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A moose from Steve Kroschel’s wildlife facility looks at Alaska FIsh and Game spokesperson Riley Woodford as it is removed from the property, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley ...
Mailman Mark Finley eats his chips and salsa Tuesday, July 2, 2025. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News) It’s not so common these days to have a minute to stop, to listen, to sit. That is, unless ...
Letter to the Editor The Haines Borough is large and under-resourced. This fact has a current assembly member wanting to liquidate the decommissioned Mosquito Lake School. This facility was deeded to ...
ICE has claimed upward of 70% of those arrested are “serious criminals,” but according to recent ICE stats publicly released: 47% of those being held by ICE have no criminal conviction at all. Seventy ...
Letter to the Editor Want to know the biggest draw for raising kids in the Chilkat Valley? We’ll give you a hint: it’s not the ease of modern amenities. We are raising our kids here because it is ...
I am sadly not surprised at how politics can override common sense and decency. The dispute over Takshanuk Watershed Council’s (TWC) community composting facility is a blatant example. After ...
Just over a week ago, a group of employees from Alaska Mountain Guides went on a guides-only rafting trip down the Blanchard and Tatshenshini rivers. One of the four rafts flipped and longtime ...
New signs hang in Howsers IGA, showing viewers how to pronounce the Tlingít words for the household items and groceries they’re buying. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) A June cyberattack on a ...
Jess Crowe turns in her primary ballot Tuesday evening at the A&B Hall. If approved by the assembly, the seasonal sales tax will be on the October ballot. Kyle Clayton photo. The borough assembly is ...
Letter to the Editor I am an 18-year year-round resident of Haines and am concerned after reading the June 26, 2025, Chilkat Valley News article regarding the upcoming hiring of a Haines fire chief.
A state trooper rides into the Kroschel Films Wildlife Facility where law enforcement are serving a search warrant while Fish and Game staff seize animals housed in the Mosquito Lake facility. (Will ...
I’m not fond of the term “useful idiots,” however, I understand the concept. A good example is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., chosen to lead the federal health department. We now have a slow response to ...