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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...