Chilkat Valley News
3 days ago — The Chilkat Valley News is a weekly newspaper serving the Chilkat Valley/Haines Borough area of Southeast Alaska.
Duly Noted: Vacations, spirits, and dolls - Chilkat Valley News
1 day ago — Stephanie Leazier and her 10-month-old son Olen Leazier returned to the Chilkat Valley this week after taking an extended trip to visit family and friends in Michigan.Stephanie said it has been eight years since she has been back to the state and her family, including her mother and aunt, had not yet had the chance to meet Olen.
A record breaking snow storm? - Chilkat Valley News
Oct 23, 2024 — An early, heavy snowstorm blanked parts of the Chilkat Valley late last week. Local forecasters and weather experts said while it was an unusual event, historic data shows that it’s not entirely unheard of in the region. Even though the National Weather Service was not predicting a big storm at ...
Nearly 800 votes counted in unofficial Chilkat Valley election results
Nov 11, 2024 — At least 798 Chilkat Valley residents cast ballots according to results released by the state’s Division of elections early Wednesday morning. In the presidential election, both Haines No. 1 which encompasses Lutak Road, Mud Bay and Haines and Haines No. 2 which includes much of the upper Chilkat ...
This Week in History: Snow sports, new city admin, and women in …
1 day ago — This Nov. 22, 1973 file photo shows a birds-eye view of the national forest. Ron Wood, Forest Service landscape architect, “reads” an oblique photograma to gain information about the Chilkat Mountain Peninsula. Forest Service photographer Ed Boone took the photos from a plane which skimmed above ...
Newly counted votes do not change preliminary Chilkat Valley …
Nov 15, 2024 — Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). At least 798 Chilkat Valley residents cast ballots, according to counts released by the state’s Division of Elections. But that total does not include the hundreds of early and absentee in-person ballots cast in the borough. Borough ...
State commission approves new borough government in northern …
Nov 15, 2024 — The Local Boundary Commission approved plans for the proposed borough on a 3-2 vote Tuesday following hours of technical discussion. “I believe that the best interest of the state, clearly, is to establish this borough, and I believe that the (legal) standards have all been met, including the boundaries,” said commissioner John Harrington, who cast the deciding vote.
New signs warn people away from borough land along the …
Oct 17, 2024 — A bear stands near a newly installed sign warning people away from borough land along the Chilkoot corridor. (Courtesy/Rob Miller Photography)
Duly Noted: It’s time to vote - Chilkat Valley News
Nov 17, 2024 — Former KHNS reporter and Haines resident Claire Stremple will be taking over as managing editor of KTOO Public Media’s newsroom in Juneau on Nov. 4. Stremple, who lived in Haines from 2018 to 2021, has family in the community – her cousin Deborah Vogt is a longtime Haines resident.. The Chilkat Valley’s absentee in-person and …
Haines resident pitches accessible rock climbing, hiking tour above …
Oct 17, 2024 — Kevin Forster, an environmental scientist and current Haines assembly member, is the company’s contact person. He said the easiest way to understand what a via ferrata is, and how people use them, is to look it up and watch a few videos.