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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
Publisher, community leader Ray Menaker dead at 93
Ray Menaker, an Ivy League-educated school teacher and Haines Borough Assembly member who founded...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
'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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...