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Mayor tells townsite residents to prepare for possible evacuation
Haines mayor Douglas Olerud warned town residents Saturday evening around 9:45 p.m. to be prepared... Full story
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Chris Olsen and Joliena Wilson were married in Juneau on October 26 which also happened to be Chris’ 26th birthday. The couple was in Juneau to pull...
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Chilkat Center productions on standby Two productions scheduled to take place at the Chilkat Center in December are on standby as state and local heal...
Kluane Chilkat Relay board plans summer event
Whether the U.S.-Canadian border opens or not, the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay board will organize a race in some form, board member...
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Author Norry Nash and her husband, carpenter Brian Pindel, purchased the former Human Resources building in collaboration with sister Amelia Nash....
Dunleavy asks for Alaskans to sacrifice to reduce healthcare strain
Gov. Michael Dunleavy issued a health advisory via the state’s emergency alert system Nov. 12 that urged Alaskans to make an increased effort to...
Japanese town with unprecedented bear activity deploys 'wolf monsters'
Haines isn’t the only town where unprecedented human-brown bear interactions are prompting municipal meetings and outcry from residents. In...
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Haines High School students MacKenzy Dryden, Jacob Weerasinghe, and Grace Long-Godinez worked together to honor veterans in Haines and nationally...
Fish and Game advisory group asks state, BLM to restrict heliskiing
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee (ULCFGAC) Monday voted 6-2 to ask state and federal land managers to restrict heliskiing in the...
Community Foundation awards more than $28,000 in grants
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation announced its 2020 grant awards “Covid-style” via a YouTube video where board members swayed to the song...
Chilkat Center to host singing competition
Haines singers will have a chance to compete and display their vocal talents in December for the first-ever “Haines Has Voice” contest organized...
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Sherry Loomis and her husband Craig have been selected to appear on the Today Show via Zoom as part of a short regular segment featuring people who...
Election day voters favor Trump
Similar to statewide trends, Haines voters favored Donald Trump on election day, but it's unclear...
Two residents develop symptoms of COVID-19 this week
Two symptomatic cases of the COVID-19 have been reported in Haines this week, Maggie Rae Martin, 23, and a Haines High School female student. An...
Haines Highway project ends for the year
The Haines Highway reconstruction project wrapped up last week, days before 16 inches of snow piled up and after about a month of work on the...
Blizzard sets daily snowfall record
Last weekend's blizzard caused the Haines Borough School District to close Monday after 16 inches...
Anderson takes first in annual coho derby
Steve Anderson won the 2020 Haines Sportsmen's Association Coho Derby. The third annual derby saw...
Pool opens this week
The public pool opened Oct. 5 after being closed for about seven months. Swims are open by reservation only and other pandemic mitigation efforts are...
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Monday, Nov. 2 was an official snow day for the Haines Borough School District. The blizzard kept most at home. Still, many essential and determined...
Fire destroys garage, family business
A garage fire at the end of Highland Drive destroyed two small business and a freezer filled with a...
Borough, Fish and Game reach impasse over bear issues
The Haines Borough is asking residents to report the cost of property damage from bears. The request comes not in an effort to compensate residents...
Chum runs dwindle up drainage and across the state
This year’s chum salmon return to the Chilkat River drainage was a record low, with much of the state also experiencing dismal returns of both wild...
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William Wilder Tarleton came swiftly into the world on Oct. 23 at 11:40 p.m. weighing 8 lbs, 11oz. He was delivered by two nurses and his father Zach...
School gets through first quarter with no reported COVID cases, closures
Haines Borough School District students, teachers and staff have made it through the first quarter without having to close while maintaining...
Glacier Bards get top finishes at first virtual meet
The Haines Glacier Bards performed in its first drama, debate and forensics virtual meet of the...