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Census data released last Thursday show the Haines Borough had its largest population decline in history and the largest of any Alaskan borough or...

The Haines Borough had 51 active COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday. While some residents reported painful symptoms, there have been no hospitalizations or...

Jenae Larson, who died in last December’s landslide on Beach Road, dreamed of improving the playground at the Haines School, where she taught...

While most communities across Alaska took advantage of vaccine incentive programs that also injected thousands of dollars into their local economies,...

Debra Schnabel, 69, and Tyler Huling, 29, announced their candidacies for borough assembly this week. Brenda Josephson and Richard Clement filed...

George Campbell, who’s been working out of town for a fishing lodge near King Salmon, two weeks ago helped rescue victims of a plane crash at a remo...

At a Tuesday meeting, heliski industry representatives and public commenters made their cases for or against changing borough code to allow a fourth...

The regional business meeting Southeast Conference, scheduled to take place in Haines in mid-September, is still on schedule, said executive director...

The IRS revoked the Haines Chamber of Commerce’s tax exempt status in May 2020 because it failed to file its tax returns for at least a three-year...

The Haines Borough School District Board Aug. 12 unanimously approved back-to-school plans that included universal face coverings for the start of...

At a meeting last Thursday, the planning commission requested that engineers revise the Portage Cove Trail 95% plan so that the trail doesn’t cross...

The 2,700-page, trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday could provide tens of millions of dollars, maybe more, to...

If you’re fully vaccinated and have proof of a negative COVID-19 test, getting into Canada is easy, but you’ll at least need a cell phone or...

By Larry Persily Sentinel writer As legislators meet in special session this week, Gov. Mike Dunleavy continues to push his plan for much larger...

To avoid the perception of a conflict of interest, Debra Schnabel will no longer be proofreading the final PDF pages of the Chilkat Valley News now...

A news report in the Aug. 5, 2021, edition of the CVN incorrectly stated that “electricity was restored to the last of the Beach Road houses that...

Max Graham’s story “Why does Haines limit heliski permits?” is the best piece I’ve read on the subject, and I bet I’ve read hundreds over...

I would like to express gratitude for the following:  For all the many volunteers who helped Haines Friends of Recycling this year with the Fair and...

I’m pleased to see the CVN’s coverage last week of the Haines Huts board’s willingness to consider relocating their permitted hut and commend th...

Former resident and Mud Bay landowner Dave Walker recently spent 10 days at his beachfront cabin. Besides visiting across-the-bay neighbors Randy and...