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The Chilkat Valley News is a weekly newspaper serving the Chilkat Valley/Haines Borough area of Southeast Alaska.
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- Economy, Business & Finance 5
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Duly Noted: Volleyball, safaris, music and more
3+ day, 7+ min ago (84+ words) Chilkat Valley News Monroe Hunsberger Jr.was born Oct. 2, 1937 and died Aug 24, 2026 in Sellersville, Penn. where he lived the last nine years. Prior to that, Hunsberger and his wife, Barbara, lived in Perkasia, Penn. for 57 years. Hunsberger’s funeral was held…...
Controversy over local election forum
3+ day, 4+ min ago (60+ words) Chilkat Valley News Some community members are accusing organizers of a local election forum of hiding political bias; others say the forum is a good-faith effort at political dialogue. Organizing Wednesday’s forum was Citizens for Haines, an independent expenditure group…...
Choose a candidate who has been here long enough to understand Haines
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (88+ words) chilkatvalleynews.com Here we go again, another local election cycle, and once again we are watching a coordinated effort to promote a candidate who has lived in Haines for less time than the three-year term they are seeking. The concern…...
Vote to protect seniors this fall and preserve the property tax exemption
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (89+ words) Haines Borough voters should vote no on Initiative 2, which would reduce the senior property tax exemption. Our seniors spent decades working, raising families, building businesses, volunteering and contributing to the Haines community. Many now live on fixed incomes while facing…...
Duly Noted: Weddings, birthdays, big moves and more.
3+ week, 2+ day ago (85+ words) Chilkat Valley News Chuck Baltzell can be found whipping up culinary delights at the Haines Senior Center – most of the time. He was running the grill for the Southeast Alaska State Fair Volunteer Appreciation dinner last week. Baltzell’s approximately 98 burgers…...
Fair???s support of LGBTQ+ issues is a problem for a volunteers
3+ week, 2+ day ago (68+ words) Fair’s support of LGBTQ+ issues is a problem for a volunteers Chilkat Valley News I am of the opinion that one of the reasons for the precipitous decline in Southeast Alaska State Fair volunteers is the Fair management’s public endorsement…...
This Week in History: Green bears, increased enrollment and stolen cars
3+ week, 2+ day ago (413+ words) Are the bears green with envy? Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day? Trying for a punk rock look? Two green-splashed bears puzzled Haines locals and tourists along the Chilkoot River last week. “It’s really a complete mystery,” said Carl Kock, a wildlife…...
Annette Kreitzer highlights longtime state experience, resource development as District 3 challenger
3+ week, 4+ day ago (103+ words) Chilkat Valley News Juneau hasn’t been represented by a Republican legislator since 2017. Annette Kreitzer says it’s time for that to change, given the range of economic and other challenges the region is facing during the coming years. Kreitzer, a former…...