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 By Tom Morphet    News    March 17, 2016

Journey inspires effort to save liturgical music

Kivalina, an Inupiat village that’s eroding into the Chukchi Sea, has gained international attention as a focal point of climate change. But the...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 10, 2016

Schools forecast $269K deficit

Anticipating a 17-student drop in enrollment, the Haines Borough School District is projecting a $269,000 shortfall in its $4.93 million budget for...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 3, 2016

Museum considers facelift, expansion

Supporters of the Haines Sheldon Museum are considering a facelift for the front of the building, an extension of an effort to add an elevator and bri...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 3, 2016

Lutak boulder takes lucky roll

A single, bedroom-sized boulder that rolled off a mountainside adjacent to the ferry terminal early Friday fortunately traveled between electric...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 3, 2016

Chamber plan creates three membership classes

Representatives of tax-exempt organizations – including nonprofit corporations – would not be eligible to serve on the board of directors of the...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 3, 2016

Radio supporters react to proposed deep cut

Public radio supporters this week testified against a state House subcommittee recommendation to eliminate state grants for public broadcasting. Such...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 25, 2016

Michigan man new school superintendent

Anthony Habra, who worked the last six years heading up small-town school districts in Michigan, this week signed an agreement for a three-year...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 25, 2016

A range of ideas for economy

Encouraging commercial agriculture, adding special events, and developing the port were among economic development opportunities touted at a public...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 25, 2016

Pot buffer an issue?

On the eve of the application period for marijuana businesses, it appears the locations for them downtown may be limited. Under regulations approved...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 25, 2016

'Z tag' allows drivers permanent registration

Manager Brad Ryan told the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday he would look into an option offered by the state for the municipality to allow permanent...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 18, 2016

Ferry study draws mixed response

Alaska legislators this week gave varying views of a McDowell Group report that found a return of $2.50 in economic benefits for every state dollar sp...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 18, 2016

Superintendent finalists to meet public Tuesday

The Haines Borough School District could have a new superintendent hired in just a few days. Three finalists for the job are scheduled to arrive here...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 18, 2016

Fire claims boat rebuild project

A fisherman’s effort to rebuild the vessel Erin went up in smoke early Monday. Brian O’Riley was working on the 36-foot fiberglass boat behind...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 18, 2016

Battle of readers cooks up lunchtime drama at library

Students have been checking a tournament bracket posted in the Haines School, but it’s not about basketball. It’s the Tournament of the Readers,...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 18, 2016

Museum name switch: Haines, then Sheldon

It’s official – apparently. Trustees of the Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday voted 5-1 in favor of changing the facility’s name t...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 18, 2016

Study: 51 ferry workers claim Haines residence

A ferry system study by the McDowell Group on the economic benefits of the Alaska Marine Highway System also found that 51 ferry system employees...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 11, 2016

Superintendent candidates down to 3

Following about five hours of closed-door meetings to “compare and contrast” candidates, the Haines Borough School Board on Wednesday narrowed to...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 11, 2016

Cops' gun has a history of accidents

The pistol that Haines Borough police officer Brayton Long unintentionally shot himself with in January is a model that’s been involved in a high...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 11, 2016

Haines School schedule revised

Starting next year, the Haines School will return to its traditional 8:25 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. schedule. The staff decision, approved last week by the...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 4, 2016

Superintendent job draws 21 applicants

Twenty-one people have applied to be superintendent of the Haines Borough School District, but the public will get to know the identities of only a...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 4, 2016

Assembly to review Mosquito Lake School agreement

Haines Borough interim manager Brad Ryan and highway residents are endorsing an agreement for shared management of the former Mosquito Lake School....

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 4, 2016

Missing plane complicates crash investigation

The federal investigation into the Nov. 4 crash of a private plane in Lynn Canal will be made more difficult by the fact that the plane was never foun...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 4, 2016

Eagle dies despite rescue effort

A mature bald eagle rescued after an apparent fight with another animal near Klukwan died Tuesday at the American Bald Eagle Foundation. The small...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    February 4, 2016

Carlson: District's budget not bright

The Haines Borough School District’s finances aren’t as rosy as some might think, interim superintendent Rich Carlson said this week. Carlson,...

 

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