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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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Assembly briefs: Childcare challenges, a new tour operation approved, and sales tax
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (90+ words) Chilkat Valley News The Haines Borough Assembly met on Tuesday evening to discuss childcare, sales taxes the Chilkoot Corridor and more. First, they heard about an hour of public comments, most centered on a proposed park at Third and Main…...
Story and Kreitzer flagged in Department of Law???s review of campaign filings
4+ day, 52+ min ago (88+ words) Story and Kreitzer flagged in Department of Law’s review of campaign filings chilkatvalleynews.com It’s OK to put Treg Taylor back in the governor’s race despite a finding he violated state campaign law because the vast majority of candidates in…...
Feds seek to???streamline??? Arctic oil permitting, ending environment studies of individual projects
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (91+ words) Feds seek to ‘streamline’ Arctic oil permitting, ending environment studies of individual projects Chilkat Valley News The Trump administration on Friday moved to exempt oil projects in federal territory on the west side of the North Slope from environmental reviews…...
Amid ferry troubles, worries about bears Haines hosts cross country meet
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (101+ words) Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the Deputy Editor for the Gulf…...
Judge Marianna Carpeneti, in historic first, does not get yes/no retention advisory from Alaska Judicial Council
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (94+ words) Chilkat Valley News The Alaska Judicial Council, in an apparent first, is not making a recommendation on whether voters should retain a judge, issuing a mixed performance evaluation on Wednesday for Juneau Superior Court Judge Marianna Carpeneti. Carpeneti is facing…...
Final state ferry funds from five-year federal infrastructure bill released after long delay
2+ week, 6+ day ago (680+ words) Hundreds of millions of dollars for the Alaska Marine Highway System held up for many months by what a Juneau lawmaker called a “federal chaos problem” are now being awarded as the final installment of a five-year allocation in the…...
DOT provides details of Skagway ferry dock repairs, says reopening date still unknown
3+ week, 2+ day ago (103+ words) Chilkat Valley News Workers are taking on a list of repairs to the Skagway ferry terminal under an emergency contract, but it’s not known yet if the facility will be open in time for events such as next month’s Klondike…...
Skagway state ferry terminal closed indefinitely
3+ week, 2+ day ago (97+ words) Chilkat Valley News Skagway will be indefinitely without state ferry service after cracks were discovered in its ferry terminal last week. Engineers first discovered cracks in concrete supports under the vehicle and passenger transfer bridges last Thursday. The dock was…...
Thank you for supporting the Haines Dolphin swim team
3+ week, 2+ day ago (102+ words) Chilkat Valley News Thank you to Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for a $3,500 grant supporting Haines Dolphins Swim Team’s Scholarship Program for the 2025–2026 swim season. These funds provide dues assistance to families who otherwise may not be able to participate and…...
Andi Story says talk about Alaska???s resource development needs to include workers, students
3+ week, 4+ day ago (104+ words) Andi Story says talk about Alaska’s resource development needs to include workers, students Chilkat Valley News While development of natural resources such as petroleum and mining dominate much of Alaska’s political discussion these days, state Rep. Andi Story says investing…...