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The Haines Borough Assembly will not hire a headhunting firm to find the municipality’s next manager, but will instead conduct the hiring process it...

Resident Rob Miller has withdrawn from the race for a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly, leaving George Campbell and write-in Mario Benassi as the...

What would happen if 30 to 50 people in Haines were injured simultaneously in one massive accident? Where would they go? Who would take care of them?...

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell this week voiced optimism that a billion-dollar oil industry tax break he pushed through last year would bring returns to Hai...

Head to Klukwan this weekend for everything blueberry: blueberry-themed games, desserts, prizes, photos and even a burger feed. The first Blueberry...

The Sept. 18 docking of the Statendam, the last cruise ship scheduled to stop in Haines this season, will be heading to Skagway instead due to constru...

The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation has $11,000 to give away to local nonprofits this year, including a $600 technology grant and $400 for a...

Gate and overall revenues at the Southeast Alaska State Fair increased about 4 percent over last year’s event, executive director Jessica Edwards...

Haines Borough voters won’t be deciding a $5 million bond for districtwide school improvements in the Oct. 1 election after all. At its Aug. 13...

Biologist Tim Shields recently let the Haines Borough Planning Commission in on a little secret – there’s a pond at the airport teeming with...

“Tykes and Trikes,” a program for parents and toddlers,will resume Wednesday morning sessions at the elementary school gym from 9:30-11 a.m....

Longtime residents can relive memories of the filming of the 1991 Walt Disney production “White Fang” during “White Fang” Night on Sept. 7 at...

Engineers have further investigated what type of breakwater the Haines Harbor expansion project should include, but borough officials say a decision...

About 700 Haines voters signed a petition for a voter initiative on repealing Alaska’s oil tax law, SB 21. Statewide, the petition has at least 15,0...

A state Superior Court judge has ruled against the family of a boy who drowned at Port Chilkoot Dock in May 2010 and sued the Haines Borough for...

The Haines Borough Assembly will look into putting teeth into a state directive against use of motorized vehicles on Chilkat River beaches. Confusion...

The Haines Borough Personnel Committee will take up the issue of whether to tighten public access to personnel records, including employee evaluations...

Haines High School’s senior-laden cross-country squads will host their first meet of the season at Dalton City on Saturday, Sept. 7. “About half...

Classes started Monday at Klukwan School with 14 students enrolled, including five in the high school. Enrollment is down two students, due to the...

Visitor Mona Cochran of Reston, Va., played piano during lunch Tuesday at the Haines Senior Center. “Several women sang along. It was just...

An informational meeting on the local subsistence moose hunt will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 at the American Bald Eagle Foundation. Agenda...

The CVN last week published a story about the four candidates for Haines Borough police chief who’d applied by the borough’s deadline. The story...

The Mayor’s Cup, an annual golf championship between Haines and Skagway hosted by Valley of the Eagles golf course, was successful once again due...

Lynn Canal Counseling Services’ toy sale fundraiser at the Southeast Alaska State Fair was a big success. Proceeds will go toward family and...

  In response to Mr. Pyle’s letter to the editor about the risks of passing the Charter amendment: (1) According to the Haines Borough attorney,...