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Russell takes helm as new park ranger
Travis Russell figures serving as state park ranger in Haines involves three seasons: summer, bald...
Foresters track pine disease
A foliage disease has discolored the needles of pine trees between 7 Mile and 15 Mile Haines Highway, and an aerial survey by federal forest...
School board rejects contract change, hires Carlson
The Haines Borough School Board on Monday narrowly rejected an amendment to the district’s union contract that would have allowed aides and others...
Carlson offered superintendent job
The Haines Borough School Board on Monday voted to offer Rich Carlson of Juneau a six-month contract to serve in the position of temporary interim sup...
Board OKs $4.8 million budget
The Haines Borough School Board on June 29 approved a $4.8 million general fund budget for the coming year that includes borrowing at least $152,000...
Drop in salmon prices a blow to fleet
A major drop in prices paid to fishermen soured the opening week of the Lynn Canal commercial gillnet season. Blame it on a storm in the global...
Progress, setbacks for downtown effort
A little more than a year after a series of Chilkat Valley News articles put a spotlight on downtown decay, two shuttered buildings have re-opened, a...
No penalty for Jewell breaking contract
The Haines Borough School Board considered but chose not to pursue a penalty against departing superintendent Ginger Jewell for breaking a three-year...
Asquith, Lendes top local riders in KCIBR
Haines riders finished near the front and at the very back of the 23rd Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay Saturday. Resident Jenn Walsh won her t...
Fisher's adventure: Bohemian, classicist, society wife
Liz Fisher, an East Coast legal secretary who in midlife adopted a footloose lifestyle and landed...
Superintendent resigns, citing missed time with family
In explaining her surprise resignation, Haines School superintendent Ginger Jewell this week focused solely on family concerns and was unable to cite...
Exchange will feature modern-day trade goods: 'Zamboni' and sockeye
In what’s being described as a locally flavored cultural exchange, Haines is set to receive a Zamboni-like ice-grooming machine from Haines...
Drop in gas price should boost independent visitors
Low gas prices could help boost numbers of independent visitors to Haines this summer to the highest numbers in years, but some of the anticipated...
Organizers, emphasize safety, solos at 23rd Kluane Bike Relay
The 23rd Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay is all about safety and solos. Ninety-three riders are registered to take on the 149-mile...
Village resurrects root cellar for gardeners
Klukwan will be getting its first root cellar in decades under a project aimed at preserving foods inexpensively. Villager Lani Hotch said the...
Lemcke: Don't expect long-term fix from $52K in roof repairs
The Haines School roof isn’t one, but several roofs that have been replaced at different times using at least three different kinds of coverings....
No room at the inn at border
Motorists stranded in Canada after the nighttime closure of Canada Customs should contact the RCMP in Haines Junction, Y.T. if they need help, a...
Road issue, funding delay Chilkoot project
Inter-agency negotiations on the future of the mile-long Chilkoot River Road as well as funding uncertainties will delay for another year...
Brewfest will drop electronic tickets
Organizers of the Great Alaska Craft Beer and Homebrew Festival say they’ll scratch an electronic ticket system and return to paper tickets...
Middle school structure leaves grade six behind
Middle school won’t be the same next year. Grades 6-8 previously shared teachers and classes in the middle-school “pod” of the rebuilt Haines...
Board OKs laptops for grades 5 and up
The Haines Borough School Board on Tuesday took a big step toward its “Engaging the Future” initiative, agreeing to spend $96,000 to buy 65...
Aspen Hotel opens to first guests
Main Street’s new Aspen Hotel opened as scheduled Monday, after a Saturday blessing by the Gideon’s Society and a last-minute push to mount...
Help wanted: New generation to save historic cabin
The Chilkat Valley Historical Society is hoping a new and younger cadre of volunteers will help bring its Anway cabin project to completion....
Slim Glacier Bear track squad makes showing at state
Haines teams reduced by student vacations finished toward the bottom of squads at the championship track meet held May 28-29 at Anchorage’s Dimond...
Jewell's evaluation in progress
During a two-hour executive session Tuesday, Haines Borough School Board members started an evaluation of superintendent Ginger Jewell. Jewell holds...