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Student musicians win laurels
Haines High School musicians received superior ratings for their performances at the Southeast Regional Spring Music Festival in Sitka last week....
Four Dolphins qualify for top meet
Four Haines swimmers qualified, for the first time, to compete in the Alaska Junior Olympics this month in Anchorage. Fifth grader Rio Ross-Hirsh and...
Assembly chooses Lutak Dock option
The Haines Borough Assembly agreed to pursue a $37.4 million project to refurbish Lutak Dock as the borough’s preferred option, but only if grant...
Bat hunters scan skies for science on little-studied species
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is on the hunt for citizen scientists to track bats in the Chilkat Valley. “Bats in Alaska are a total...
CIA seeks to resume chum channel work
A local tribe is hoping to resume chum salmon enhancement work in the Chilkat River drainage discontinued by the Northern Southeast Regional...
School breaks ties with sports poster company
Haines Borough School District is discontinuing a contract with a Lower 48 sports merchandise company and notifying residents that the district no lon...
Grammy winner Eric Krasno among acts to play at state fair
The 49th Southeast Alaska State Fair will feature an eclectic mix of genres and sounds with its headliner picks this July, including two-time Grammy...
Players to poke fun at Alaska Purchase
Do you wish you could have shared a meal with President Andrew Johnson, or toasted William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State who arranged the...
Full roster for April's 'First Friday'
April’s First Friday celebration will feature creations ranging from whimsical to decorative. The monthly art walk starts at 5 p.m. April 7. The...
Freeride gets day in the sunshine; competitor skirts avalanche
Freeride World Tour athletes braved deep snow on a steep mountain face March 24 after waiting a week for safe enough weather to compete. Although...
Question for Haines: Is the Freeride over?
The Freeride World Tour is losing its title sponsor next year, and the tighter budget could put the Haines stop in jeopardy. Freeride World Tour...
Portage Cove trail may cost $6 million
A waterfront trail stretching from Picture Point to the Portage Cove state campground and a rebuilt Lookout Park will cost an estimated $5.9 million,...
Computer scams sting residents
Convincing lies and bold pop-up ads have caused Haines residents to fall victim to online scams in recent weeks. Computer consultant James Alborough...
Board takes up cost of school administration
The Haines Borough School Board zeroed in on administration at its first run-through of next year’s budget on March 16. “Talking about...
Freeride coming down to the wire
The fate of the 2017 Freeride World Tour in Haines will come down to weather and slope conditions Friday and Saturday. The event was delayed through...
Snow, athletes converge for 'Freeride'
Eight inches of snow fell Sunday and Monday. Next come the skiers. Twenty-eight professional skiers and snowboarders will shred powder during the...
Sales tax revenues drop first time in 5 years
Haines Borough sales tax revenue in 2016 took its first dip in more than five years, led by a 4 percent decrease in retail revenue. According to borou...
Teacher Patty Brown to retire
Longtime Haines School teacher Patty Brown will resign from her position this year, accepting a retirement incentive option offered to eight eligible...
Forester job clears initial hurdlle
The state House of Representatives Finance Committee approved an amendment last week that could lead to funding for a nine-month forester position in...
Investing in Mosquito Lake School
The idea of the Haines Borough selling the Mosquito Lake Community Center may be off the table for at least three years following a March 7 recommenda...
Sprinkler burst shuts down pool
Broken piping in the sprinkler system caused the Haines Pool to unexpectedly close for a week. On Friday, March 10, interim public facilities...
Waste group weighs new model
The Haines Borough Solid Waste Working Group discussed the merits of mandatory collection March 3 following a presentation from Karl Hagerman,...
Math teacher Davis to lead music
By Natalie HelmsHigh school math teacher Matt Davis will take over the district’s full-time music teacher position, Haines Borough School Principal...
Schnabel not qualified, clerks say
Haines Borough clerks this week said Debra Schnabel did not meet basic requirements for the borough manager position, the same requirements that...
Mountain race caps Winter Fest
Winter Fest saw a strong local turnout in its inaugural year, despite cancelled ferries and a closed Haines Highway that blocked out-of-town participa...