At a board of directors meeting held at Klukwan on July 16, 1975, Irene Rowan, president of Klukwan Inc., reported that legislation is pending in the U.S. Congress to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. In 1957, Congress gave Chilkat Indian Village authority to lease the iron ore deposits located underneath the reserve lands. […]
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Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday Nov. 13
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Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday Nov. 6
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Police Blotter: Oct. 25 – Oct. 31
Sunday, Oct. 25 Police received a protective order to be served in the 300 block of Haines Highway.A driver in the 400 block of Main Street was taken into custody after a traffic stop. Monday, Oct. 26An officer responded to a report of a disorderly citizen in the 200 block of Main Street.An officer performed […]
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Feds to lift development restrictions on 205,000 acres near Haines
The federal government is expected to open 28 million acres of land in the state to new development and land ownership in the coming weeks, likely with little prior announcement. The anticipated change is part of a Trump administration effort to spur resource development in Alaska, and would do so by removing a specific type […]
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Andi Story set for fifth House District 3 term over challenger Annette Kreitzer
The Haines townsite’s preferred candidate in House District 3, Annette Kreitzer, trails incumbent Rep. Andi Story by a wide margin according to preliminary vote tallies released early Wednesday. Early results do not contain all possible absentee ballots. Some ballots will be counted after Election Day. Some ballots, like those coming from overseas, can be accepted […]
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Update: Peltola retakes narrow lead, Kreiss-Tomkins still ahead in governor’s race, Story likely to win House District 3
Updated at 7:15 a.m. Updated unofficial results shows three closely watched races in Alaska are likely headed to ranked-choice tabulation on Nov. 18 as no one candidate has more than 50% of the votes. In the U.S. Senate race, Democrat Mary Peltola has a narrow lead of just 626 votes of over incumbent Republican Sen. […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday Oct. 30
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