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The latest design for a renovated Lutak Dock got a thumbs up from the Haines Borough Planning Commission last week. The borough’s port and harbor...

An order from the borough manager to cease and desist heliport operations at Airkat Airpark was delivered to George and Lynnette Campbell last month....

Jones to fill assembly vacancy The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously for Margaret Jones to serve on the assembly until the next election in...

Just how entrepreneurial is Haines? Very, according to a new analysis by state researchers. The Haines Borough has one of the highest levels of...

The Haines Borough School District is looking to fill four full-time teaching positions next year as it continues to struggle against a national and...

Assembly member Tyler Huling resigned from her seat on Monday citing chronic stress and toxic public discourse as reasons for resigning. Huling,...

Annie Boochever’s new play, “No Natives Allowed: Elizabeth Peratrovich Fights for Equality” will be debuted by Haines Borough middle schoolers...

The Alaska Marine Highway System is contracting with a private marine transportation company to add a ferry service two additional days this month....

Mayor Douglas Olerud, former fire chief Al Giddings and borough manager Annette Kreitzer traveled to Washington D.C. to lobby the borough’s...

As the state moves ahead with a proposal to make changes to Lutak Road, some neighbors are advocating for adding a bike path and lowering the speed...

Costa Brava Bakery & Patisserie owner Rebecca Kameika was one of two selected for the annual Spruce Root Path to Prosperity grant—a regional...

A federal judge proposed an order in December threatening to close Southeast Alaska’s troll fishery, a move that could spell financial trouble for...

Haines’ heliski season lifts off this weekend, featuring one operator’s earliest start in years and an expected return to stability for an...

The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday night reversed the planning commission's decision to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Chilkat River...

The Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) purchased Fort Seward’s Parade Grounds from Alaska Indian Arts (AIA) on Dec. 20—ending more than a...

Following consideration of five appeals, the Haines Borough Assembly stepped back from a planning commission decision last week to authorize a new...

The borough’s GASC committee recommended the assembly require one year of residency before serving on empowered government boards, such as the...

First, I want to thank Kevin Shove for his recent letters in the newspaper and for his concern about our local goat populations. I have served on the...

A resident who lives near a proposed heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway is appealing the Haines Borough Planning Commission’s Dec. 8 approval of a...

Borough staff and elected officials are considering contracting out the borough tourism department’s work. Haines Chamber of Commerce director...

The Piedad springs are now rivaling Lily Lake as the town’s main public drinking water source. Townsite residents used more water from the Piedad...

In 2022, some iteration of the phrase "back after pandemic hiatus" was scattered throughout CVN headlines and stories like crumpled surgical masks...

Assembly plans Chilkoot corridor meeting, annual tour company conduct review The Haines Borough Assembly last week approved two advisory board...

The Haines Borough Assembly’s Commerce Committee met Tuesday to discuss a public private partnership to build a ski lift operation in Haines. The...

Planning commission on the 24-mile heli-port: We don't live up there so we will listen to 24-Mile area residents. 24-mile area residents: We don't...