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Mining committee considers who gets to vote
The Haines Economic Development Corporation discussed the makeup and voting status of members of the Chilkat Valley Mining Forum Committee at its...
Retailers question timing of sales tax holiday
Most participating Haines business owners said they saw an uptick in sales during the borough’s first sales-tax free day on Oct. 19, but many said...
Chilkoot Corridor project delayed until spring 2020
Chilkoot Lake Road corridor improvements, set to begin this fall, are being delayed a year, Alaska State Parks officials announced this week....
Tourism and community education directors hired
Two new staff have filled the vacant Community Education Director and Tourism director positions this week. The borough offered Steven Auch the...
Excursion Inlet part of Hoonah's borough bid
The City of Hoonah is attempting to form its own borough, and hopes to include Excursion Inlet,...
Heliport re-application in the works
Borough planning commissioners Thursday delayed voting on a tour operator’s eight-year push for a permit to construct a commercial heliport near 26...
Haines Avalanche Center to hold free regular classes
Temperatures have begun to dip below freezing, stirring winter recreators and, with them, the Haines Avalanche Center’s announcement for regular...
KHNS annual member meeting update
The KHNS board updated members last month on changes during the past year and expectations for the upcoming year. Sixty-one members attended the...
Sales tax revenue steadily increases
The Haines Borough generated $3.6 million in sales tax revenue for fiscal year 2019, a period spanning July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. The total is...
End the tourism fund restrictions
With each retail dollar spent in Haines, a penny goes into a special Haines Borough fund for “tourism promotion and economic development” (TPED)....
Bear mauls local hunter
Around 7 p.m. on Oct. 3, Casey Bradford, 21, and his father Scott Bradford, 55, were moose hunting near Wells Bridge at 25 Mile when a brown bear...
Alaska-hire unconstitutional
Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson declared the state’s Alaska-hire laws unconstitutional last Thursday. The Department of Law said the...
United States Senator Dan Sullivan visits Haines
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan's one-day visit to Haines on Monday included a tour with the mayor, a visit...
Assembly Briefs
Election Canvass The Haines Borough Assembly canvassed the municipal election on Tuesday, tallying an additional 63 outstanding absentee votes....
Election seats Thomas, Rogers and Sincerny
Voters Tuesday elected Gabe Thomas and Paul Rogers to serve on the Haines Borough Assembly, according to unofficial results. The third highest...
Increased traffic stops, rising DUIs
In the month of September, the Haines Borough Police Department has pulled over more than twice as many drivers as its monthly average of for the...
New assembly chambers put on hold
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted last month to postpone a decision on whether or not to include assembly chambers in the library...
This week in history
Oct. 6 1969 Discussions Friday between the city councils of Haines and Port Chilkoot aimed at...
Thank you for positive campaigns
All five Haines residents who ran for borough assembly deserve our thanks for running positive campaigns. Let’s support our leaders--our...
Students join in worldwide 'Climate Strike' movement
On Wednesday, students of all ages marched, chanted, and spoke in alignment with 4 million students... Full story
TAB members frustrated by vacant tourism director job
The Haines Borough Assembly directed borough manager Debra Schnabel to advertise for a new tourism director after the position had been vacant for...
Staff to research 'green' harbor parking lot
On Sept. 10, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously directed the manager to explore the possibility of making the Portage Cove boat-launch parking lo...
Interview with candidates for the Haines Borough Assembly seats
Do you think the borough’s current level of taxation is appropriate? If not, how would you change it? Sally McGuire: About one-fifth of our...
New borough planner to start October 14
Haines Borough manager Debra Schnabel hired Tim O’Melia as the new borough planner for his skills in policy and community engagement, she said. The...
Dolphins ready to jump in
The Haines Dolphins Swim Team will be hosting an information and registration event from 5 to 6 pm this Friday, Sept. 27, at the school cafeteria....
