5 days ago · The Chilkat Valley News is a weekly newspaper serving the Chilkat Valley/Haines Borough area of Southeast Alaska.

Editor’s note: Police chief candidate Gregory Boris has withdrawn from consideration. A police chief finalist and two borough clerk candidates were interviewed this week as city leaders work to fill key roles that have been without permanent leaders for months.

Jan 22, 2025 · Haines customers could face another jump in their electricity bills if the state approves Goat Lake Hydroelectric’s ask to increase rates. The company, a subsidiary of Alaska Power & Telephone, asked to increase rates in part due to the costs of repairing a submarine transmission cable which was damaged in 2019 and cost more than […]

4 days ago · On Monday afternoon, Pat Philpott sat in his home near Mile 7 of the Haines Highway, looking out over the glass-calm water of the Chilkat River. Then he noticed something strange. “I saw ripples,” he said. Short waves, three sets of them, coming toward him from the direction of Kicking Horse ...

2 days ago · Long-discussed timber harvest sites on the east side of Chilkat Lake have received renewed attention. Last fall, state agencies visited the possible location of a bridge that would be required to access the projects. The Alaska Division of Forestry’s proposed 2024-2028 five-year Forest Management ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Kroschel loses USDA license, wildlife center closes to the public . Steve Kroschel, who runs the popular Kroschel Films Wildlife Center in Mosquito Lake lost his license to keep his 66-animal facility open to the public, leaving cruise ship tourists and operators in a lurch mid-season.Support has poured in from people all over the world who have had intimate encounters with the moose, lynx ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Chilkat Indian Village is taking comments through December 22 on its plan to use $1 million in Housing and Urban Development funding to make homes in Klukwan and the Chilkat Valley healthier.

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Jan 22, 2025 · A borough assembly member followed another across a parking lot shouting obscenities after a meeting that laid bare a conflict with the acting police chief over a moose he killed in December. The dispute between Craig Loomis and chief Michael Fullerton has ballooned, drawing in multiple state ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Chilkat Valley by the numbers. 1,643 pounds of food came out of the Victory Garden in Mosquito Lake, according to Erika Merklin. More than 700 pounds of that were cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage.. 3,000 pounds of fudge were purchased at Alaska Rods this year, along with 800 knives.While they had some new flavors to try out this year, including Cotton Candy, Pear and Rootbeer Float, Moose ...