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An ordinance increasing water and sewer rates 5 percent annually for the next three years is set for adoption at Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly m...

Haines Borough Manager David Sosa directed Mosquito Lake School advocates in December to describe the future of the school in relation to Klukwan...

With Haines Borough Manager David Sosa’s one-year anniversary approaching, so too is his first performance evaluation. On Wednesday, assembly...

Janine Allen doesn’t get a birthday, per say, this year, but she’s coming up on 27. The leap day baby has spent the past five years in Haines. All...

I think there needs to be a study on Haines spring water because there is something toxic in it. What are people thinking? Spending $22,000 on a...

Since we are in between a winter with too little snow and too much rain, I suggest an “Absurd” parade as a diversion. Suggested categories for...

The CVN article “Chamber talks pot economics” is very misleading and contrary to the Haines Chamber of Commerce board decision. At the Feb. 6...

I see where the school has said they can’t open the gym on Sunday because historically it was not attended. See what I mean, it is so unbelievably...

I want to thank with all my heart all the people who prayed for me and sent me cards while I was in Seattle for rehab after my broken leg and hip...

Sometimes stories on the front page of the newspaper don’t reflect the truly significant developments in a community. I wonder, for example, how man...

On Mondays, starting March 2, Haines Community Education and I will host an open studio in the high school art room from 5-9 p.m. This is an opportuni...

I was reading the paper from Feb. 12, and it strikes me that having the Chamber of Commerce downplay the morality of the issue of marijuana use in...

A memorial service for George Hales will be held 2 p.m. Friday at the Presbyterian Church. Hales, 89, died Feb. 15 at the veterans village. A full obi...

Actors who will present “Dancing at Lughnasa” at the Chilkat Center next weekend say they’ve stretched for their roles. The two-act production...

What does a warm, wet winter mean for the valley’s plants and animals? “Animals are designed for average conditions,” said Carl Koch, assistant...

Six teams are expected to compete at the annual Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament starting 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Haines School....

Rain or shine or lack of snow, the Haines Winter Olympic Games will forge ahead Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds. Opening...

Plans for expansion of the Small Boat Harbor would nearly double the footprint of existing parking lots. That’s a concern for at least one member...

Snow around town doesn’t look impressive, but at upper elevations where backcountry and heli-skiing occurs, conditions are the best they’ve been...

The Haines Borough is looking into how it can maximize office space in the administration building without having to add on to the structure. Public...

By Karen Garcia The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted to enter into an agreement with the state for replacement of the Klehini River bridge...

Senior Night turned sour for the Glacier Bear girls’ basketball team Saturday, as visiting Metlakatla overwhelmed Haines with a 31-0 blitzkrieg...

The Haines School is reaching out to students to let them know they aren’t alone. The school is holding an assembly and student training on suicide...

Monday, Feb. 16 Two Fourth Avenue residents reported their vehicles had been rifled, but nothing had been taken. They wanted police to be aware....