Articles from the April 27, 2023 edition
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Police arrest four this month for meth-related charges
Police arrested a 29-year-old Haines man at the Juneau International Airport Tuesday as he exited the aircraft, according to a press release issued...
Borough to install signs at cemetery
Borough staff are working to post signs at the Jones Point Cemetery after residents alerted them to...
Old gas station faces demolition; future of lot uncertain
The future is uncertain for the nearly two-acre property where the historic Standard Oil fuel depot once stood. Delta Western began dismantling the...
Budget introduced, property tax rate decreased
In an effort to blunt the effects of a roughly 16% percent increase in property tax assessments this year due to the implementation of a new mass...
Haines High schoolers sweep state art competition
A Haines High School senior won best of show at the all-state art competition alongside three...
Glacier Bears track girls place third at first meet
The Glacier Bears girls track team won third place at the Capital City Invitational track competition last weekend, with several athletes and teams...
Changes at the CVN
Two big changes at the CVN are going into effect beginning in May. One is that we will resume printing with the Petersburg Pilot. The Juneau Empire,...
Fish company wins national spotlight
Hook-and-line-caught salmon from Haines commercial fisherman were in the spotlight this month when their hand-trolled catch was named in the top 10 se...
Local garden with state, federal grant money
Several residents are enjoying farm-to-table meals with the help of federal and state grant money in an effort to encourage Alaskans to grow their...
Things to consider before seeding garden beds
The lilac buds are out, the last patches of snow are melting away, and dare we say it, it’s nearly planting time in Haines. There are a few orders...
Choosing the right plants
Have you ever wondered why the rosebush that was supposed to survive Fairbank’s extreme weather died on you last winter? Or why the tree rated zone...
Extra quail eggs head to groceries
After bears killed all his chickens last year, a resident's experiment with raising quail to eat...
Governor tells legislators he will introduce sales tax
Gov. Mike Dunleavy told legislators in a pair of closed-door meetings last week that he will introduce a state sales tax as a component of a...
Watershed Weekly "People of the light"
It’s late April in the upper Lynn Canal, and that means the saak are coming! The snow is melting and spring winds kick up dust storms on the newly...
We exist on a grand spectrum
Dear young adults, There has been some uproar recently and your parents may be contributing to it. They maybe have written into this paper or said...
Thanks and still looking for matches
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) had a successful recruitment event over the weekend in Haines! BBBS is a mentoring organization that creates professio...
The right for everyone to choose
As a freedom loving American citizen and previous business owner, I pondered the Drag Queen show issue, and what would be the correct course of...
