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New travel recommendations exempt vaccinated
Travelers who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 are no longer encouraged to test before they enter Haines. On Tuesday, the Haines Borough...
ADFG reduces bear harvest limit
By Ceri Godinez The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) has reduced the harvest limit for the spring 2021 brown bear hunt to five, including no...
December disaster fuels SAR volunteerism
The Haines Volunteer Fire Department has seen a surge of interest with 12 new applicants this month. Currently, the force has 35 members. Fire chief A...
Architect lists options for new Public Safety Building design
The Haines Borough is one step closer to a design for a new Public Safety Building. Last week, Bettisworth North Architects, Inc., the company...
Bag ban fizzles amid pandemic
Plastic-bag bans nationwide have seen a dip in compliance due to the COVID-19 pandemic with communities from Anchorage to New York City delaying or su...
Beach Road resident returns to his home
Phil Pink, 71, did not sign up to live off the grid when he moved from Florida to his cabin at the...
Feds make hazard mitigation funding available tor Southeast
The federal government will make funding available for hazard mitigation and repairs to public infrastructure in Southeast communities including...
Woman gets surprise bite while using outhouse
Although Shannon Stevens was prepared for the sting of cold when she bared her behind in a Chilkat Lake outhouse last weekend, she wasn’t expecting...
Board cancels 2021 Beerfest
The Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival, “Beerfest,” has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “B...
Assembly tweaks bear attractants ordinance
The Haines Borough Assembly is refining an ordinance specifying what constitutes a bear attractant in preparation for the upcoming bear season....
Lynn Canal gillnetters face another year of conservative management restrictions
The Haines gillnet fleet will, once again, see a conservative set of management restrictions for the 2021 season, according to a Feb. 8 press release...
Haines braces for another summer without cruise ships
On Feb. 4, Canada extended a ban on cruise ships carrying more than 100 passengers for another year. “The scary part is, if this truly does cancel t... Full story
Uptick in dogs caught in traps this winter
Three dogs have been caught in traps during the past two months. Most recently, on Jan. 30, Bodhi, a husky mix, got his foot caught in a leg-hold... Full story
Mechanical difficulties prompt DOT to cancel Matanuska sailings
Haines may be in for a repeat of last winter. The Matanuska is once again experiencing mechanical difficulties, according to the Alaska Department of...
Borough finances healthy, well-managed, auditor says
The Haines Borough has a healthy amount of savings, better than many other Alaska municipalities, according to the 2020 financial audit. Based on...
Assembly approves ATV access for Beach Road neighborhood
Displaced Beach Road residents will be allowed ATV access to homes until further notice after the Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to...
State waffles on $1.4 million crisis stabilization grant
The fate of a $1.4 million crisis stabilization grant from the state remains up in the air. On Dec. 10, the Alaska Department of Health and Social...
COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact economy
As 2020 came to a close, unemployment claims in Haines remained high compared to the prior year. In December 2019, 77 individuals filed for...
AMHS draft summer schedule proposes increase from 2020
Haines would receive four to five ferries per week between May 1 and Sept. 30 under the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT)’s proposed summer...
TAB works on tour companies' mitigation plan
What are the basics any good COVID-19 mitigation plan should address? The Haines Borough Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) is working to answer this...
Beach Road residents ask for road access, power and ability to move home
At a townhall meeting Monday, Beach Road residents asked that the Haines Borough Assembly continue working to improve access to the neighborhood,...
Road damage reduces access to shooting range in wake of flood
Access to the Haines Sportsman's Association shooting range has been limited since the private road...
Assembly approves access to Beach Road
Beach Road residents were able to extract cars and possessions from homes beginning Monday at noon... Full story
Assembly approves dumpster loan, advances bear-attractant code revisions
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $16,000 loan to Community Waste Solutions (CWS) for 10 additional bear-proof dumpsters...
Damage from December storms results in $1.5 million decline in property value
Assessed property value in the borough decreased, at least temporarily, by more than $1.5 million in the wake of the early December storms, according...
