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Harrell's donation buys life-saving devices
A $10,000 donation by Lucy Harrell will buy three automatic external defibrillators, renew batteries in existing AEDs and provide for uniform signage...
Year in Review: Art, public projects dominated Haines news
Advances in the arts and public projects marked much of the news in 2016, and combined, for some novel exchanges. At a Sept. 8 Haines Borough...
Hinman took pride in parenting
Josephine Marian Hinman died Nov. 30 in Juneau at Bartlett Regional Hospital of complications from...
Skidder accident claims logger Leo Smih
Longtime resident Leo Smith died Tuesday at an Anchorage hospital. Smith, 89, was injured while operating a piece of logging equipment on Beach Road...
Fundraiser evening recaps heritage center's first summer
Officials with the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center “got it done enough to open May 14,” executive director Lani Hotch said Saturday. They are...
Swollen list of voters adds context to turnout
Ever wonder why Haines’ voter turnout percentages seem low? Local elections officials reported the official turnout for the recent municipal...
Walker: Dividend check cut necessary to preserve fund
Saying he wanted to “fix Alaska,” Gov. Bill Walker defended his cuts and told a standing-room crowd at the Chilkat Center lobby Friday to pressure...
In second week, dry spell nears record for October
October, historically the wettest month of the year in Haines, has started like May, the driest. The last measurable rainfall occurred Sept. 28,...
Mountaintop weather station erected near 20 Mile
A weather station mounted on Mount Ripinsky last month is the second planted on local peaks in the past two months. A sophisticated, $175,000 station...
Fort Seward bioswale aims to trap, filter dirty snow
At the southwest corner of the Fort Seward parade grounds, work started Monday on two crescent-shaped “bioswales,” subterranean catchments aimed...
Old city shop gets make-over
The old City of Haines public works building is getting an upgrade. The 60-by-50 foot, metal-frame structure on Union Street was built in the mid-1960...
Annual fair meeting looks to future
Gate receipts at the 2016 Southeast Alaska State Fair were “relatively flat” as compared to 2015, despite an improved ferry schedule and a...
Increase sought for electricity, fees
Residential and small commercial electric rates would go down slightly but rates for bulk power, five fees and a monthly customer charge would...
Snowmachiners tackle waste at 25 Mile
A dozen or more members of the Chilkat Snowburners snowmachine club gathered heaps of trash from the woods and flats near 25 Mile Haines Highway...
Constantine gets OK for next stage of development
Constantine Metal Resources last week won agency approval for 2.5 miles of additional roads, 120 feet of bridges and other infrastructure at the Palme...
Industry makes case for forestry office
About a dozen timber operators and sawyers made their case for keeping open a state Division of Forestry office in Haines Tuesday, including...
Yukon: Lots of firewood still available
A competitor of a Canadian firewood supplier involved in a tax dispute with the Haines Borough this week said he wouldn’t rule out bringing logs to...
College talk centers on 2 models
A discussion of establishing a college in Haines Tuesday centered on two different models: one that would offer courses here through colleges or...
U.S. Senate candidate targets parties, money's influence
An independent U.S. Senate candidate with a $475,000 war chest and an impressive resume campaigned...
Harbor project opposition unwavering as bid nears
A June meeting called to address harbor project aesthetics was dominated by citizen concerns about the size of a planned parking lot and a project...
Airport job won't address crowding
A plan to increase parking spots at the Haines airport by one-third or more won’t be included in a $12 million improvement project set to begin...
Fair salutes 'Spirit of Southeast'
Spinach bread, beach wrestling, Jamberry nail art and an expanded disc golf course will debut at the 48th Southeast Alaska State Fair, which continues...
New school chief shares views, outlook on job
New Haines Borough School Superintendent Anthony Habra said disagreement with a board that kept “Redskins” as its school mascot factored into leav...
Cleanup at 7 Mile at $800K
The cost of cleanup at an unsanctioned rifle range at 7 Mile has reached $800,000 and will likely continue into next year, a U.S. Bureau of Land...
State fair fashion show will celebrate diversity
Tiffany DeWitt said a racist comment directed toward her 9-year-old African-American daughter Brooklyn inspired an “American Girls of All...
