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State adopts new forest management schedule
The state last week adopted a five-year forest management schedule for the Haines State Forest that outlines several proposed timber sales as well as...
Fair draws dozens of dazzling exhibits
His name is Yosemite Sam, and you'll be able to see his butt tattoos at the Southeast Alaska State...
Borough withdraws from Parade Grounds discussion
The Haines Borough won’t assume ownership of the Fort Seward Parade Grounds anytime soon. After months of discussing a potential acquisition of the...
Historic lighthouse repair hits milestone
The Eldred Rock Lighthouse - a ghostly white structure on a tiny wind-beaten outcrop in the...
State approves revised wastewater discharge plan for Palmer Project
The state two months ago approved Constantine Metal Resources’ engineering plans for a revised wastewater management system at the Palmer Project, a...
Borough manager scores highly in assembly's nine-month evaluation
The Haines Borough Assembly gave borough manager Annette Kreitzer “above average” marks in an evaluation nine months into her job. The evaluation...
Disaster aid group lends hands to rebuild
It has been a year and a half since a landslide on Lutak Spur Road destroyed Steve and Sarah Virg-In...
Geologists move ahead with hazard mapping
There will be an uptick in helicopter activity this week near town as geologists collect data to map past and potential landslide areas across the Hai...
Southeast Alaska State Fair
Haines' biggest celebration in three years - the 53rd annual Southeast Alaska State Fair - will kick...
Fishermen haul in monster halibut
Three local commercial fishermen caught what is likely to be the biggest halibut hauled in by a...
Did a wild wolf breed with a domestic dog? State tests pups; residents seek sanctuary
Not every day does a wild wolf mate with a domestic dog. But a handful of local puppies born in...
Sealaska publishes rare biography of Chilkat weaver from Klukwan
Chilkat weaving is one of the most demanding and complex weaving techniques in the world, yet it...
Why are the evergreens turning brown?
Drive out Lutak Road and you will see hundreds of evergreen trees that aren’t so green. Southeast Alaska’s hemlock and spruce trees are fending of...
New paper calls for more transparency in mining policy
A new science and policy review calls for more transparency in mining governance to reduce risks to salmon habitat across the Pacific Northwest, inclu...
Borough assembly will review pause on new Chilkoot permits
The Haines Borough Assembly soon will review a four-year-old moratorium on new commercial tour permits in the Chilkoot corridor, a short and narrow...
Dungeness crab fishery to close early due to poor returns
Southeast Alaska’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery will close two weeks early due to poor returns, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG)...
Major road repairs to begin later this summer
A number of Haines Borough roads damaged by severe flooding and landslides in December 2020 have yet to be repaired. But major fixes are slated to...
Tourism board proposes bike path along Lutak Road
An idea to build a bike path along Lutak Road will advance to the Haines Borough Assembly after the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board unanimously...
More than 100 residents protest court reversal of Roe v. Wade
More than 100 people walked up and down Main Street last Friday, protesting the U.S. Supreme...
Governor vetoes funds for school locker room project
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the state budget Tuesday, vetoing statewide school maintenance funds that would have paid to renovate the Haines School’s...
Largest cruise ship ever calls on Haines after Skagway rockslide
The largest cruise ship ever to call on Haines came to town Tuesday, diverted from Skagway where a...
Early chum salmon catches lag but sockeye harvest, prices start strong
High dock prices and a strong sockeye salmon catch have kept hope afloat for the Lynn Canal commercial drift gillnet fishery, which opened June 19 wit...
Mountain guide runs 56 hours and wins endurance race
Haines mountain guide Harry Subertas last week won a 200-mile endurance run - one of the country's...
Gas surges toward $7 per gallon
Unleaded gas surged to nearly $7 a gallon this week at the two stations in Haines — the highest price in recent memory. Prices jumped about a...
Excursion Inlet residents split over potential harbor upgrade
The roads in Excursion Inlet have a lot of potholes, and the boat harbor has few pilings. But not all upgrades would be welcomed by all local resident...
