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Students explore history's conflicts and compromises for annual project
Teddy Roosevelt, Monsanto and witch hunts were only a few of the topics covered in projects for...
Winter Fest returns next weekend
Haines is hoping for snow for the second annual Winter Fest later this month. Residents can participate in four events on Feb. 24 and 25, including an...
Baseline economic data study ready by summer
Some Haines residents are skeptical of Haines Economic Development Corporation’s plan for a new economic development report, but board members say...
Joint committees to review Lutak Dock ramp report
A condition assessment for the roll-on roll-off ramp at Lutak Dock was finalized and will be up for review by several borough committees this month....
School board selects two superintendent finalists
Two experienced educators, one from Alaska and the other from Colorado, are finalists for the Haines School District superintendent position. The Hain...
More tenured teachers raises concerns
Almost all Haines School teachers will become tenured at the start of next school year, and some Haines School Board members raised concerns that it...
Fossman inducted into hall of fame
Haines High School alum Kyle Fossman is one of the newest members of the Alaska High School Hall of Fame. Fossman, who graduated in 2010, is one of 13...
Superintendent candidates down to six
The Haines Borough School Board and its search committee pared down 25 applicants for superintendent to six semifinalists this week. The candidates...
Dolphins continue to break records as season continues
Haines Dolphins swimmers crushed records at the Winter Games home meet last weekend, qualifying...
Good snowpack drives participation in Alcan
Snowpack on the highway for the first time in two years made the 49th annual Alcan 200 Road Race "a...
Full DDF team qualifies for state competition in Anchorage
The Haines Drama, Debate and Forensics team learned to work together on one of the state’s only full-team pieces and qualified for the state...
Rasmuson workshop at library
Chilkat Valley artists are encouraged to apply for the Rasmuson Foundation’s 2018 Individual Artist Project Awards and fellowship grants. The...
What happened to the solid waste group's proposal?
The Haines Borough is giving Community Waste Solutions an opportunity to “prove itself” before putting out-of-town waste disposal up to a boroughw...
Assembly to weigh new conflict of interest code
Haines Borough staff overhauled the 26-page conflict of interest code after a familial conflict from manager Debra Schnabel’s hire brought...
Arts Outlook
Classical guitarist to return for another show Classical guitarist Dimitris Kotronakis will return...
Duly Noted
Jess Giddings, daughter of Lori and Al Giddings, made the dean’s list at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore. for the fall 2017 semester....
Pizza shop to open on Main Street this spring
Pizza is coming to Main Street as Pilot Light owners Cambria Goodwin and Eric Forster plan to open a new wood-fired pizza restaurant in the former...
Tourism director markets Haines in Times Square jumbotron
Haines Borough Tourism Director Carolann Wooton is taking big strides to get “the Adventure Capital of Alaska” on the map as a travel destination...
Borough clerk to pass the torch this spring
Julie Cozzi announced her retirement after 15 years as Haines Borough Clerk. Cozzi will leave her post at the end of March for personal reasons....
Assembly considers collecting sales tax from nonprofits
The Haines Borough Assembly may consider levying sales taxes from nonprofits and other municipal sales when next year’s budget process begins....
Superintendent applicants up to 11
The Haines Borough School District could have a new superintendent by the end of February. Interim superintendent Rich Carlson said, as of Tuesday’s...
New resident to lead Spanish club for all ages next week at library
Spanish speakers and aspiring learners can immerse themselves in conversation or just learn the basics at the inaugural Haines Spanish language...
New Legion mural honors veterans across time and service
Artist Merrick Bochart said she wanted to represent "the human side" of servicemen and women and...
Young athletes wrestle in state tournament
Haines High School wrestling coach Ben Bard said although his team didn’t place in the state competition, the athletes represented Haines well....
Talks linger on resource extraction
The Haines Borough Planning Commission can’t come to a consensus on how resource extraction should be defined in code, pushing discussions to at...
