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Borough joins remote sales tax commission
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously last week to join the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission—a state board established to...
Resident circulates petition for oil tax ballot initiative
Sara Chapell is circulating an oil tax reform initiative petition. More than 60 residents have signed the petition that would put the Fair Share Act...
Museum gets $14K for collections project
The Haines Sheldon Museum was one of four museums in Alaska to receive a fall grant from Museums Alaska. The Sheldon Museum received $14,670, the...
Haines cameos in Breaking Bad movie
*This article contains spoilers for the Netflix Breaking Bad movie “El Camino.” In his search to find a new home in Alaska for the character Jesse...
Severe winds cause seven power outages
Strong winds from Friday night through early Sunday morning, with gusts recorded up to 66 miles per...
Children compete in coho derby for first time
John Austin, 67, of White Rock, British Columbia, won the third annual Haines Sportsman's...
Students write biomass resolution
Students across the state unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Haines Borough’s use of a biomass boiler to heat public buildings at an Ala...
HAL donates veterans building
The Haines Assisted Living board of directors donated the Soboleff-McRae Veteran’s Village to Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium. The build...
Thanksgiving market at ANB hall
Haines Farmers Market vendors are offering a fall market at the ANB/ANS hall on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon. Gourmet donut, scone and biscu...
State maps to change Seduction Point to 'Ayiklutu'
The Alaska Historical Commission voted unanimously last week to change the name of Seduction Point to Ayiklutu, a Tlingit word defined as “small...
Clay takes second in trap at national tournament
Sports shooting competitor and Haines High School senior Cade Clay won a second-place medal in...
Borough, contractor impasse stalls swimming pool opening
The opening of the swimming pool is stalled indefinitely because the Haines Borough and the Indiana contractor working on the renovation project are a...
Commission to decide on considering heliport permit
The Haines Borough Planning Commission will need to decide whether or not they should consider a conditional use permit (CUP) application for a...
Students return from Sitka music festival
Haines High School students performed in the Southeast Alaska Honor Music Festival at the Thunder Mountain High School auditorium in Sitka late last...
Townsite bear activity prompts state visit
A team of Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists and wildlife trooper came to town in response to public outcry over increased bear activity...
Nonprofits receive $23,000 in grants
Funding for Haines' domestic abuse safe house is bolstered for another year, KHNS's antenna will be...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife await tribal response for Chilkoot corridor road project
Avoiding impacts to Chilkoot Tlingit cultural artifacts buried along the Chilkoot River corridor, the site of a planned road improvement project, and...
Haines Hot Shots compete in Juneau
The Haines Hot Shots returned from the Southeast Fall Invitational Shoot in Juneau last week where shooters brought home first, second and third...
Festival celebrates 25 years
The American Bald Eagle Foundation is celebrating its 25th Annual American Bald Eagle Festival next...
New assembly weighs sauna location, bears
The Haines Borough Assembly met Tuesday for the first time with newly elected members Gabe Thomas, Paul Rogers and Zephyr Sincerny. The assembly...
Mining committee considers who gets to vote
The Haines Economic Development Corporation discussed the makeup and voting status of members of the Chilkat Valley Mining Forum Committee at its...
New bookstore owner to occupy Main Street store
Haines’ Main Street book shop will change hands for a third time in less than three years, and the new owner’s name for her store will reflect wha...
Retailers question timing of sales tax holiday
Most participating Haines business owners said they saw an uptick in sales during the borough’s first sales-tax free day on Oct. 19, but many said...
Chilkoot Corridor project delayed until spring 2020
Chilkoot Lake Road corridor improvements, set to begin this fall, are being delayed a year, Alaska State Parks officials announced this week....
Tourism and community education directors hired
Two new staff have filled the vacant Community Education Director and Tourism director positions this week. The borough offered Steven Auch the...
