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Track team searching for a full-time coach
The Haines High School track team is looking for a permanent coach as the season ramps up. Cross-country coach Alixanne Goodman said she stepped up...
Students show solidarity with nationwide walkout
About 25 high school students and 30 community members joined the National School Walkout Wednesday...
History talk recounts S.S. Princess Sophia
October marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Princess Sophia in Lynn Canal, which remains the worst maritime accident in Alaska and British...
Citizen scientists needed for valley bat research
Haines residents can be citizen scientists to assist Chilkat Valley bat research this summer. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is looking for pe...
Neil Simon comedy heads to Chilkat Center stage
A talented Haines cast takes the stage this weekend in Neil Simon's comedy "Jake's Women," directed...
Morphet miffs planning commission over resource extraction
Some members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission were offended by assembly member Tom Morphet’s suggestions on how to define resource...
Business Briefs
Main Street art gallery changes hands Haines artists Amelia Nash and Andrea Nelson are the new owners of Skipping Stone Studios on Main Street, to be...
Local fishing group to pursue nonprofit status
Northern Lynn Canal fishermen are starting a new organization after feeling like they don’t have a voice among Southeast Alaska gillnetters. The...
Students to stage walkouts in response to school shootings
The Haines High School student council will lead a walkout next week in support of stricter gun regulations after recent school shootings, said...
Klukwan fundraises for playground
Klukwan School is fundraising to build a playground for its growing student body, which more than...
Haines, Klukwan spellers head to Anchorage for state spelling bee
The Haines and Klukwan spelling bees had repeat winners this year as fifth grader Willa Stuart and sixth grader Raven Hotch both won for the second...
Local artist draws fire in Juneau
A wearable art piece by Haines resident Beth Bolander sparked a national conversation on cultural appropriation after it was taken off the runway in...
Arts Outlook
First Friday includes cartography art, woven wall hangings An artist, author and cartographer will...
Winter Fest 2018
Haines, Whitehorse and Juneau residents came out in full force for Haines Winter Fest despite heavy...
'Book Bandits' steal win
Competition was tough in the final round of Tournament of the Readers, but fifth graders in the...
Lutak dock repairs remain uncertain after second joint committee meeting
Haines committees struggled to choose between immediate safety or long-term goals as they reviewed repair and replacement options for the...
Town helps with medical bills after student loses fingers in shop accident
A Haines High School student who cut off three fingers in a shop class accident last week will likely regain the use of two of her fingers after a...
School board hires new superintendent
Roy Getchell, most recently an elementary school principal in Avon, Colo., will be Haines' new super...
Senate considers bill to protect utilities from pesticide liability
A bill introduced in the Alaska Senate this month could protect local utility providers from liability associated with soil contamination. The bill,...
Students explore civil rights issues through cultural celebration
Students commemorated the life and work of civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich with song, da...
Gardening conference starts Friday
Soil health, food security and composting are only a few of the topics to be covered at the 2018 Southeast Garden Conference. The three-day...
Beer fest almost sold out
Tickets for the 26th Annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival went on sale Feb. 1 and are going quickly. As of last week, the Gourmet Bre...
Planning commission looks at 2018 goals
Haines Borough Planner Holly Smith reminded the planning commission of projects to complete this year and in the near future, and offered suggestions...
Business Briefs
New mechanic opens shop Aviation mechanic Michael Ford started Ripinski Mechanical, a new automotive repair business. Ford trained at UAA Fairbanks...
Early birds identified during Christmas count
More than 2,000 birds of 40 species were spotted in Haines for the 118th Audubon Christmas Bird Count in December. Organizer Pam Randles said 96...
