Articles from the January 28, 2021 edition
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Assembly approves access to Beach Road
Beach Road residents were able to extract cars and possessions from homes beginning Monday at noon...
Origami cranes, butterflies hang in tribute to Larson, Simmons
A flurry of about 1,500 colorful origami cranes and butterflies flutter across the Haines School in...
Southeast State Fair plans for summer fair
The Southeast Alaska State Fair board voted unanimously last week to hold some version of a fair this summer along with other events typically...
Assembly approves dumpster loan, advances bear-attractant code revisions
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $16,000 loan to Community Waste Solutions (CWS) for 10 additional bear-proof dumpsters...
Man who threatened clinic charged with felony
A 55-year-old man who called the SEARHC clinic and threatened to “shoot the place up and burn it to the ground” if he didn’t get an appointment...
Damage from December storms results in $1.5 million decline in property value
Assessed property value in the borough decreased, at least temporarily, by more than $1.5 million in the wake of the early December storms, according...
Alaskans await opening of new housing assistance program
The state of Alaska and the municipality of Anchorage will share $200 million in new federal funds to help renters who have lost jobs or suffered...
Seaplanes expands route to Petersburg
Beginning in April, Alaska Seaplanes will provide daily flights from Juneau to Petersburg. The airline will offer nine-passenger flights and cargo...
Shop local program closes after distributing $14,000 to displaced families
The shop local disaster relief program, a collaboration between the Haines Chamber of Commerce, Haines Economic Development Corporation and Chilkoot...
Assembly Briefs
Mosquito Lake Community Center agreement extended through end of June The Haines Borough Assembly extended the borough’s current memorandum of...
Matthews, 62, worked as trucker, fisherman
A memorial gathering of friends of lifelong resident Hal Matthews will be held later this year. Matt...
Seek a solid foundation
As we see in the news another slide up on the Beach Road slope and wonder how to manage it all, it becomes apparent that we will not rest until we...
Duly Noted
Kai Dixon moved from Haines back to Wasilla with his family at the end of summer 2020 and has transitioned his high school athletic career in grand...
