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Canadian team again wins Chilkat Chef
On Saturday, Canadian trio "Go Big or Coho" won the Chilkat Chef competition for the second...
Haines Avalanche Center to hold free regular classes
Temperatures have begun to dip below freezing, stirring winter recreators and, with them, the Haines Avalanche Center’s announcement for regular...
Sales tax revenue steadily increases
The Haines Borough generated $3.6 million in sales tax revenue for fiscal year 2019, a period spanning July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. The total is...
Bear mauls local hunter
Around 7 p.m. on Oct. 3, Casey Bradford, 21, and his father Scott Bradford, 55, were moose hunting near Wells Bridge at 25 Mile when a brown bear...
King runs on the rise, though not yet "healthy"
Preliminary estimates show that Chilkat king salmon are expected to meet escapement goal for the...
Power company incentivizes green driving
Alaska Power & Telephone is offering a $1,000 credit to reward Southeast customers who purchase...
Assembly Briefs
Election Canvass The Haines Borough Assembly canvassed the municipal election on Tuesday, tallying an additional 63 outstanding absentee votes....
Election seats Thomas, Rogers and Sincerny
Voters Tuesday elected Gabe Thomas and Paul Rogers to serve on the Haines Borough Assembly, according to unofficial results. The third highest...
Increased traffic stops, rising DUIs
In the month of September, the Haines Borough Police Department has pulled over more than twice as many drivers as its monthly average of for the...
Fossman to assistant coach at UAA
Haines' basketball star Kyle Fossman is returning to the court-this time as an assistant coach to...
Chilkoot Lake road improvement project delay
The State Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation will accept bids for the Chilkoot Lake Road Corridor Improvement Project until Oct. 9, after delayi...
Survey illuminates gaps in childcare
Local parents identified affordability and availability as the biggest challenges in securing childcare in Haines, according to a survey conducted...
The Bee People of Haines try to keep dry
Bees wintering in Haines do not require all that much more than humans do- "plenty of food,"...
Staff to research 'green' harbor parking lot
On Sept. 10, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously directed the manager to explore the possibility of making the Portage Cove boat-launch parking lo...
'Race Trail' closed to the public
By Jenna Kunze The race trail off Young Road that weaves up the steep face of Mount Ripinsky is clos...
Candidates outline positions during first of three forums
Five assembly candidates twice responded to questions on their ideas of the Haines Borough’s most pressing problems, ways to generate revenue, thoug...
Haines stands to lose half its cruise traffic
Holland America will not be porting at least two large vessels in Haines in 2020, borough manager Debra Schnabel said after a conversation with...
New signs beg the question: What is a scenic view?
New road signs installed on the Haines Highway by the Department of Transportation last month have some residents scratching their heads. Last month,...
Meet the borough assembly candidates
Six candidates are vying for two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly in the Oct. 1 municipal election. The third highest vote getter will be...
State test results show strides in English, math targeted for improvement
Results from 2019 Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools statewide exams show Haines students have achieved significant growth in language...
Portage Cove Trail concept presented to residents
More than 90 people gathered in the Chilkat Center Friday to listen to New York-based architects present their plan for the Portage Cove waterfront...
Assembly postpones facilities director hire, mayor silences Morphet
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday unanimously delayed approving new public facilities director, Ed Coffland, until December 10 when a new...
Area wide policing dies at assembly
The institution of areawide policing hangs in limbo once again after the assembly Tuesday declined to draft an ordinance that would have interpreted...
Borough briefs
By Jenna Kunze FY20 Budget Amendments On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to amend its 2020 operating budget reflective of fin...
How will the assembly appoint a third seat?
Despite municipal elections one month away, the Haines Borough Assembly will be tasked with appointing a person to fill resigning member Will...
