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Using federal pandemic relief funds, the state has paid more than $179,000 toward past-due and future rent and utility bills in Haines, part of $85.2...

Although a contract has yet to be signed, mayor Douglas Olerud and assembly member Paul Rogers reached an agreement over employment terms with...

Weddings in Haines are going pro, and people familiar with local nuptials say it’s about time. Summertime outdoor weddings are a long local...

A proposed ordinance that would eliminate Haines Borough oversight over the Sheldon Museum’s board and staff, but maintain borough ownership of the...

One fully vaccinated passenger tested positive for COVID-19 aboard the American Constellation cruise ship that was docked in Haines on Monday. The...

The Haines Borough School District Board will vote on updated school mitigation protocols at a special meeting next week after hearing...

Next week the Valley of the Eagles Golf Links will be hosting a tournament to raise money for the Uglys of Haines’ community cancer fund. The Uglys...

Vanessa Wishstar won first place at this year’s Southeast’s Got Talent show at the Southeast Alaska State Fair for an interpretive dance related...

Talent Show: Youth Winner: Nate White Adult Winner: Vanessa Wishstar Parade:  Best of theme: 1. Pie Slice Dancers 2. Fair Membership Team Best Kids...

As if national campaigns haven’t turned nasty enough in recent years, the billions of dollars at stake in political fundraising is making it worse....

Richard Clement’s letter regarding LCC’s raffle of an electric bike raises valid questions, but he paints with broad strokes while the devil is in...

A contributor last week called LCC’s electric bike raffle “tragically ironic”, as if a simple bicycle with a battery pack could rise to that lev...

In 1999, Haines Borough voters approved a limited and managed heliski industry with one operator and 500 skier days. We now have three operators, two...

Lynn Canal Conservation would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s E-Bike raffle a big success.  Sockeye Cycle kindly put the bike...

At the risk of sounding like a nag, I feel compelled, once again, to raise the specter of the dangers Haines faces by not having a working...

I had the lovely opportunity to join your community for the 2021 Southeast Alaska Fair and visit a dear friend. I was overcome by the generosity of...

Jenn Walsh, Jessica Kayser-Forster, and Abbey Holmes are home from a nine-day and 100-mile journey. They were dropped on top of Flower Mountain by...