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Planning commission okays dock plan
The Haines Borough Planning Commission last week gave Turnagain Marine Construction the go-ahead for the first design phase of the Lutak Dock...
Locals start package forwarding business
Residents Martha and Mike Mackowiak launched Deliver2Alaska in August, a new business that forwards packages to residents from companies that don’t...
Northern Light Showcase back after pandemic hiatus
The Haines Arts Council is hosting the Northern Light Showcase for the first time since 2020. Eight performers will present music and spoken word...
Long-time Fish and Game sport fish biologist retires
Rich Chapell has retired after nearly 20 years as the Haines area sport fish biologist for the...
Housing Working Group reviews HEDC survey
The Haines Economic Development Center (HEDC) is surveying residents' experiences and feedback on Haines’ current housing environment. The survey,...
Local growers win Alaska Cannabis Cup
Marijuana users in Alaska voted a strain of weed grown at a Haines farm the best of its kind in the state during a recent competition organized by...
Bears wrestling team wins title in Ketchikan
The Glacier Bears’ wrestling team won a first-place team title in Ketchikan last weekend with Petersburg and Sitka hot on their heels. Six of 12...
TAB asks assembly to address crowding at Chilkoot
The borough’s tourism board is pushing the assembly to get involved in the crowding issue along Chilkoot River. The Tourism Advisory Board (TAB)...
Dolphins earn best times at meet
The Haines Dolphins Swim Team brought 13 swimmers to Whitehorse last weekend to compete in the Ryan Downing Memorial Swim Meet. The meet honors the...
Community Foundation Awards Annual Grants
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation awarded roughly $57,000 to twenty-four community organizations at their 2022 annual CVCF grants event. This...
Canadians reel in coho derby cash
The Haines Sportsman’s Association annual Coho Salmon Derby concluded this Saturday and Paul Hearn of Whitehorse pocketed the winning prize, a...
Senior night hits home for volleyball team
The Haines High School Volleyball team defanged the Skagway Panthers this week at their one and only home meet of the season. The team won three of...
Haines Hot Shots compete in Juneau invitational
This weekend, the Haines Hot Shots trapshooting club traveled to Juneau for the Southeast Alaska Fall Shoot Invitational where three shooters earned...
Bears hit mats in Juneau
The Glacier Bears wrestling team had several absences but notched a number of individual wins in a Juneau competition this weekend. Sophomore Hayden...
NOAA predicts third consecutive La Niña winter
Last week the National Weather Service predicted a 75% chance for a La Niña winter in the northern hemisphere, anticipating the third La Niña year...
Bookstore debuts local romance novel
It was a foggy First Friday when Haines author Lenore "Nori" Nash, who writes under the pen name...
Local finds giant puffball mushroom
What is 30 lbs, 26 inches around and white all over? Your next meal, or ten meals, or twenty....
Coho derby at midway point, water conditions pose difficulties
Come warm weather or high water, the annual Haines Sportsman’s Association coho salmon derby advances. Canadian Paul Hearn leads the overall...
"Take a Chance" on LCCP's Mamma Mia
For just $15, find yourself on an island with three handsome bachelors and an ABBA soundtrack; your...
New reporter joins CVN staff
My name is Madeline Perreard and I’m a new reporter at Chilkat Valley News. I grew up between Washington, Oregon and Iowa. Some don’t believe me w...
