. […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Holiday bazaar was a resounding success
Our community has once again made the annual Haines Woman’s Club Holiday Bazaar a resounding success! We are indebted to the ANB/ANS, American Bald Eagle Foundation and Chilkat Center for the loan of their tables for our vendors. Many thanks to all the vendors and everyone who attended and shopped! Much appreciation to our club […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
CIA has done great job maintaining Parade Grounds
I was a board member of Alaska Indian Arts during the transfer of the Parade Grounds to CIA. While I recognize the situations are not identical since the Parade Grounds was privately owned, I would offer the following observations regarding the possible transfer of Tlingit Park. CIA has done an excellent job maintaining the Parade […]
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Morphet touts revisionist history in land transfer
In his blog and quoted in the Nov. 11 issue of Chilkat Valley News , Tom Morphet states: “In the early 1900s, Natives approved transfer of land at the site [currently Tlingit Park] to the Presbyterian Church so the church could educate Native children at the Haines Mission.” To think that Tlingit people living on […]
Posted inLocal News, Public Safety
Borough warns some emergency calls may be dropped
Multiple alerts went out Tuesday that AT&T reported a 911 service interruption to the borough. The text-based alerts give people who receive them an alternative to the three-digit emergency number, asking them to call the police station at 907-766-2121 if their emergency call is dropped. Haines Borough IT contractor Austin Neal said he has spoken […]
Posted inEducation, Local News
School board appoints Corrie Stickler to open seat
Updated Dec. 2, at 10 p.m. The Haines Borough School board on Tuesday voted to add Corrie Stickler to their number after interviewing five candidates for an open seat. Stickler, a Haines school alumna, told board members she has two kids in the school and is motivated to take an active role in their education. […]
Posted inNews, Environment & Natural Resources
Governor picks acting commissioner for permanent role as Alaska natural resources leader
John Crowther, who stepped in as acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources last month after John Boyle, the previous commissioner, resigned abruptly, is the governor’s choice for the more permanent position. Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Friday he will ask the Legislature to confirm Crowther as the commissioner once the 2026 session gets underway. “John Crowther brings […]
Posted inCommentary
Who wins and who loses as the US retires the penny
By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about 4 cents to make. Chances are you have some in a jar, or scattered among pockets, purses and car ashtrays. As small as it is, the penny punches above its weight culturally. If it ever disappeared, so too might the simple kindness of […]
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Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025. The Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the World Health Organization’s regional office for the Americas, made this announcement after the agency’s measles elimination commission met in Mexico […]
Posted inSoutheast News
Skagway’s lone paramedic is suing the city, alleging retaliation by fire department officials who fired her
This article was reported and published in collaboration between the Chilkat Valley News and the Alaska Beacon. Skagway’s former paramedic is alleging wrongdoing by the Southeast Alaska town, saying in a newly filed lawsuit that she was illegally fired after submitting a grievance against the city’s fire chief and deputy fire chief. In a lawsuit […]