Jan 21, 2025 · The Chilkat Valley News is a weekly newspaper serving the Chilkat Valley/Haines Borough area of Southeast Alaska.

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 […]

Editor’s note: Police chief candidate Gregory Boris has withdrawn from consideration.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.

1 day ago · It’s back to square one in the Haines Borough’s search for a new police chief. The borough’s finalist Gregory Boris visited town last week, met members of the community in a town hall at the library and sat for an in-person interview before leaving on Wednesday.

1 day ago · 10 years Mosquito Lake advocates say they have 6 students Advocates for Mosquito Lake School this week said they had six students committed to attending the school next year, but haven’t abandoned hope of reaching the 10 required to secure additional site funding and reopen it. “We haven’t heard back from all the parents. We’re […]

2 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 ...

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 ...

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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 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 ...