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'They did this at their own risk' Borough officials say Lutak Dock contractor spent $10M on steel without approval
The contractor tasked with rebuilding Lutak Dock spent nearly $10 million on steel without...
Wrestlers brave snowy highways, eight foot seas for historic state performance
The music blared and about two dozen people cheered as seven young men walked up the slippery ramp...
Top 10 most-read stories on Chilkat Valley News website of 2023
Top 10 most-read stories on Chilkat Valley News website of 2023 1: Beloved guide Nels Niemi dies at...
Duly Noted: stuck in Haines Junction, the Messiah, and X-mas bird count
Marnie Rasmussen welcomed friend college friend Libby Silva for what was supposed to be a 10-day tri...
2023 Year in review
From massive infrastructure projects and property tax assessment controversies to big developments in tribal affairs, 2023 has been a full news year...
'Exciting' response to landless Natives bill in D.C.
Chilkoot Indian Association's tribal administrator said she was encouraged by recent hearings in...
Pressure builds around Lutak Dock rebuild discussions
Pressure is building on the Haines Borough Assembly to look into a $20 million project to rebuild...
Glacier Bear wrestlers excel at regionals
Haines wrestlers came out with "incredible energy" to take four wins and three second-place...
Duly Noted
Glacier Bears girls basketball celebrated their first tournament of the season with a win over F.H....
Business Briefs
New chamber leadership An open house at the Three Northmen was held for the Haines Chamber of Commerce, which recently announced the new leadership of...
Glacier Bears boys basketball team hopes to capitalize on young energy
First-year coach James Hart said the season's first tournament in Whitehorse revealed a lot about...
Appointed board of equalization, other changes considered by ad-hoc tax committee
Longer appeal periods, more data on assessment mailings, and an appointed board of equalization...
Totem pole returns to Haines after 50 years at corporate airline
The 15-foot pole arrived in Haines last month vacuum wrapped in plastic, and now sits at the tribal...
Citizen science group chases proof of unique lynx-on-salmon predation
A few years ago, trapper Jim Stickler was walking along the Haines Highway near the Council Grounds...
Duly Noted: birth, CBS feature, and school kindness awards
Mika Gudmundson and Erik Lembke welcomed a baby boy on Nov. 26. Walter Matthias Lembke weighed...
Girls basketball starts season with focus on basics and one goal in mind: winning
Girls basketball coach Coleman Stanford said he's keeping things simple this year after the Glacier...
Public input opens on summer ferry sailings
The public has until Dec. 18 to submit written comments on the Alaska Marine Highway System's...
Group hopes new snow machine will expand XC skiing options in Chilkat Valley
A brand new $14,000 snowmachine may expand the number of trails in the Chilkat Valley that can be...
Orca skeleton donated to school science class
An orca skeleton will be hanging somewhere in the Haines School next year if everything goes to...
Constantine president lays out timeline for Palmer Project work
Constantine Mining, the company exploring a mineral prospect 40 miles north of Haines, is preparing...
Holly Jolly Follies is a go for quirky holiday variety show
After concerns that it wouldn't run, the Holly Jolly Follies holiday variety show is a go for this...
Assembly Briefs: November 28 regular meeting
New police car for $85,000 The assembly approved a request from the borough manager to pay $85,000...
Klukwan Church returned to tribe after century of Presbyterian ownership
On a recent Sunday, about a dozen parishioners sit on wooden pews at the Klukwan church listening...
Harbormaster recommends Letnikof Dock closure
The Haines harbormaster is recommending the borough close down the Letnikof Dock due to damage to th...
Reoriented bald eagle festival exceeds expectations
This month's Alaska Bald Eagle Festival was a hit, according to festival organizers with the Haines...
