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The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance on Tuesday that would remove the cap on heliski operators in the borough for only one year. The...

The Chatham School Board met Tuesday evening to discuss the future of Klukwan School after its enrollment fell below 10 by the October count...

The byHaines Shop Local and Save program, a voucher incentive geared to increase spending at local businesses, will return for its second year on...

Mud Bay residents submitted a petition to the Haines Borough Assembly requesting a code change to prohibit commercial events in the Mud Bay Rural...

The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation distributed nearly $32,000 in grants to local nonprofits during its annual 2021 CVCF grant awards ceremony...

An Alaska Seaplanes Grand Caravan headed to Skagway on Friday morning crashed at the Juneau airport immediately after takeoff. Early reports said the...

The Haines volleyball team defeated the Petersburg Vikings in five games at a Metlakatla tournament on Saturday, the Glacier Bears’ first win of...

Sophomore wrestler Jackson Long unofficially placed first in the 189-pound weight class Saturday at a Petersburg tournament. The competition was a...

Arts Council resumes performances The Haines Arts Council is hosting a concert at the Chilkat Center after nearly two years of pandemic-caused...

Haines Borough code prohibits residents from keeping more than two unregistered vehicles on their property, yet hundreds of unusable, discarded cars a...

Last week’s article “Brown bear hunt closes early for the first time in hunt’s history” incorrectly reported that an average of 20 brown...

I’d like to add a caveat to Keri Eggleston’s letter to the editor this week. While I agree that parents should consider some of the facts she...

Does anyone else remember when the GOP referred to themselves as “The family values party?” How about “The law and order party?” Or even...

We’d like to give a shout out to the women and men working the Haines Highway reconstruction project. As highway people, we’ve traversed the path...

After a full summer of work at the Haines Recycling Center, HFR’s backlog of fish nets is now recycling-compliant, baled, and ready to ship. This...

Time to turn away from the computer and to say thank you for such a warm welcome to Haines.  Many people have offered advice, questioned me about my...

Given the recent emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 injections for 5-11 year-old children, here are some things to consider: -According to...

Travis Russell and Dacotah Smith were married near the shores of Whitefish Lake in Whitefish, Mont. on Oct. 17 by Ron Horn, former pastor of Haines...