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 By Tom Morphet    News    May 8, 2014

Cruise dock project nearly done; 1st large ship May 21

The rebuilt Port Chilkoot Dock will be ready for the docking of the first large cruise ship May 21 and will be dedicated June 5, according to Haines...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    May 1, 2014

Board names 4 finalists for superintendent position

School board president Anne Marie Palmieri said this week a new school superintendent could be hired as soon as the end of next week, but the...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    April 24, 2014

Town cleanup effort kicks off Saturday

“Haines Community Pride Week” starts Saturday. The annual community cleanup organized by the Haines Chamber of Commerce offers prizes to residents...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    April 24, 2014

Haines may be out of TV gold mining

For the first time since 2010, the Discovery Channel’s “Gold Rush” apparently won’t be filming gold mining operations here this summer, accord...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    April 24, 2014

Incident may change school security policy

Haines School officials are reviewing procedures following an April 17 incident in which some elementary teachers mistakenly believed the school was...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    April 17, 2014

Sales tax revenues up a hair

Preliminary sales tax figures for calendar year 2103 compiled by the Haines Borough show local sales up about 1 percent from 2012, at $49.8 million....

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    April 17, 2014

School to hire 'dean of students'

Under a staffing plan that responds to the departure of vice-principal Michelle Byer, the Haines Borough School Board Monday approved hire of a...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    April 10, 2014

Assembly OKs 2 river tour permits

On 5-1 votes, the Haines Borough Assembly approved a new tour permit for Haines Rafting Co. and expanded tours for Rainbow Glacier Adventures at its...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    April 3, 2014

Assembly looks to up investment in stocks

Should the Haines Borough invest more of its $8 million permanent fund in the stock market? The borough assembly’s finance committee agreed March...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    April 3, 2014

Superintendent finalist bows out

The Haines Borough School District is again shopping for a superintendent. The district’s lone finalist for the job, Ted VanBronkhorst of Unalakleet...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    April 3, 2014

Cost sinks Katzehin cabin move

Local plans for improvements to a landing strip and cabin on U.S. Forest Service land at Katzehin Flats stopped due to procedural costs, according to...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 27, 2014

Breakwater, dredging costs raise questions

Concerns about meeting the cost – including future maintenance – of a harbor expansion surfaced at the March 12 Haines Borough Assembly meeting,...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 27, 2014

District down to a single finalist

Following the Wrangell school district’s hire of Jay Thomas, the Haines Borough School Board is down to a single finalist for its superintendent job...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 27, 2014

Interrupted trivia game sparks ruckus at bar

The timing was apparently off for three Whitehorse, Y.T., residents who came looking for a party early Saturday night at a downtown bar. According to...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 20, 2014

School superintendent hire looms

The Haines Borough School Board is hoping to select a new superintendent by March 29. A hiring committee of board members and school officials that...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 20, 2014

Assembly OKs ATVs on borough roads

The Haines Borough Assembly last week unanimously approved an ordinance change that will allow ATVs on borough-owned roads. Member Diana Lapham raised...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 13, 2014

Assembly OKs 26 Mile heliport

A Haines Borough Assembly meeting that lasted nearly nine hours this week after it was continued to a second night resulted in a split decision for...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 13, 2014

School board votes to close Mosquito Lake

The Haines Borough School Board voted 6-0 Tuesday to close the Mosquito Lake School. Member Brian Clay abstained. No members of the public testified o...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 13, 2014

Wolf kills, eats dog during daylight ordeal

A Haines woman beat back a wolf with a ski pole but was unable to keep it from killing and devouring one of four dogs she was walking with during a...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 13, 2014

Borough approved fireworks display

Haines Borough officials said they’d work in the future to provide advance public notice following complaints about a borough-approved private firew...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 13, 2014

At harbor, skiff cabin cruiser sink

The owner of a 31-foot cabin cruiser that sank early this week said he hoped to find out why it went under. “I hope we’ll be able to get it up...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 13, 2014

Summit: Tourism, real estate sectors rebounding

Presenters at the Haines Chamber of Commerce “Economic Summit” Saturday reported a “considerable rebound” in the local real estate market and...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 6, 2014

Borough pursues bonds for school

Acting as a combined body, the Haines Borough Assembly and school board voted Tuesday to begin a process that could put $6.94 million in school...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 6, 2014

American Legion post adding room, breakfast

American Legion officials say they hope to complete an addition to their Second Avenue hall by the end of the month. A Vietnam Veterans’ Day dinner...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 6, 2014

Poker league retired after 8 years

For players in the World Tavern Poker league, it’s time to fold ’em. After eight years, local league play ended last month, with a potluck at the...

 

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