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Dolphins celebrate new starting blocks
The Haines Dolphins swim team dove off their new starting blocks Tuesday, giving Pacific Ricke just...
Consultant advises public corporations for AMHS
The Alaska Department of Transportation released the long-awaited draft study for reshaping the Alaska Marine Highway System with the aim of reducing...
Verhamme wrestling state champion
Before heading to the state wrestling championship at Anchorage in late December, junior Wes...
Council to discuss Constantine oversight
The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Advisory Council will consider a letter requesting that Constantine Metal Resources allow a third party to observe...
Glacier Bears win at home, on the road
The Glacier Bears boys basketball team is off to a good start this season, defeating the Metlakatla Chiefs twice at home, the Juneau Douglas varsity...
Residents felt the heat in 2019
Gov. Mike Dunleavy's deep budget cut proposals and the ensuing battle for ferries, education,...
Verhamme ranked first going into state
Junior Wesley Verhamme took first at the regional wrestling tournament in Craig last weekend. Verhamme, who’s ranked number one for small schools,...
Residents, groups criticize Constantine outreach
Around 33 fishermen, residents, tourism business owners and local state and national environmental organizations issued a statement refusing to be...
Hunters concerned about parks regs in preserve
The Chilkat Bald Eagle Advisory Council voted 4-3 to move the 25 Mile Chilkat Valley Wilderness Memorial from the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve into...
Lack of snow masks DOT overtime cuts
Last Thursday’s snow-covered roads in the late afternoon and evening shined a light on what plowing will look like on the Haines Highway and other...
Second Time Arounders needed second wind
Haines Marching Band founder Sue Waterhouse said she had the “thrill of a lifetime” when she marched and played alto saxophone in the Second Time...
Verhamme takes second in Juneau
Glacier Bears junior Wes Verhamme and number one ranked wrestler for small schools took second at a wrestling tournament in Juneau last weekend,...
Residents oppose exempting Tongass from Roadless Rule
During public comment Saturday afternoon, six residents opposed the Dunleavy administration’s petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for...
Takshanuk Watershed Council resigns from mining committee
In a unanimous board decision last Thursday, Dec. 5, Takshanuk Watershed Council resigned from the Chilkat Mining Forum Committee with board...
HEDC resigns from mining committee
The Haines Economic Development Corporation resigned its membership on the Chilkat Valley Mining Forum committee last month, with HEDC president...
Christmas light short likely cause of apartment fire
Haines Volunteer Fire Department Chief Al Giddings said an electrical short in Christmas lights caused the apartment fire on Mathias Avenue last week...
Editorial: The Earth is sometimes flat
I watched an illuminating documentary this weekend that tracked a movement of conspiracy theorists known as “Flat Earthers” who believe that the...
Veteran art exhibit includes former resident
Former Haines resident, Air Force veteran and Skagway Postmaster Adriane Franks is one of 50...
Resident jumps from deck to escape fire
One resident was injured during a four-plex fire on Mathias Avenue Monday night after jumping from just below a second story window to escape the...
Businesses projected to lose $3.4 million in tourism sales this summer, study finds
Local businesses stand to lose about $3.4 million in tourism-related sales, and the Haines Borough about $187,784 in sales tax revenue, as a result...
Lighthouse grant next step in rehabilitation
The Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association is one step closer to obtaining a lease from the U.S. Coast Guard after it received a $1,550...
Arts Outlook
First Friday Dec. 6 First Friday events include the lighting of the downtown Christmas tree, a new exhibit at the Sheldon Museum and a book signing at...
Skagway News available for free to the right candidate
Skagway News owner Larry Persily is looking to pass the torch and, to the right candidate, he’s offering to give the paper away. “If I can find th...
Bear and Bards bring home top finishes
A swath of Haines high schoolers brought home top finishes from wrestling and drama, debate and forensics tournaments last weekend. All members of the...
Teacher's fire response was 'textbook'
The effects of the Haines Borough Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Fire Prevention Week paid off last Thursday afternoon when Haines Middle...