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Valley gardens feel the heat
No snow peas, a three-weeks-early harvest and a rare cantaloupe are some of the effects that Haines gardeners are seeing from the hot, dry summer....
Haines Brewing combats salty beer
When Paul Wheeler of Haines Brewing Company heard that the borough was reaching record-low levels...
Borough reups police chief's contract
On Tuesday, police chief Heath Scott signed a re-negotiated contract with the borough, and declined an offer from Wrangell, in exchange for a $10,000...
Assembly ups harbor project scope
Last week, the Haines Borough Assembly passed a resolution, 4-2, expanding the harbor boat launch improvement project scope to total $5.8 million,...
Tariffs stall timber sale indefinitely
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on U.S. exports to China are apparently to blame for an indefinitely stalled timber sale in the Haines Borough....
Area-wide policing fails, assembly misses deadline
The proposition to allow police services boroughwide will not appear on the October ballot, after the assembly failed to vote on the ordinance in...
Residents push for borough-owned golf course
A group of Haines residents is pushing for the borough to take ownership of the Valley of the Eagles Golf Links and lease it to a nonprofit in order...
Six candidates vie for two seats in assembly race
Residents Diana Lapham, Sally McGuire, Zephyr Sincerny, Sean Gaffney and Gabe Thomas filed candidacy for two vacating seats on the Haines Borough...
Eagle's Nest trailer park water shut off due to leaks
The Haines Borough temporarily shut off water to the Eagle’s Nest Trailer Park for three days last week due to significant leaks that have been...
Policing ballot prop stalls
A charter change for areawide policing might not make it to the October ballot. The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 to hold a third public hearing...
Dunleavy approves final operating budget
On Monday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a finalized operating budget, solidifying about half of the cuts he originally proposed in June—or $200...
Assembly reaches impasse on staff attrition
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly met to discuss the merits of eliminating or consolidating vacating staff positions in response to statewide...
New teachers join Haines School
New fifth grade and art teachers have joined the Haines Borough School District this year. Giselle...
Feds to give tax breaks for local investment
Investors that choose to spend their capital gains in Haines stand to reap significant tax breaks, while also potentially benefitting the Haines...
It's time to reconsider our water source
First, I would like to commend Dennis Durr and the Haines Borough water folks for keeping the townsite supplied with clean drinking water during...
Lily Lake water line installers didn't account for drought conditions
Although water levels at Lily Lake are at an all-time low, that's not what's prompting water...
Rogers only filer for two assembly seats
With less than one week before the filing deadline, Paul Rogers is the only candidate registered to run for one of two open seats on the Haines...
Wildlife trooper to leave Haines
Alaska State Wildlife Trooper Wallace Kirksey is set to leave Haines for another station in October after just five months in the Haines post. The...
Planning commission advances library expansion
This week the Haines Borough Planning Commission approved a 35 to 65 percent design plan for the public library expansion project. The project design...
Assembly to consider cutting staff positions
The Haines Borough Assembly will meet as a committee of the whole with manager Debra Schnabel on Aug. 20 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss personnel...
Man stabbed during 'horseplay'
The Haines Borough police are completing a report on an accidental stabbing of a man on Aug. 5 at a vocational rental on Mud Bay Road. The incident...
Thank you Arjun Raman!
Your letter to the editor in last week’s CVN (Aug. 8) eloquently stated many of the problems with police expansion. Police expansion in the Haines...
Nearly 300 voters sign petition to recall Dunleavy
As of Wednesday, 294 Haines residents have joined a statewide movement to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy...
Dry conditions persist, borough reissues mandatory water restriction
The borough re-issued mandatory water restrictions this week amid drought conditions and as Lily Lake water levels continue to drop. In anticipation...
Committee rehashes fund ordinance
At a finance committee meeting Tuesday, assembly members Brenda Josephson and Tom Morphet rehashed a debate to reallocate sales tax revenue funds...
