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Haines residents will take to the polls in November to elect a state senator and House representative. Due to redistricting, Rep. Jonathan...

Fourth of July fireworks displays in the Upper Lynn Canal appear to be fizzling.   Municipal officials in Haines and Skagway have failed to find a...

Contractor Dave Ricke restored a bit of the original Fort Seward skyline Tuesday, erecting a 60-foot tower modeled after one built for the U.S. Army...

After more than a year of neighborhood friction, the Haines Borough Assembly has stepped in to force local business owner Paul Nelson to remove...

Haines Borough School Board members and borough officials envision maintaining a winter walking trail between the Haines School and public library, in...

The $25 preregistration discount for Lynn Canal Community Players’ Summer Youth Theater Conservatory has been extended until June 20. The camp is...

The Southeast Alaska State Fair will once again have three stages abuzz with a mix of homegrown musical talent and national headlining acts,...

The Haines Borough Assembly chambers is getting a facelift, including a designated microphone for audience members wishing to address the assembly....

The Haines Borough Downtown Revitalization Committee is trying to get the ball rolling on several small projects, including installing a bike barn on...

The Haines Borough Assembly is moving forward with plans to conduct stakeholder meetings and community forums on the potential development of the...

Haines students in grades three, four and five scored 100 percent in recent “standards based assessment” tests for reading. The 2013-14 test resul...

The Haines Borough Assembly recently confirmed manager David Sosa’s recommendation to hire resident Leslie Ross as the new tourism director. Ross...

First in a series of feature stories profiling residents who’ve moved to Haines in recent years. Do you need help printing from your email at the...

Haines residents shouldn’t try catching a ride on the Haines Borough’s shuttle, as manager David Sosa has clarified the shuttle is only for...

At the request of Haines Borough Assembly member Joanne Waterman, the borough is reviving discussion of building a new “muniplex” to house the...

Planned restoration of a historic mining road in the upper valley will make it easier for local loggers to reach timber there, forester Roy Josephson...

Dave Ricke’s crew made the raising of the Fort Seward fire hall hose tower look easy Tuesday. The tower is an impressive addition to Fort Seward...

In the June 5 issue of the CVN, Mayor Stephanie Scott is quoted as “perceiving bias in several of the (informational mining) presentations...

The Sheldon Museum would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Chilkat Valley Farms for its generous donation of flowers for the museum grounds and to...

A big thank-you to our team of 21 volunteers from Haines Friends of Recycling that provided over 110 hours of volunteer time June 6 and 7 to recycle...

The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation thanks Steve Vick for his excellent presentation on crowd-sourcing for nonprofits. Thanks also to the Haines...

As my time as Haines superintendent comes to an end I want to thank you for a wonderful seven years. I’ve never forgotten whom I serve first ...

If the mayor believes “there is no amount of money that is worth community cohesion,” why then did she feel it necessary to publicly disparage...

The Haines Young Eagle Scientists are postponing attending the conference to present their research until 2015 due to difficulties in obtaining...

Former resident Sherry Takala died June 5 at her daughter’s home in Asotin, Wash. Sherry is the former owner of Noah’s Art, a beached barge in...