Articles from the August 12, 2021 edition
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Haines suffers largest COVID outbreak yet
As of Thursday evening, 57 people tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in Haines since Aug. 6, inc... Full story
Why does Haines limit heliski permits?
In June the Haines Borough denied a permit application for a fourth heliski operator because borough code sets a limit at three operators per season....
Assembly to reconsider seasonal sales tax
The Haines Borough Assembly will likely make changes to the proposed seasonal sales tax ordinance that could go before voters this October, with most...
Haines resident's conservation work is subject of future film
It won't be science fiction, but there will be robots and lasers in a forthcoming documentary film...
Filing period for assembly, school board closes Aug. 20
As of Wednesday, no one had filed to run for Haines Borough assembly, and current assembly member Carol Tuynman confirmed that she will not seek reele...
Chilkat Lake man extradited to Idaho last year charged with sexual abuse for local crimes
Former Chilkat Lake resident Christopher Panagioutou-Scigliano, 39, was arrested in Idaho last...
Debris processing to begin Aug. 20
Eligible residents who suffered property damage during the December storms can now dispose of their construction debris beginning Aug. 20, a cost...
Haines Huts to reconsider backcountry cabin location
The Haines Huts board will consider moving the site of a permitted public use cabin in the Takshanuk Mountains after the Alaska Department of Fish...
Assembly to tweak museum code
At the Haines Borough assembly meeting on Tuesday, the assembly made plans to rehash the proposed museum separation ordinance and introduce a...
Environmental groups ask state to cancel Baby Brown timber sale again
Lynn Canal Conservation (LCC), Earthjustice and a few other environmental groups sent two letters to the Alaska Division of Forestry requesting that...
If we're addressing our sales tax code, it's past time to exempt groceries
If the assembly wants to make sales tax changes that benefit borough coffers and people's bank... Full story
Thank you for supporting fundraising efforts
Chilkat Valley Preschool would like to thank Doug Olerud and Olerud’s Sport Shop, Scott Rossman and the Stump Company, and Genny and Harry Rietze...
Surprise birthday party was a success
A special thank you to Toni DeWitt and Bonnie Johnson for putting on the surprise birthday party for Stan Jones. Also, thank you to the community...
Delta variant is much more infectious
Howdy, Haines. Science Cowboy here, to set some facts straight. Interim borough manager Alekka Fullerton was recently quoted as saying that people nee...
Duly Noted
Outside Magazine this week published an in-depth article about brown bear encounters in Haines, including last winter’s attack on backcountry skier...
