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For Chilkoot tribe, bill in U.S. congress could help rectify historic oversight
Harriet Brouillette remembers sitting around the kitchen table as a child in the late 1960s and...
14 seats open in October election, with few candidates so far
With 14 open seats, the upcoming general municipal election in Haines could be one of the most...
U.S. Transportation secretary Buttigieg could visit Haines
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is expected to visit Haines next week as part of a...
Public comment opens Lutak Dock replacement permit
The Haines Borough is pushing forward with a proposed $20 million replacement for the municipal Lutak Dock despite opposition from some residents...
Assembly Briefs
In her borough manager’s report to the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday, Annette Kreitzer noted she’d sent a cease-and-desist letter to Southeast...
Duly Noted - August 10
Ron Owens held a presentation on the physiological benefits of laughing at the end of July during a visit with friend Neil Einsbruch. Owens is a berea...
EPA asks for more wastewater treatment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing more stringent limits on the bacteria level in the water Haines’ wastewater treatment...
Borough defends tax assessments after appeals
More than 200 people have appealed the borough’s new property assessments after some tax bills...
DNR commissioner gets earful from Haines about state of parks
Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle got an earful about the state of...
Save the Date
Thursday, August 3 Popsicles in the Park with Big Brothers Big Sisters. 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Pickup Soccer 7 p.m. at the field by school. Repeats weekly....
We are 'Ground Zero' for increased highway traffic
Dear Fellow Haines Residents: On Sunday some Haines Junction friends who were down for the Fair came once again to pick cherries at our Union St....
Duly Noted - Aug. 3
Cindy Zuluaga-Jimenez and Matt Jillson married on July 15 at Viking Cove, where Robert Chadwell presided over a service attended by local friends and...
Let's keep developing Chilkat responsibly
Pristine: “not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted” according to the dictionary. Many use this term to describe the Chilkat Valley. According to...
Residents advocate for town square with song and dance
Haines residents passing by Third Ave. and Main St. Monday afternoon were serenaded by the...
Friends of Haines Recycling look to build new facility
Haines’s recycling center is looking to expand its operations to a new lot near the city dump,...
$6 gas has motorists wondering why Haines is so expensive
Late last week, Steve Johnson, a tourist visiting Haines from Wisconsin, was grumbling about his...
Mile 26 resident appeal heliport decision to state
Twenty-one Haines residents of Mile 26 submitted an appeal to the Alaska superior court last week, contesting the borough’s June 13 decision to not...
Borough's communication breakdown
I am asking the Haines Borough power to change its modus operandi. In order to properly serve its constituency, this entity need to take the time to...
Save the Date
Thursday, July 20 Board of Equalization meets at 6 p.m.at Assembly Chambers. Coed Softball at Osland Park 7 p.m. All are welcome and teams are made... Full story
Restrictions added to controversial upper valley heliport permit
The Haines Borough Assembly limited the number of days a controversial heliport at Mile 26 Haines...
Contamination discovered at Second Avenue gas station
The state says there is no immediate risk to public health after workers found contaminated soil...
Winter ferry schedule proposed
Haines would get ferry service between four and five times per week under a winter draft schedule by the Alaska Marine Highway System. Community leade...
Manager's accusations are inappropriate
I was surprised to learn from reading the latest copy of CVN that Haines Borough manager Annette Kreitzer was publicly accusing me of trespass....
Does assembly have hearing problem?
The Haines Borough Assembly borough has recently developed a serious hearing problem. Too often they have not responded to, or acted on, issues that a...
Heliport decision under scrutiny
Residents of Mile 27 of the Haines Highway and borough officials shared clashing accounts of how a...