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Police track footprints to rescue ill woman

Heavy snowfall may have served as a lifeline late Sunday night, as Haines Borough police officer Jason Rettinger tracked a missing...

 

Klukwan clinic expands staff, reach

A wintry drive from Klukwan to Haines is all the more grueling when you’re in poor health. An expanded level of care and staffing at Southeast...

 

Fish study an 'uphill battle'

The Haines Borough would spend up to $15,000 on a Lynn Canal Gillnetters Association study aimed at improving sockeye escapement to Chilkat and Chilko...

 

Alcohol task force seeks teen members

The Haines Alcohol Task Force is sending a two-pronged message aimed at underage drinkers: Don’t drink, but if you do, act safely. "Our...

 

Speech team rocks at Wrangell; preps for state

The Haines High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team placed in a wide range of events at Wrangell last weekend. "I don’t believe Haines...

 

Manager Earnest plans exit within 2 years

Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest plans to depart his position within the next two years to further the education of his 9-year-old son, who has com...

 

Weather cuts phone, cell and Internet

Swirling snow kept repairmen from reaching a mountaintop, microwave repeater tower near Sullivan River last weekend, effectively cutting off...

 

Eagle festival lifts off for 17th year

A completed eagle enclosure, including artificial trees, a waterfall and diorama backdrop will be open for the 17th Alaska Bald Eagle Festival this...

 

Sign ordinance making way through assembly

An ordinance to permit off-premises or "sandwich" signs as a conditional use will go to the Haines Borough’s government affairs and...

 

Grant to focus on healthy living efforts; Funding options may include local food, anti-smoking programs

Adding local foods to school lunches, improving bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and stopping youth smoking are programs that could get funding...

 

Four approved for consulting pool

The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted 4-1 to authorize manager Mark Earnest to hire from a pool of four consultants for the...

 

Picture Point, parks to be addressed in borough code

The Haines Borough would establish a public park at Picture Point and increase regulation of parks borough-wide under two ordinances the assembly...

 

Assembly pencils in $30K for wrecks

The Haines Borough Assembly would spend up to $30,000 to remove and dispose of junk on a Small Tracts Road property under a "last resort"...

 

Hank the dog helps collar young readers

Hank "the reading dog" was a hit with Haines School students this month. The canine observed first, second and third-graders as they read...

 

Kensington gets housing OK; On-site dorms expected to help local miners

The Kensington gold mine has been approved to offer permanent, on-site housing, a move long supported by the Haines Borough Assembly to make the mine...

 

Spikers finish with split vs. Craig

The Haines volleyball team closed out its regular season last weekend at home by splitting with Craig. The Glacier Bears first topped Craig, 3-2, but...

 

Klukwan benefit raises about $9K for heritage hall

About 100 people attended Saturday’s benefit dinner and auction for the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan. "We found documents that...

 

Consultants to lead borough's big jobs

The Haines Borough is looking to contractors for planning and execution of its major projects, including an expanded port and a "community"...

 

Solidarity protest targets influence of money on government

Occupy Wall Street came to Haines Saturday afternoon, when about 30 people demonstrated for an hour at George Mark Park. "There are a couple of...

 

Group of 30 brainstorms future of Chilkat Center

The Haines Borough’s government affairs and services committee and about 30 residents on Tuesday brainstormed how to best manage and promote...

 

Scott wins mayor's race by 47 votes; First meeting with new leaders Nov. 15

Haines Borough voters selected Stephanie Scott as their new mayor, by a 47-vote margin, a canvass of outstanding ballots determined Tuesday. She recei...

 

Assembly rejects allowing ATVs on roads

The Haines Borough Assembly in a 3-2 vote Tuesday ditched an often-delayed ordinance that would have permitted the operation of all-terrain vehicles...

 

School demolition next week; More voices join effort to save old school, gym

Some residents mounted a last-ditch effort to save the elementary school and gym this month, but demolition appears on track to start next week....

 

Borough may reboot website

The Haines Borough is accepting proposals for website redesign and development through Friday, Nov. 4. "We want something that’s fast and m...

 

Pochardt takes over borough CYD effort

Meredith Pochardt turned a summer job with Takshanuk Watershed Council into a longer stay in Haines. Pochardt last week started as the Haines...

 

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