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Haines challenges Census Count, with millions on the line
The Haines Borough is challenging the U.S. government's official count of its population, saying...
School district budget passes, with big draw from savings
Haines' school board passed its final school budget for the upcoming fiscal year at a special meetin...
Safe Haines Highways study deserves a read
I have been following the information and now letters to the editor about Safe Haines Highways. The study is an interesting read and will likely...
Gas, insurance, labor: Here's why Haines flights are so expensive
When Haines resident Greg Podsiki was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2020, doctors told him he wou...
Controversial heliport decision postponed
The Haines Borough postponed a public hearing on the conditions for a controversial heliport permit...
Borough, DNR talk about state parks
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner John Boyle met with Haines Borough Manager...
Tourism tax may lose designation
A proposal that would do away with restrictions on how two local sales taxes are spent could face voters in the fall. Currently, the Haines Borough le...
Bed tax hike proposed
Haines voters will be able to decide whether or not to increase the tax for short-term rentals including hotels and AirBnBs if the assembly passes a...
Safe highway group deserves support
By Fuzzy von Stauffenberg As a property owner and resident at the corner of Union Street and Second Avenue, I wholeheartedly support the goals of the...
Badgley to serve as 4th of July Grand Marshall
Longtime Haines Borough fireman Al Badgley will serve as Grand Marshal of Tuesday’s Independence Day parade. Badgley started as a volunteer fireman...
Boom! Wet weather means fireworks a go
The big boom is back, or at least it’s expected to be. The annual July 4 fireworks display – canceled last year due to fire danger from drought-li...
Ground-truthing: Palmer Project work comes under fire
Two Haines residents are asking the state to put the brakes on an amended permit for Constantine...
Haines forced to dip into savings after Dunleavy wallops school funds
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's slashing of K-12 education funding means the Haines Borough School...
Borough comprehensive plan get underway amid tensions
Work on Haines Borough's 10-year comprehensive plan got under way on Tuesday as tensions between...
Juneteenth passes by mostly unnoticed in Haines
Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black people passed on Monday with little fanfare in Haines. The holiday has been i...
Borough budget boosts playground, nonprofit funding
The Haines Borough Assembly passed a $12 million spending plan for the coming year on June 13, adding in money for Jenae’s Playground and grants to...
Borough revives junk-car effort
Haines residents will have a new way to get rid of unwanted vehicles, two years after the borough's junk car program was put on hold. The Haines...
Pool repairs advance
The Haines Borough is nearing completion of about $150,000 in improvements to its swimming pool,...
Borough's decisions often bite back
I would like to thank the Haines Borough Police Department for doing an outstanding job intercepting drugs coming to Haines. What makes their job a...
But how do you say it in Tlingit?
You may not know the word Tliyéix, but the red, octagonal sign the word appears on tells you to "St...
Kiehl, Story provide legislative wrap up at town hall
Speaking at the American Legion Hall Thursday, the Chilkat Valley's legislative representatives...
Vessel storage at small boat harbor back on the table
Commercial fishermen are again pushing to store their boats on the expanded parking lot at the downtown harbor. The idea will be discussed at the...
Borough to take close look at sheet-metal breakwater
The Haines Borough Assembly this week approved $136,000 to check the integrity of its 633-foot...
Assembly's vision conflicts with public
The borough’s vision for Haines often runs against what many residents want. It is allowing—without question—an international mining company to...
Entire commission will be up for vote
By Kyle Clayton All seven seats on the Haines Borough Planning Commission will be up for election this October after the borough assembly voted...
