Will Steinfeld with the Chilkat Valley News is back in the studio with KHNS’ Melinda Munson to get Haines ready for Tuesday’s borough Assembly meeting. The Assembly will be presented with Lutak Dock options, severance tax, plastic bag legislation, and more. Melinda Munson: Will, the assembly is being presented with the current options for the […]
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Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: The Boston Marathon, a visit to an old friend, a muddy hike and the Rainbow Toot Toots
Chip Lende retired from the family business at Lutak Lumber in March. And, by April 20, he had finished his 17th Boston Marathon. Lende and his daughter JJ Hinderberger finished the race in 3:59. This was Hinderberger’s 12th marathon and her third Boston Marathon. She qualified with a time of 2:58. But she didn’t want […]
Posted inLocal News
Assembly Briefs: Smith writes big check, assembly considers major changes
Severance tax fails A flurry of final votes on major legislation, all coinciding at Tuesday’s meeting, came at somewhat of an inconvenient time. As has become familiar in recent weeks, the assembly requires four votes — a majority of the full body — to pass legislation. That remains the case even with assembly members missing, […]
Posted inNews, Environment
‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture
METLAKATLA, ALASKA — Across Alaska’s coastline, from the Indigenous communities of Bristol Bay to the Tlingit and Haida villages of the panhandle, rural harbors that once bustled with commercial fishing boats now sit unused and empty. Abandoned boats covered with mold and algae line the shores of one Southeast town; others have seen their fleets […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday, April 2
One of Haines’ few year-round restaurants is shutting down after a lease dispute between the owner and landlord brought deeper financial struggles into the open. Alpenglow Woodfired Pizza will close following a final weekend sendoff, ending a three-year run under current ownership. Owner Nolan Woodard points to lease terms he says would have made it […]
Posted in2026 Governor's Race
Governor’s race survey: the PFD question. (And ferries.)
Northern Journal’s survey of Alaska’s many gubernatorial hopefuls is back — this time, asking how much money candidates would budget for Permanent Fund dividends. We also find out when each candidate last rode on Alaska’s state ferry system — a publicly funded network that’s been the subject of polarizing budget debates in recent years. Starting in […]
Posted in2026 Governor's Race, News
Governor’s race survey: How much money would you propose for schools? And: cars.
We’re back with a new edition of our recurring survey of the more than dozen candidates running to be Alaska’s next governor. This week’s survey explores a subject that has commanded huge amounts of political debate and discussion at Alaska’s Capitol in recent years: How much money should the state share with school districts on […]
Posted inNews, 2026 Governor's Race
Governor’s race survey: Should Alaska spend millions more on its huge LNG project? Plus, Alaska books.
We’re back with the next edition of our recurring survey of the more than a dozen candidates running to be Alaska’s next governor. This week’s questions revolve around a huge — and hugely expensive — LNG export project pushed by Alaska’s current governor, Mike Dunleavy. We also asked for some book recommendations. Full questions and answers […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Average Haines age, extreme ski contest and border relocation
10 years ago After a drop of 84 people in 2013 and an increase of 21 in 2014, the population of Haines has reverted to a downward trend, dropping 58 people in the last year to a total of 2,493, according to state statistics. The town is also continuing to get older, maturing from a […]