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The Haines Borough has hired new legal help. On the recommendation of manager Mark Earnest, the assembly voted 6-0 last month to dump the Anchorage...

Former resident Norm Smith Sr. was among 120 World War II veterans honored recently during a Washington, D.C. ceremony for soldiers who helped...

Joe Poor has 120 apple trees looking for a good home. Poor, chair of the Haines Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee, wants that...

Haines Borough officials were scheduling a meeting this week among emergency responders, social workers, and school officials to make sure witnesses...

Those who regard it as "welfare government" to give money to the many non-profit organizations in our community would do well to consider...

On behalf of the American Legion Auxiliary, I would like to thank the following businesses for supporting our poppy program: IGA, Haislers, Bell`s...

On December 7, 2009, the EPA issued its finding that the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change constitute a danger to public health....

My husband Greg and I wish to extend our thanks to all those who provided good wishes and speedy recovery for our horse, Rosa, who was attacked by a...

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents, community members, school staff and students who made this year a huge success. Over...

I recently spoke at a borough meeting about increased assessments placing an undue burden on taxpayers when mill rates are left the same. I likened...

I would like to thank the businesses and individuals of Haines that helped put on a most wonderful Woman’s Club convention. All the door...

Vivian Menaker died Tuesday in Haines at age 90. Menaker was a champion of early childhood education, started the local Headstart program and Chilkat...

Haines Borough Assembly discussions of grants to non-profit organizations should center on merit, not cost. Groups that serve the public well deserve...

The catch was up, but fish were small during the first weekend of the 32nd Haines King Salmon Derby. Twenty-four fishermen turned in 30 kings during...

 Five years ago, Shannon Donahue read a newspaper story about a biologist who studied interactions between people and bears along the Chilkoot...

Haines Friends of Recycling is holding a scrap metal drive 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12 at its Small Tracts Road center....

A lift from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and diminishing winds helped firefighters tame a wildfire near Dalasuga Island, about a half-mile north of...

 Clues on the origin of the wildfire in Chilkat State Park near Seduction Point won’t be coming from the Seduction Point Trail register....

 Deep snow and confusing flagging tape are making hiking on Mount Riley tricky, say members of the local search and rescue team. Two hiking parti...

The Girls on the Run program culminated its second season recently with a 5K run from the airport to Dalton City. Fourteen girls and eight adults...

The borough’s Community Youth Development program and Alaska Mountain Guides are combining efforts to offer a summer hiking program. Hikes will...

A photo of Andrew Williamson in his junior high basketball uniform and one on a Little League baseball card were tacked to a wooden cross erected at...

Monday, May 31 A person reported a vehicle with Yukon plates almost ran them off the road near Main and Union streets because the vehicle was full of...