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Alaska Press Club names Chilkat Valley News best weekly in the state 

Chilkat Valley news staff brought home four awards from the Alaska Press Club last weekend, including first place for Alaska’s Best Weekly Newspaper in 2023.  Editor Lex Treinen won first place for Best Sports Reporting for his December story about the Glacier Bears putting in a stellar performance at state wrestling championships in Anchorage after […]

Posted inAlaska Native Government & Policy, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, News, Southeast

Tribal education campus, cultural immersion park unveiled at 89th Tlingit and Haida Assembly

A new 12-acre tribal education campus on forested hillside behind Fred Meyer and a re-imagined 457-acre Cultural Immersion Park near Tee Harbor were highlighted Wednesday during an annual State of the Tribe address on the opening morning of the 89th annual Tribal Assembly of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of […]

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This week in history: Problems with assessments, a junior Olympian, Southeast Skyways seeks Haines route

10 years ago, 2014 Assessor says accounts still a messBy Karen Garcia The Haines Borough’s latest contract assessor says years of problems persist in the borough’s assessment system and resolving them may require establishing a department with three full-time employees.  Marty McGee has been working since November to address problems he says include inconsistencies and […]

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Haines groups get funding boost from Alaska Community Foundation

Four local nonprofits recently got a boost from the Alaska Community Foundation for projects ranging from kids art camps to a climbing class.  KHNS, Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association, Four Winds Resources Center and Takshanuk Watershed Council all got grants from ACF ranging from about $5,000 to nearly $20,000.  KHNS’s $5,125 grant will go toward […]

Posted inLetters, Opinion, Opinion

Clerk’s allegation of ‘back-door dealings’ needs explanation

It is important for our community that the borough clerk’s statements published in your April 11 edition be publicly addressed and explained. As a current assembly member, I know of no “back-door dealings” as alleged. The borough clerk is an appointed borough officer, bound by oath to “honestly, faithfully and impartially” discharge the duties of […]