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Casting a tie-breaking vote, Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott stopped an assembly motion Tuesday aimed at extending manager Mark Earnest’s contr...

Renovation of an historic, self-propelled steam drill on display for 30 years at Portage Cove is nearing completion. David Pahl took apart the six-ton...

Democratic challenger Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins assailed state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, and Republican funding of education at a debate Monday in...

The Southeast Alaska State Fair and Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival are no longer the only events of their kind in the region. New...

Recent information from a study of two collared, female bears on the Chilkoot River suggests the animals can outgrow behaviors like stealing fish...

Brian Lemcke, who resigned as the Haines Borough’s public facilities director last week, said the job is an important one. Lemcke, a local bar owner...

The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Haines assembly chambers. The purpose of the meeting...

State park ranger Preston Kroes closed Chilkoot Lake campground this week, about 10 days earlier than in recent years. “With me being the only emplo...

The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday 4-2 to introduce an ordinance that would charge heli-ski companies a $5 per skier-day fee and allow fines...

In the wake of concerns about government secrecy, the Haines Borough will ask its Haines Port Steering Development Committee to review a proposed...

Monday, Oct. 8 A downtown business reported a man with an offensive odor had entered the establishment. A theft was reported from a vehicle. Police...

Heather Horton Swain and Caleb Roberts were married Sept. 29 at Lookout Park amid friends and family. Friend Don Braaten married the couple. Heather...

I am embarrassed for our community by the disrespectful and divisive comments made by our outgoing school board president regarding the award-winning...

There is a costly, unpleasant and litigious squabble stirred up by Fred Einspruch dealing with access and use of a portion of Viking Cove beach. Mr....

A few years ago, in Juneau, as a member of a contingent advocating for early childhood education and a comprehensive system within the state, I had...

The American Bald Eagle Foundation would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for the grant provided to purchase a laptop to be used...

Joe Hotch and I want to thank the staff of Haines Southeast Alaska Health Consortium clinic, Haines ambulance crew, Guardian Flight and Mount...

I am proud of our community and inspired by the amazing staging of “Oklahoma!” by Hainesites of all ages at the Chilkat Center for the Arts. Our...

Congratulations and thanks to Mark Sebens, Elise Lammers, Debra Schnabel and all the musicians and cast members, stage hands, and all involved in the...

Thank you so much to all the businesses and individuals who helped with Coho Days last weekend. All of the Canadians I spoke with were amazed and...

Thanks to all that made Haines Port Development Council “summit” a success. What an honor to have so many high-level Alaska and Yukon government...

I have known many fine men and women in my 28 years in education in Alaska but none with more potential for greatness than Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins....