The Alaska Board of Education is supporting a recommendation by the state education commissioner to form an ad-hoc committee to address student well-being at Mt. Edgecumbe High School. At its meeting on Jan. 23, board members backed the idea of initiating the ad-hoc committee process after hearing in public testimony that nearly 100 Mt. Edgecumbe […]
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As Juneau evacuates, local officials reflect on readiness
Earlier this month, the city of Juneau issued official warnings advising hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes due to avalanche risk following heavy snowfall. Over 50 residents evacuated to one downtown emergency shelter, Juneau’s KTOO reported, and Juneau emergency manager Ryan O’Shaughnessy said the city only made the evacuation call after intense deliberation. “We’re […]
Posted inLocal News
Story, Kiehl begin session with education, pension bills
The Chilkat Valley’s state Rep. Andi Story and Sen. Jesse Kiehl began the state’s legislative session with a set of proposals that include changes to school funding and public retirement benefits — all colored by questions about the state’s finances, the legislators said. The legislative session began last week and will end no later than […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Palmer Project is wrong mine in wrong place
An ad was recently published in the Anchorage Daily News, The Vancouver Sun, and The Seattle Times addressing Vizsla Copper Corporation and proponents of the Palmer Mine project, with the names of hundreds of Haines and Klukwan residents who signed a letter expressing concerns and opposition to the project. I am honored to have signed […]
Posted inSoutheast News
Haines joins other communities raising concerns about federal subsistence review
Southeast Alaskans are sounding the alarm about a 60-day review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior are currently conducting in Alaska. A public comment period is open through Feb. 13. The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee on Monday voted to send its comments which […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Births, memorials, ducks and more
Judah James Russell was born at 10:47 a.m. on Dec. 31 at the Juneau Family Birth Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces. Parents are Katie and Nick Russell. Grandma Nancy Jones and auntie Adonai alsowere present at the birth. Irene Mulyca, 69,died Jan. 14 in Fultonville, N.Y. Irene moved to Haines to stay with […]
Posted inLocal News, Environment & Natural Resources
Advisory committee wants better consultation on new plan for Haines State forest
Has the state met its legal requirement to consult with local advisory boards while making changes to the Haines State Forest Management plan? That’s a question the Upper Lynn Canal Advisory Committee raised last week and again Monday before sending a letter to the state’s Division of Forestry demanding that staff do more to meet […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter: Dec. 7 – Jan. 10
Sunday, Dec. 7 A caller reported a power outage on Beach Road. Alaska Power & Telephone was notified. Monday, Dec. 8 A caller left contact info in case their lost keys were turned in. An officer stopped to assist a motorist on Bjornstad Drive. A driver was given a citation for a stop sign violation […]
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Looking back on our most read stories of 2025
As the Chilkat Valley closes in on the end of 2025, here’s a look at some of the most widely read of the 904 stories the Chilkat Valley News published in print and online this year. January Readers spent the most time on a story titled “Border Patrol launches Juneau operations, with eye on drugs […]
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, […]