Category: Headlines
Store owners band together to make their voices heard
By Leigh Armstrong A new group of business owners has come together as the Skagway Business Association to push the voices of local business owners on issues with the municipality. The SBA, currently headed by Kristine...
This month in history: Skagway School building dedicated to town in 1985
By Lilly Milman The current Skagway School building, the town’s third, was dedicated on Sept. 15, 1985. The ceremony was held to welcome the town to see the new building, rather than to dedicate the building to a specific...
2030 comprehensive plan will include recreation
By Lilly Milman The 2030 comprehensive plan for Skagway will include a chapter on recreation — unlike the 2020 plan adopted a decade ago — due to the amount of time and resources that the municipality already devotes to upkeep...
State Street may change to 2-hour parking
By Leigh Armstrong The borough assembly has approved a change to limit parking on State Street to two hours instead of the current 24-hour limit. The assembly approved the parking amendment in a 5-1 vote on Sept. 5, with...
Diocese finds ‘credible evidence’ of sexual misconduct
By Leigh Armstrong After a nine-month investigation, the Catholic Diocese of Juneau “determined that there is credible evidence” that seven men who served the diocese in the past 60 years “engaged in sexual misconduct against...
Skagway School trains students and faculty to be ready in emergencies
By Lilly Milman Skagway School has trained students and faculty for three years in ALICE protocol for emergencies, a proactive policy that promotes evacuation over lockdowns. The program’s name stands for alert, lockdown,...
