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State parks director Ben Ellis this week cited a department budget shortfall and a reported decrease in bear activity at Chilkoot River for his...

Voters in the Chilkat Valley aligned with ones statewide Tuesday, rejecting a ballot proposition that would have restored Alaska’s coastal managemen...

A fiber cement siding advertised as lasting 50 years may not hold up that long in Haines. Stain is fading or peeling off siding at the public...

A third and expected final public hearing on a proposed Haines Borough financial disclosure law for local leaders bogged down Tuesday when assembly me...

There’s no impending business in ore shipments from new mines in the Yukon Territory, but the Haines Borough can improve its chances of landing...

The third and final exhibition in the Sheldon Museum 2012 Six-Week Spotlight Series opens 5 p.m. Friday with a reception for Tresham Gregg’s showcas...

Tracy Mikowski was reunited Friday with a harbor seal pup she found when it was a premature newborn, clinging to life on a Chilkat Inlet beach May 2....

The Haines Borough is holding to its contention that the Chilkat Indian Village must pay property tax on the former Chilkat Cruises dock and...

Klukwan School opened its doors on Monday to an enrollment of 15 students, up from last year’s enrollment of 14. “We are happy that we have...

The unexpected generosity of donors expanded an effort to equip local gillnetters with inflatable raingear suspenders. Organizer Randa Szymanski said...

Haines School students will get an unexpected day off this week, and a four-day weekend. No classes will be held at district schools Friday, Aug. 31...

A policeman whose lawsuit against the City of Haines led to a 1 percent sales tax later dedicated to tourism promotion has died. The Fairbanks News...

Chilkat Valley Community Foundation has added a new grant for qualified non-profits and government bodies. The “mini-tech” grant of $600 is...

Library presentations by Tlingit elders from Juneau and Haines Junction, Y.T. are aimed at creating a map of traditional uses of the Chilkat Valley....

Monday, Aug. 27 Two bear cubs were reported getting into a wood enclosure at Letnikof Estates. A bartender who left two windows open at a downtown...

The Southeast Alaska State Fair and Takshanuk Watershed Council are sponsoring the 2nd annual Raven’s Bowl Disc Golf Tournament this weekend. The...

A group of friends is home from a week spent hunting and hiking on Adak, an island on the Aleutian chain. Betsy Van Burgh, Julia Heinz, Kimberly...

The commercial berry-picking operation that is looking for blueberries and other berries is a detriment to the natural resource that we all depend...

I’ve known Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for nearly a dozen years and couldn’t have been more excited when he filed to represent Haines -- and Sitka, an...

I would like to thank everyone who showed up for the slide presentation that Jackie St. Clair, Brook Cinocco and I gave Aug. 19 at the Sheldon...

Thank you Alaska Mountain Guides for taking us on great adventures. We had a lot of fun hiking Seduction Point, Mount Riley, and Mount Ripinsky, and...

Thank you for your support and well wishes during the recent loss of our mother, Harriett Jurgeleit.Your kindness was truly felt and appreciated....

I would like to thank all the people who helped with the International Open Golf Tournament: Toni and Charlie DeWitt, Tyler Scovill, Marion Carlson,...

The Haines Golf Association recently hosted the Mayor’s Cup 2012, which was a 24-person tourney versus Skagway in a Ryder Cup format, on Sunday,...