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The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday authorized $14,442 for MRV Architects of Juneau to measure the potential use of a community recreation center...

The Alcan 200, the longest snowmachine road race in North America, returns for its 42nd running 10 a.m. Saturday. "We’ve got some real...

The Haines Dolphins swim team will host its annual Winter Games Jan. 21-23. Racing is scheduled to start 6 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday and...

A lawsuit filed in Superior Court against the Haines Borough and assembly member Greg Goodman will proceed with a series of briefs due by...

Real estate agent Jim Studley said Picture Point owner Roger Beasley is interested in working with the Haines Borough to acquire two scenic pullouts...

Borough facilities director Brad Maynard has prepared a request for MRV Architects of Juneau to measure demand for a community recreation center that...

A team from Haines and Skagway early today climbed within shouting distance of a fallen hiker who’d spent 12 hours braced against a tree on a...

Karen Hess will pursue her appeal of last fall’s municipal election as an administrative appeal instead of a civil suit. "We filed an admin...

The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood installed their new officers last month at the ANB/ANS Hall. Husband and wife team Raymond...

Borough manager Mark Earnest has offered the tourism director position to a 2001 University of Alaska-Southeast graduate who worked as a naturalist fo...

A U.S. Senate bill that included $478,000 for the Haines harbor was defeated last month, but borough manager Mark Earnest said he is...

As part of Haines’ Snow Dragon at the annual community holiday celebration Saturday, I had the time of my life, but couldn’t wait for the...

The third session of the Well and Fit Community Challenge will launch 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at the Haines School. "The overall goal is that...

Two of three finalists for the Haines Borough’s vacant tourism director position are expected to attend a 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20,...

The Haines Glacier Bear boys return just one starter from last year’s state championship team, but coach Steve Fossman will have more height to...

The Haines Lady Glacier Bears have their sights set on a trip to Anchorage this basketball season. The girls were one game short of the state...

Haines Friends of Recycling now accepts "number five" plastic at its recycling center, 2.5 Mile Small Tracts Road. Such plastics include...

The Haines Borough Assembly Dec. 14 approved resolutions that ranked 2011 federal and state legislative priorities. The capital budget priorities for...

Pastor Mark Davey has seen a recent surge in requests for assistance at the Salvation Army. "Everything with our social services has been increas...

Haines’ own Will Egolf slammed two dunks on Duke for a national television audience Wednesday that included an enthusiastic crowd at the...

The Haines Borough Assembly on Nov. 30 again declined to adopt an ordinance that would deter "frivolous" applications for commercial tour...

The Haines Borough Assembly met in executive session Monday and authorized reimbursing Greg Goodman "up to $1,500 of legal fees incurred in...

The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday is scheduled to consider an Alaska Mountain Guides application for a helicopter skiing permit, but a...

The Haines Borough Assembly has advanced to a third public hearing an ordinance to clarify borough election procedures and candidate residency...

Residents again will brave the Snow Dragon during the annual community holiday celebration and parade Saturday, Dec. 11, in Haines. "The...