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Haines Borough police chief Heath Scott submitted a flat-funded budget proposal for a five-officer force for the coming fiscal year. The proposal come...

Seven educators, including two locals, have submitted applications for the Haines School principal position. Interviews are this week with a short...

Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center board members are building a case for keeping the facility open for the coming fiscal year. At a...

How to minimize risks while maximizing the benefits of mining were themes at two mining forums held last week in Haines. It’s the second year in a...

The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to send a letter to the Alaska Municipal League in support of a bill that would eliminate the state’s...

The Haines Borough is asking the federal government to halt interim plans for in-place remediation for contaminated soil at 15 Mile on the Haines...

Two new tours approved This week, the Haines Borough Assembly approved two new tour permits—one for Chilkat River Adventures and one for Alaska...

I understand the need for cutbacks and I accept that our library should not physically expand in these dire economic times. But, I am completely...

Alaria Lilly Havana Lockart was born to Erica Totland and Justin Lockart 9:16 a.m. March 3 at Bartlett Regional Hospital. Alaria weighed 6 lbs., 7...

The Haines Borough Government Affairs and Services Committee recommended the assembly withdraw from consideration six pending ordinances introduced...

Two mining forums will be available to residents again this month—one discussing mining risks, led by Southeast Alaska Conservation Council’s...

On March 6, the Tazlina will arrive in Haines. It will be the first time Haines has had a ferry dock in roughly seven weeks. The Alaska Department of...

Does it make sense to take action to allow larger vessels to tie up more easily in the Small Boat Harbor? Port and Harbor Advisory Committee (PHAC)...

On Sunday, March 1, changes to Haines tourism code reached their sunset date without replacement provisions in place. Last year, the Haines Borough...

Participating local businesses experienced a boost in sales Monday during the second sales tax holiday of the fiscal year. The sales tax holiday...

The Alaska Department of Transportation is close to finalizing interim transportation for passengers while its mainline ferries remain out of service....

Haines police chief Heath Scott said the department lacks funding to provide adequate 24-hour police service. This comment was part of a presentation...

The Alaska Legislature is considering a revised version of a bill that would eliminate the state’s Ocean Ranger program and give the Department of...

The Haines Borough Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the borough assembly fund the Haines Avalanche...

Tourism Advisory Board members upheld the status quo during a meeting last week to finalize recommendations about two contentious issues in tourism co...

The Haines Borough Assembly is talking about contraction, user fees, and shuttering quality of life components. In 1730 when a young New England...

Ashley Sage received a serendipitous phone call on Valentine’s Day. Her sister Tara Heinrich, who lives in rural New Hampshire, wanted to know if...

From divesting from the Chilkat Center and Mosquito Lake Community Center to closing the visitor center seasonally and rejecting the library...

While news outlets have reported that Ocean Beauty Seafoods is in talks to merge with Canadian seafood company Cooke Aquaculture Inc., this will not...