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Senior-laden team aims for state; Volleyball season kicks off next week at Wrangell
The Haines volleyball team returns six seniors for another run at the state tournament. "We’ve got one goal: We want to go to state,"...
Borough to halt rec center study, pursue planning
The Haines Borough will halt a $14,442 study aimed at determining the need for a recreation center in Haines. Instead, the borough assembly will seek...
Town hall meeting to address alcohol issues
Police chief Gary Lowe will facilitate a town hall meeting 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Chilkat Center to address alcohol abuse and misuse in...
HFR fills van with junk as town delivers scrap
Last weekend’s scrap metal drive at Haines Friends of Recycling was "a huge success," said Melissa Aronson, HFR chair. "We had a...
Recall petitions OK'd
Recall votes for Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman will be on the ballot for the October municipal election....
Assembly OKs SEABA permit
The Haines Borough Assembly on Aug. 9 unanimously renewed a commercial permit for Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA), but members said th...
Voters won't get tourism tax issue; Rossman, Lapp, Waterman vote keeps question off October ballot
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday shot down a proposed ordinance to put the borough’s municipal sales tax designated for tourism promotion...
Argh! State says ballplayer is pirate; Troopers hook MLB's top pick
The top pick in this year’s Major League Baseball draft apparently struck out on a recent visit to Haines, tallying $305 in fines for snagging...
Recall petitions expected Friday; Organizers say they'll have enough signatures for vote
Jim Shook, chairman of the Haines Recall Committee, said petitions for the potential recall of Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and...
DDF coach Cohen helps islanders debate future
Gershon Cohen, coach of the Haines High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team, flew to the Marshall Islands last month to help develop debate...
Dolphins hire new coach
Tyler Wyatt will make his first trip to Alaska later this month to start his job as the new head coach of the Haines Dolphins swim team....
Election lineup finalized; Smith and Hess vie for seat, again
The filing period for the Haines Borough’s October municipal election closed Friday, with contested races for mayor and the Haines Borough...
Assembly proceeds with demolition
The Haines Borough Assembly on July 26 voted to start the process of demolishing the rest of the old elementary school building. Assemblyman Scott...
Former cop pleads not guilty
A former Haines Borough Police Department officer on July 28 pleaded not guilty to a charge of felony perjury. Kevin K. Kennedy, 29, allegedly lied...
Little League gets into action at tourney
A Haines Little League team went winless at the Alaska District 2 Baseball Tournament in Juneau last month. Despite the losses, coach Gary Stigen said...
Vick spared from recall
Haines Borough clerk Julie Cozzi on July 21 rejected an application for the recall of assemblyman Steve Vick, on the recommendation of borough...
ATV ordinance postponed until September; Police chief opposes, citing safety concerns
Adoption of a proposed ordinance to permit the operation of all-terrain vehicles on Haines Borough streets and roads has been postponed until at...
Former cop charged with felony perjury; Kennedy accused of lying about DUI
A former Haines Borough Police Department officer has been charged with perjury for allegedly lying under oath as a witness in a Haines DUI and...
Rec center could make October ballot
A vote to measure demand for a community recreation center could join a potentially crowded ballot in October, but a decision on the future of the...
Wise beyond their years; Youths graduate new bird handler program with knowledge to share
Dylan occasionally overshadows other birds at the American Bald Eagle Foundation, even though the Eastern screech owl stands only six inches tall...
Is proposed ballot language too taxing for voters? Assembly considers wording for tour tax public vote
Shall a proposed Haines Borough ordinance that "eliminates the designation of one percent of borough-wide sales tax proceeds for use in tourism...
Borough gets new ambulance; Firefighter-EMT position opens
The Haines Borough last month received a new ambulance, with federal and state money picking up 90 percent of the bill. "There is grant funding...
Lemcke steps in as interim public facilities director
Brian Lemcke, the Haines Borough’s new interim director of public facilities, said his first few days on the job have shown "there’s...
Klukwan team sweeps up at Dustball Tourney
A men’s Klukwan team at last weekend’s Dustball International Slo-Pitch Tournament in Whitehorse lost its first two softball games and...
Single car crash kills one; Alcohol suspected; 3 DUIs issued
A one-vehicle accident early on the Fourth of July killed Jonathan Michael Graham of Haines just two weeks after his 21st birthday. Graham was...
