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The Hershey Track Meet, an elementary school classic for students age nine to 14, had about 80 Haines students participate, said physical education...

Five local students are traveling to the University of Maryland College Park Campus in Washington, D.C. to compete in the National History Day contest...

Haines High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams each placed fifth among small schools during the recent state championship meet...

Monday, June 6 A caller reported three vehicles parked in the no parking zone at the Port Chilkoot Dock. The caller also said someone had removed the...

We were part-time residents in Haines on Oslund Drive for 15 years. We sold our vacation home a few years ago. My beloved husband Bernd died in May...

The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel would like to thank Alaska Marine Lines (AML) for donating the shipping cost for the Honda Scooter we are raffling...

Thank you to all of you who have and are providing loving friendship and emotional support during the time my husband Bill Aronson was in the...

The Haines High School Student Council would like to thank the Haines People for Peace for providing us with a $500 grant to establish a relationship...

The fifth annual Chilkat River Walk-Run-Ride from Klukwan to Haines on Saturday will support the Haines Hospice Cancer Travel Fund, which provides a...

The Haines Borough has placed new picnic tables, benches and bear-proof garbage cans around town in recent weeks. Borough facilities director Brad...

A resident whose family member was passed over for a teaching position at Haines School has collected 150 signatures on a local-hire petition. The pet...

Resident Dave Parks leads the 33rd annual King Salmon Derby after the Memorial Day weekend, with a 32.65-pound catch. "It’s a long ways...

A rededication of the Native cemetery at 3.5 Mile Haines Highway will be held 5 p.m. Friday, June 10 at the site. It will be followed by a dinner at...

A requirement to remove signs and benches from the state’s right-of-way on Main Street may be delayed under a plan by the state Department of Tr...

The American Bald Eagle Foundation has a new asphalt parking lot, following an "unbelievable" donation from Southeast Roadbuilders, said...

Monday, May 30 Port Chilkoot Dock construction workers reported a vehicle was parked in the way and had been there several days. An officer responded...

Letters of interest for an interim appointment to the Haines Borough Assembly are due at the borough office by 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 8. The assembly...

More than $16,000 in cash and prizes – including children’s awards for Dolly Varden catches – are up for grabs in the 33rd annual...

After celebrating 41 years of living in Haines and seeing the town go through good times and bad, I feel as though I have a pretty clear...

Well, Jay Linhart will be back on the roadway, plowing snow this winter and who knows what kind of condition, alcohol or no alcohol. Alaska DOT...

For over a year I have been working on the idea of building an extension to the Alaska Railroad from Haines to Delta Junction. I started with Denali...

Thanks to everyone who made Bike To Work (and School) Week so fun and successful. During the week, bike commuters were eligible to register for...

I would like to thank everyone who helped make our 25th birthday celebration a great success: Jason and Sean Gaffney with Alaska Mountain Guides for...

 I would like to thank the women of HAWC ( Haines Acapella Women’s Chorus) for the baby carrier gifted to my daughter and me, and for a...

Post reading the Goodman-Hess story, I was pleased to read the court decision. I have nothing against Mr. Goodman but I feel one of the biggest...