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Thank You Letters

Thank you to the firefighters who responded to my house fire

by Chilkat Valley News March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) Jonathan Rasch skates back to shore with his dog after spending hours looking for a man who fell through the ice on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, on Chilkoot Lake near Haines, Alaska. Rasch was skating on the lake when he heard the man screaming for help and used his Garmin inReach to call for help.

Local News, Public Safety

After man disappears, locals and state officials warn of the dangers of ice skating on Chilkoot Lake

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News February 13, 2025February 16, 2025

(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) Cheryl Stickler, Richard Clement, and Mark Smith sit in the audience on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, after it was confirmed that they would be Haines' newest borough assembly members in Haines, Alaska.

Haines Borough, Local News

Assembly briefs: The Lutak Dock design, a new federal lobbyist, stalled bearproof trashcans and overwhelmed emergency services

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News January 16, 2025January 16, 2025

Thom Andriesen works to contain a fire in the Old Field Kitchen restaurant on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Haines, Alaska.

Local News, Public Safety

Old Field Kitchen burns down Saturday morning

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News December 7, 2024December 7, 2024