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An Arkansas woman has given the Sheldon Museum a child-size Chilkat blanket apparently woven by a local Native woman in 1916, a donation that museum...

Two fledgling Haines manufacturers have won the top awards at Sealaska’s second Path to Prosperity competition, each netting $40,000 for technical...

Dusty Trails Affordable Housing is getting a new owner – and a facelift. The nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul of Juneau and its partner GMD...

Haines Borough harbormaster Phil Benner has submitted his resignation to manager David Sosa, citing personal reasons and a need to be closer to...

The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday voted down a resolution that would have supported extra protections for the harbormaster and harbor employees....

Mosquito Lake School is a gem of a school. I hope to see it re-open its doors in fall 2015. This small school model is a valuable, alternative choice...

Something is wrong with our borough administration. They want to spend $52,000 for a helicopter noise study that no one wants or needs, the results...

Most humans find certain sounds to be extremely annoying, some to the point of causing rage. These sounds include fingernails on a chalkboard, the...

In response to a letter you printed in your Jan. 8 issue, written by Haines resident John Orr (“Plea was lie, defendant says”), I am submitting...

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) has been helping Haines kids and families for over 10 years. During this period, the undersigned have personally...

From the family members of Marilyn Morris (Marlene Wilson, Kelley Wilson, Scott Lippy, Mariah Morris, Dave and Viva Landry, and myself), we would...

Chad Bieberich and Sylvia Heinz were married Jan. 24 at their Chilkat State Park Road property. The weather cleared for the ceremony, which was...

The Foundation for the Chilkat Center for the Arts is thankful for a grant we received from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation to help purchase...

Discussion of selling the Mosquito Lake School Jan. 15 veered off on a tangent about the town’s prospects, a trajectory not untypical for a...

The Haines Borough’s population grew by 10 people last year, and recently-released state statistics indicate the municipality also retained its titl...

The school’s Community Education program is offering upcoming classes in sushi making and Tai Chi. Resident Marilyn Harrold will offer Tai Chi, an...

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s recent decision to halt the Juneau Access project has some residents hopeful the new administration will pull the plug...

A belted kingfisher found at the Small Boat Harbor is on his way to an Anchorage bird hospital. Fisherman Norman Hughes said he found the crested...

A $100,000 sonar camera installed at the Chilkat Lake weir since 2008 will likely be mothballed this year by the Department of Fish and Game due to...

Advocates for Mosquito Lake School this week said they had six students committed to attending the school next year, but haven’t abandoned hope of r...

Last week’s formidable rainstorm helped push total precipitation in Haines to a new January record, according to the National Weather Service. Just...

Even with the Haines High School basketball teams out of town for a second consecutive weekend, the school grounds will be packed with activities...

A Texas businessman is looking to provide a new mode of transportation for Haines tourists who aren’t interested in cycling and don’t want to...

Haines High School junior Kayley Swinton earned MVP honors at a Cordova basketball tournament last weekend. “It was a great team effort to help plac...

Is storing heavy equipment an industrial use or a commercial one? That was a question raised at the Haines Borough Planning Commission Jan.15 by...