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Greg Schlachter and Chris Hill married Sept. 18 at Calleva Farm in Dickerson, Md. Chris’ sisters Robin and Angie officiated Saturday’s nuptials....
Haines fair talent show winner competes in Palmer
The day before he was to compete in the Alaska's Got Talent competition at the Alaska State Fair,...
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Dr. Kirk Mosley is the new dentist at SEARHC dental clinic. Kirk retired from a private practice in Tucson, Ariz. after 25 years there. Since 2012,...
Klukwan shareholders get cash for COVID-19 vaccines
Klukwan, Inc. shareholders are eligible to receive $225 each for showing proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Village corporation president...
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Haines High grad Kirby Faverty, 19, has won the Mark Robb Award at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. The award recognizes a student...
Local lifeguard saves surfer
An experienced California surfer riding the bore tide wave on Turnagain Arm near Anchorage credits...
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Credit Blake Ward with finding Asher Jimenez’s lost mountain bike. Blake was throwing a Frisbee with his girlfriend on the lot in front of the Presb...
Roadside tower: Is it art, mailbox or lamppost?
By Tom Morphet "Pythagoras came to me in a dream" is how Jeff Bochart explains the nearly...
Musician, woodworker Herndon dies at age 21
A funeral service was held June 12 in Sandpoint, Idaho for Benjamin Michael Herndon. Herndon died...
Heading to Canada? Take a cell phone
If you’re fully vaccinated and have proof of a negative COVID-19 test, getting into Canada is easy, but you’ll at least need a cell phone or...
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Former resident and Mud Bay landowner Dave Walker recently spent 10 days at his beachfront cabin. Besides visiting across-the-bay neighbors Randy and...
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Outside Magazine this week published an in-depth article about brown bear encounters in Haines, including last winter’s attack on backcountry skier...
Can Haines attract niche wedding market?
Weddings in Haines are going pro, and people familiar with local nuptials say it’s about time. Summertime outdoor weddings are a long local...
Fair opens with COVID precautions
With reported COVID-19 cases again rising in Alaska, officials with the Southeast Alaska State Fair...
Fair offerings: winning ribbons, training chickens
Taylen Reed couldn't get off from her job bartending at Kito's Kave in Petersburg to attend the...
Highway project costs increase at 19 Mile
A major design change to work at the 19 Mile slide will add up to $2 million to the cost of the Haines Highway reconstruction project and may delay a...
Arts Outlook
Display of antiquarian books Haines reporter and writer Tom Morphet will display a collection of...
Canada border opens, with restrictions
News that Canada would open its borders to U.S. citizens making non-essential trips starting Aug. 9 this week energized residents and business owners,...
Southeast Alaska State Fair
The town's biggest celebration in two years will culminate with an all-comers whipped-cream pie...
Lawson, Army and law enforcement veteran, dies of COVID-19 at 48
Robert Lawson, who grew up in Haines and served eight years as an Alaska state trooper, died of...
May gloomy, but not gloomiest
If you thought May’s weather was bleak, you’re right. But it wasn’t the bleakest May the town has seen. “May 2021 was somewhat gloomier than a...
Child advocate was 'incredibly active'
Friends and family will gather in Haines next month to scatter the ashes of Diane Sly, a tireless...
Mullady, former carpenter, police officer dies at 78
Judd Mullady, a one-time policeman and a career carpenter and building contractor who became known...
Burattin kept Tlingit culture alive
Services are pending for Sally Burattin, a fluent Tlingit speaker and minister who found enjoyment...
Smith remembered for work ethic
As a child, Louise Smith rode bulldozers at the Muncaster gold mine at 80 Mile before the Haines...