Less than a year ago, Ed Warren was out of work and getting by, as he says, “with a lot of help from the village and a lot of smoked salmon from friends.” Now, he is the chairman of Klukwan, Inc., one of the more profitable Native village corporations in all of Alaska. The 55-year-old […]
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Petition calls for action regarding border station
A petition requesting the relocation of the U.S. Customs and Immigration station from Haines to adjacent to the Canadian border station is making the rounds. According to Dorothy Fossman of Klukwan, writer of the document, she was able to get “25 signatures in 15 minutes” and is confident of getting a majority of area residents […]
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Mudslides close highway
Torrential rains this past weekend turned sections of the Haines Highway into a mud and boulder-strewn mess. Late Thursday night, more than seven mud and rock slides oozed down on the highway between Mile 19 and the Wells Bridge. The slides also cut off water and communications to Klukwan at Mile 22 ½. Work crews from the […]