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Assembly Briefs 8-22
Police chief regrets Several assembly members expressed concern about the announced resignation of police chief Heath Scott. Scott announced earlier...
Lutak Dock comment deadline extended
The comment period for a federal permit for the Lutak Dock reconstruction has been extended by two weeks. Haines Borough is seeking to rebuild the...
NPS awards $75k for Noow Hit Tribal House rebuild
The Chilkoot Indian Association has been named a recipient of a $74,889 grant from the National Park...
Mixed decision in Palmer Project appeal
The state's Department of Environmental Conservation made what environmental and tribal groups calle...
Lutak Road work resumes after cease-and-desist
Work on a gravel storage site on Lutak Road resumed after Southeast Road Builders paid a $600 fee...
Candidates set for Oct. borough election
Former Mayor Jan Hill and newspaperman Tom Morphet will face off in the October mayoral election, and a slew of new candidates filed to run for open s...
Haines' first public use cabin goes up on Chilly Ridge
About twenty volunteers hiked up from 7-Mile trailhead over the weekend to help Haines Huts and...
Deishu sewers share laughs and knowledge at skin sewing class`
About ten women participated in a four-day skin sewing class hosted by the Chilkoot Indian...
Heath Scott to step down as police chief
Haines' police chief of seven years is leaving his post after he says discussions with the borough...
Borough election deadline approaches, Morphet files for mayoral race
There are still plenty of open seats in the upcoming Haines Borough elections with just days to go...
Duly Noted
A strong group of Haines runners finished the challenging Yukon River Trail Marathon and half marathon on Aug. 6. The route features sustained climbs...
Hubbard ferry out of service at least until Sunday
A generator malfunction on Wednesday took the Hubbard ferry out of service at least through Saturday, leaving the Alaska Marine Highway System...
State grants amended permit to Palmer Project despite concerns
The state Department of Natural Resources granted an expanded permit to Constantine Metals for...
For Chilkoot tribe, bill in U.S. congress could help rectify historic oversight
Harriet Brouillette remembers sitting around the kitchen table as a child in the late 1960s and...
U.S. Transportation secretary Buttigieg could visit Haines
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is expected to visit Haines next week as part of a...
Public comment opens Lutak Dock replacement permit
The Haines Borough is pushing forward with a proposed $20 million replacement for the municipal Lutak Dock despite opposition from some residents...
Assembly Briefs
In her borough manager’s report to the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday, Annette Kreitzer noted she’d sent a cease-and-desist letter to Southeast...
Borough defends tax assessments after appeals
More than 200 people have appealed the borough’s new property assessments after some tax bills...
Canadian wildfires bring renewed smoke advisories to SE Alaska
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is again putting air quality at risk across Southeast Alaska,...
Haines local hopes to build culture of firearm competency through airsoft
There's a battle raging two miles outside of Haines. Ten masked young men carrying M4-style rifles...
For Avery Wolves, state fair show is a special homecoming
For guitarist Jeremy Larson of the Fairbanks-based Avery Wolves, the Southeast Alaska gig is extra...
After hectic years, Haines ready for full Fair program
In between picking up bait herring for the Fisherman's Rodeo and trying to round up 20,000...
Mixed news on Haines salmon runs
Sockeye runs have been around or exceeding historic averages but Chinook salmon runs are worrying fi...
How Zen Bathworks in Haines quietly became a world-renowned wood bath maker
Actress Jennifer Aniston knows something about Haines that even some longtime residents don't: that...
Haines teenager 'overjoyed' after her design selected for state fair poster
Haines artist Emma Brouillette started making art just a few years ago, but she already has a major...