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 By Tom Morphet    News    October 8, 2015

Budget crunch time at KHNS; programming targeted

Radio station manager Kay Clements told KHNS members at the public station’s 35th anniversary membership meeting Oct. 2 that the station had some...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 1, 2015

Subsistence fishing extended through Oct. 11

Residents who haven’t gotten their subsistence fish can take a deep breath. Due to a late-season abundance of sockeye returning to Chilkat Lake,...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 1, 2015

More than a rebuild: Model A put together from scratch

Like the hero of the 1976 hit song by Johnny Cash, Gene Kennedy spent seven years putting together a 1929 Ford Model A panel delivery truck “one...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 1, 2015

School board candidates provide views on issues

Two current members and one newcomer are seeking three seats on the Haines Borough School Board in Tuesday’s municipal election. Candidates were...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 1, 2015

Superintendent pay to be advertised up to $115,000

Haines Borough School Board members agreed to offer a salary range of $105,000-$115,000 for a 260-day contract for its next superintendent Tuesday,...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 24, 2015

Publisher, community leader Ray Menaker dead at 93

Ray Menaker, an Ivy League-educated school teacher and Haines Borough Assembly member who founded...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 24, 2015

Clean-up at 7 Mile shooting site to cost $370K

The Bureau of Land Management this week started cleaning up the site of an illicit rifle range at 7 Mile, a $366,000 project aimed at removing soil...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 24, 2015

Moose hunt off to quick start

The upper Lynn Canal subsistence moose hunt has started with a bang -- or rather, a lot of them. Eighteen moose, including one sublegal, were taken...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 24, 2015

King salmon escapement goal reached

A closure of subsistence and sport fishing in Lynn Canal last spring apparently had its desired effect. The Department of Fish and Game has met its...

 

Editorial

It’s with great sadness that we report this week the death of Ray Menaker, the founder of this newspaper. We were hoping Ray would make it to...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 17, 2015

Minor offense ordinance on Tuesday's agenda

Members of a citizens group opposing a minor offense ordinance have developed a battery of arguments against its passage, including that it would...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 17, 2015

Sea lion tally reach new peak: 1,895

Biologists last spring counted 1,895 Steller sea lions at Sea Lion Rock, the highest number since systematic counts started there in 2004. That...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 17, 2015

Eagle foundation gifted land worth $48K

A man who lived in Haines 30 years ago left land in his will to the American Bald Eagle Foundation, a gift that’s worth about $48,000. Creighton...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 17, 2015

Brewery opens at expanded Main Street location

Owners of Haines Brewing Co. planned a “soft opening” at their new Main Street location at noon Monday with just a few friends, as they weren’t...

 

Editorial

A dozen or more citizens of widely divergent political opinions met for several hours Saturday, working to slow down 250 minor offense laws that the...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 10, 2015

Bradford, Zahnow lead Glacier Bear runners

Senior Casey Bradford and sophomore Tulsi Zahnow led Haines boys’ and girls’ squads, respectively, at the biennial Haines Invitational...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 10, 2015

Chilkat Center benefit to feature show tunes, rock

Scenes from famous musicals and rock-n-roll will be featured at “Off, Off, Off Broadway,” the fourth annual fall fundraiser and membership drive...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 10, 2015

'We the People' group dormant after 4 years

We the People, a local organization formed as an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, has gone into dormancy, members said this week. George...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 10, 2015

Agreement on use of highway school bogs down

A citizens group is continuing efforts to use Mosquito Lake School as a community center, but progress was disrupted by the departure of Bill...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 10, 2015

Rep. Kito gives view of state ferries, budget, oil taxes

Residents should expect more dramatic cuts to the ferry system starting in July 2017, state Rep. Sam Kito, D-Juneau, said during a recent visit here....

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 10, 2015

Fair in good shape, director tells board

The Southeast Alaska State Fair is in “good shape for 2015 and the sustainable future” despite a $17,000 drop in income, mostly from decreased...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 3, 2015

Skinny salmon leave fishermen wanting more

Commercial fishermen who’ve seen the value of their catch drop with changes in prices from processors are taking a double hit this year because...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 3, 2015

Chum salmon channels get $620K expansion

The region’s aquaculture association last week completed a $620,000 extension of two chum spawning channels located near the Porcupine Road in the...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 3, 2015

Klukwan School starts year with 17 students

Klukwan School opened Aug. 25 with 17 students in grades K-12, including six from outside the village. Kathy Carl is again lead teacher, with responsi...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 3, 2015

District seeks input for superintendent hire

If no one in the pool of finalists for the school’s superintendent job measures up to the school board’s expectations for the position,...

 

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