Alaska had more influenza cases reported in the past year than in any of the three prior years, with severity that was worse than in those recent years, according to a new report from state health officials. There were an estimated 11,900 lab-confirmed cases of influenza – commonly known as the flu – in the […] The post Alaska flu cases and deaths rose last season, amid low adult vaccination rates, records show appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
A new comparative analysis of states’ religiousness published this week by the Pew Research Center shows Alaska is the 35th most religious state in the country. The survey found 26% of Alaskans in Pew’s Religious Landscape Study are considered “highly religious,” based on questions asking whether they believe in God, pray regularly, attend religious services, and consider religion to […] The post Long-term study shows religion among Alaskans is declining, mirroring nationwide ...| Chilkat Valley News
This year’s Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,000, an amount set by the Alaska Legislature in House Bill 53, the state’s annual operating budget bill, earlier this year. Ordinarily, lawmakers allocate an amount of money for the dividend, which makes individual payments dependent upon the number of recipients. The Alaska Department of Revenue then announces the final […] The post Alaska’s 2025 Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,000 and arrives starting Oct. 2 appeared first on Chi...| Chilkat Valley News
A new documentary profiles two Alaska Native families as they seek justice for their murdered loved ones, diving into the generational trauma of families and communities grappling with violence, barriers within the criminal justice system and years of grief and unanswered questions. The new film, “In the Wake of Justice Delayed,” follows five years in […] The post New film follows five years of Alaska Native families seeking justice for murdered loved ones appeared first on Chilkat ...| Chilkat Valley News
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) has secured an initial round of borough permitting to construct a “new medical facility with associated multi-unit housing for staff” on Jones Point Road, according to the permit application. The estimated start for site development is April 2026. This first permit, approved last week, is a site development permit, […] The post SEARHC approved for hospital site development in Haines appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
Many thanks to the community and assembly for pushing back on 5G cell towers. Recent Chilkat Valley News articles, including one from May 8, 2025, state things like: “Those concerns have been difficult at times for borough staff and officials to weigh, mainly because they are at odds with a broad scientific consensus and major […] The post When it comes to 5G, federal regulatory agencies cannot be trusted appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
I support John Norton for assembly and hope you’ll consider voting for him too. John came to Haines in the 1970s to build a cabin out Lutak. He’s raised a family in Southeast, worked a wide variety of jobs, and knows it takes flexibility and ingenuity to survive. Now, as a retiree on a fixed […] The post Consider Norton, a wise spender, for assembly appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
One thing I learned at the last assembly meeting is that the price of steel has quadrupled since Turnagain first purchased it for our project. Wow, who else saw that coming? The dock was intentionally “disrupted” or “paused.” We have a financial mess now, and workers have been put in danger. We need to elect […] The post Re-elect Thomas, Clement to assembly appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
I have lived in Haines since 1963, when logging was in its prime here. Timber is a renewable asset; trees grow back! In 1990, I harvested trees on my property above two miles on Haines Highway, providing an area where the logs could be staged for grading and held until a Japanese log ship came […] The post Valley needs logging, a new dock for a good economy appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
A letter to the editor of the Chilkat Valley News from Tracy Wirak-Cassidy.| Chilkat Valley News
The Trump administration abruptly canceled nearly $400 million in active AmeriCorps grants across the United States that fund volunteers who embed in communities, in exchange for a small stipend and education award.| Chilkat Valley News
Lawmakers from the House and Senate’s minority caucuses explain why they voted yes on Alaska’s first budget veto override in 38 years| Chilkat Valley News
The Haines school district will host an in-person meeting at 6 p.m. tonight at the Mosquito Lake school to discuss ongoing student transportation concerns.| Chilkat Valley News
Around 50 people were scattered on the beach near Bear Creek and the edge of First Street to watch as a Coast Guard boat towed the whale southeast down Gastineau Channel.| Chilkat Valley News
Haines’ newest police chief Jimmy Yoakum arrived earlier this week from Loudon County, Tenn. He’ll be adding policing capacity to a department that has been down to just two officers since former police chief Michael Fullerton stepped down at the end of April. Yoakum will spend the rest of the summer in this new position. […]| Chilkat Valley News
Scam emails have targeted at least three people who applied for permits with the Haines Borough Planning Commission.| Chilkat Valley News
News from the last 60 years of the Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
Station manager Kyle Clayton attributes that surge in donations primarily to uncertainty and anti-public media sentiment at the federal level.| Chilkat Valley News
The 25-person cast rehearsed lines, songs, and dance moves this month as part of the annual Summer Youth Theater camp, put on by the Lynn Canal Community Players.| Chilkat Valley News
About 18 people remain employed as Vigor winds down its operation of the state-owned shipyard. Thirteen or 14 of the remaining workers are represented by the union.| Chilkat Valley News
The Chilkat Valley News is a weekly newspaper serving the Chilkat Valley/Haines Borough area of Southeast Alaska.| Chilkat Valley News
The ripple effect of the loss of his tour is likely to be felt across the tourism industry in Haines, said the borough's tourism director.| Chilkat Valley News