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Haines Borough Manager David Sosa scored high on his one-year performance evaluation, with assembly members agreeing Sosa generally exceeded expectati...

A three-year-old dispute over access to Viking Cove ended last week with a settlement stating property owners Michael Wald and Sally Andersen may...

At a Tuesday budget workshop, Haines Borough School Board members questioned a technology initiative supported by the district’s administration...

Working on the Haines Visitor’s Guide this week made us think of using the town’s marketing slogan, “Adventure Capital of Alaska.” Including...

Spending $45,000 for lobbyist services is not the wisest use of our tax dollars, especially in times of tightened budgets. Our capable borough...

Our Haines community will benefit more from a citizen stakeholder review of the police department than from an ill-timed, expensive, out-of-town...

Thanks to all those that came out to last week’s mining information presentations in Haines and Klukwan. Both events were well-attended and we...

Many thanks to the Haines Woman’s Club for its continuing support of early childhood education in our community! With its financial donation, plus...

I’m sitting in the rocking chair at the public library, marveling at all that the facility is. It’s a teacher, creative space, classroom,...

We are grateful for the quick 911 response and medical expertise given our daughter Ellen Rasmussen on March 27 by the Haines fire department and the...

We will be forever grateful to Blake Ward, Chris Olsen and Brad Badger for their extreme bravery and heroic actions saving Woody’s life when his...

Keltie Chambers was born to parents Fred Chambers-Piper and Dayna Lennie on Saturday, April 11 in Whitehorse, Y.T. Great-grandmother Barbara...

The Southeast Alaska State Fair hosts the 10th annual Spring Fling barbecue and dance Friday, April 24, to mark its annual membership drive. Doors...

A private, landing-craft ferry built for service in Lynn Canal is being repurposed as a ferry that will operate out of Prince of Wales Island. The...

It won’t be held on 4/20, but the Chamber of Commerce is organizing a community forum next week that will focus on the economic and legal aspects...

Opposition to an ordinance that would eliminate the public comment period at the end of Haines Borough Assembly meetings pushed the legislation into...

The Port Chilkoot Distillery’s 50 Fathoms Gin has earned another major award, snagging a Double Gold Medal at the 15th annual San Francisco World...

Breakfast is coming to Dalton City. Baker Cambria Goodwin will be operating The Pilot Light out of The Klondike building starting in May. Goodwin...

Sisters Melissa Ganey and Kaitlin Combs launched their new business 907 Clothing Co. in February, and so far feedback on their ornate, nautical design...

Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center is asking the Haines Borough to spend an additional $9,400 per year to keep the facility open...

A Haines jury last week failed to come to consensus on two felony charges against resident Ted Hart, but assistant district attorney Amy Williams...

Haines’ sole wildlife trooper could be vacating town this summer, a possibility that has the Public Safety Commission concerned about enforcement of... Full story

Members of the Haines Borough’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee last week expressed support for moving Lookout Park to a location in the...

And then there were two. As of this week, Haines Borough police officers Joshua Dryden and Jeremy Groves are the only two members of the police staff...