The International Pacific Salmon Group or KSCPD announced this week the release of new seasonal species of salmon that are completely dairy- and gluten-free. “You spoke and we listened,” said chief executive offisher Tim Cooked. “I’m pleased to introduce our new species ImpossilverTM Salmon and BeyondChumTM to our world-class product offerings.” After a packed multinational […]
Posted inLocal News, Economy
KHNS summer fund drive exceeds its original goal thanks to community support
Local public radio station KHNS finished its annual summer-fund drive shattering its original goal of $85,000 and raising nearly $120,000. Station manager Kyle Clayton attributes that surge in donations primarily to uncertainty and anti-public media sentiment at the federal level. Congress approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in funds that had already […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Local News
‘The Claw’ hopes to grab the audience’s attention
In a future Haines bowling alley, a group of toys stuck in an out-of-order claw machine sing, dance and philosophize their way through an uncertain future in a 45-minute romp debuting in Haines this week. The 25-person cast rehearsed lines, songs, and dance moves this month as part of the annual Summer Youth Theater camp, […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Transportation
Alaska Airlines grounds all flights due to an IT outage
Alaska Airlines announced Sunday evening all of its flights, as well as those of its affiliate Horizon Air, are being grounded due to a software outage of an unspecified nature. “At approximately 8 p.m. Pacific on Sunday (0300 GMT on Monday), Alaska Airlines experienced an IT outage that’s impacting our operations,” the airline noted in […]
Posted inEducation, Local News
Alaska K-3 students improve in reading, state assessment shows
Alaska students from kindergarten to third grade showed overall improvement in reading proficiency last year, according to preliminary data from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. DEED reported an overall increase in reading proficiency from the beginning to the end of the school year, for the second year in a row, “which was wonderful,” said […]
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Some frozen federal funds for schools released to states by Trump administration
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration confirmed Friday that it’s releasing funds that support before- and after-school programs as well as summer programs, a portion of the $6.8 billion in withheld funds for K-12 schools that were supposed to be sent out two weeks ago. The administration has faced bipartisan backlash over its decision to freeze billions of […]
Posted inLocal News, Wildlife
Fish and Game reveals locations of dozens of animals seized from Chilkat Valley wildlife facility
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released a list of locations of animals seized from Steve Kroschel’s Chilkat Valley wildlife facility in late June. According to the department, 36 animals are currently being housed at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage, the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage and Bird TLC in Anchorage. These […]
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As Mosquito Lake asserts itself, some residents see borough as undercutting their success
Upper-valley community members gathered Sunday at the Four Winds Resource Center for a barbecue, and also a show of community strength as the borough government debates selling off the local community center. The resource center is housed in the former Mosquito Lake school, which was decommissioned in 2014. Since then, the borough-owned property has been […]
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One man’s trash, everyone else’s treasure
A plane built in the 1960s has flown away with the interests of several Haines residents, even after a debilitating crash left it grounded. The fixed-wing, single-engine Piper PA 28-140 was built in 1967. Early records of its travels were not immediately available, but a 1978 registration sticker from Oregon is still peeling from the […]
Posted inLocal News, Alaska Legislature
Chilkat Valley state reps answer questions during local meetings
The Chilkat Valley’s state legislative delegation held three local, question-and-answer sessions recently. The visit came during an eventful time in the state capital, just after Gov. Mike Dunleavy last week called a surprise legislative session, asking legislative allies to help him avoid overrides of his controversial veto choices this spring. In remarks Monday, Democrats Jesse […]