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Huling, Schnabel elected to assembly
Tyler Huling and Debra Schnabel won the election for Haines Borough Assembly, according to...
New and improved? Some residents wonder about changes at Chilkoot
Three months after the Chilkoot River corridor improvement project finished, some Haines residents...
Haines pays lion's share of school bond debt as state funding falters
Over the last five years, the Haines Borough has spent $1.5 million more than it would have if the state hadn’t cut back on school bond debt...
Haines School raises pay to attract subs
The Haines Borough School District Board voted to increase substitute teacher pay to $18 per hour at its Tuesday meeting after the school has found...
COVID-19 booster shots available for eligible residents
SEARHC is now administering COVID-19 booster shots for Chilkat Valley residents 18 or older who received their second shot of the Pfizer vaccine more... Full story
Kreitzer begins as borough manager
Annette Kreitzer began her tenure as Haines Borough manager on Friday. She took over from borough...
Haines should focus on the moon
Okay folks, we’re going to have a chat about history. Which might seem like a strange subject for a folklorist, but we dabble. Folklorists...
Duly Noted
About 75 residents, including Haines Borough School Board members, turned out Tuesday for the unveiling and dedication of the Skate Park art project,...
Assembly inches toward removing heliski limit
Haines Borough mayor Douglas Olerud cast a tie-breaking vote Tuesday to draft an ordinance to change borough code and eliminate the current limit on...
School board candidate files for write-in candidacy
Keely Baumgartner, 36, filed as a write in candidate for school board this week. A registered nurse at SEARHC Haines Health Clinic and Haines High...
Bear calls down compared to last year
Haines Borough residents have reported fewer bear-related issues this summer than last when dozens of bears were killed by police and residents. The H...
Assembly approves shop local effort, public participation program
The Haines Borough assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a new Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that aims to increase public involvement in...
Alaska's redistricting board visits Haines, seeks public input
Three of the five members of Alaska’s redistricting board visited Haines on Tuesday to solicit public input as they piece together a new state legis...
School aims to open gym by mid-October
Haines has gone more than a year without public access to the school’s gym, where residents traditionally have gone to exercise, compete on the cour...
Two residents report theft from vehicles in town in recent weeks
Residents should think twice about what they leave in their vehicles while they’re in town. At least two people have had their wallet and purse...
Schnabel is a dedicated public servant
It is heartening that Debra Schnabel continues to offer her multitude of talents and vast experience to our town as she seeks a seat on the assembly...
Josephson is a responsible leader
Elections were meant to be about our desire and responsibility to find leadership that is best suited for the common good as a whole, not to serve...
Vote Josephson for experience, integrity
Once more it is time to select individuals that will plan and decide our community’s future. Our individual votes will collectively decide...
Josephson is knowledgable, considerate
I’ve had nothing but positive experiences working with Brenda Josephson as a member of the parks and recreation board, when she was our assembly...
Josephson, Clement will work for us
It is time to practice our right and duty to cast votes for local representation on our borough assembly. I am voting for Brenda Josephson and...
Vote Josephson for important issues
After I was elected to the Haines Borough Assembly, the mayor of Bethel, Alaska, told me, “When you run for office, you have all kinds of plans to...
Coast Guard medevacs COVID-19 patient in middle of the night
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter evacuated a 70-year-old Haines resident to Bartlett Regional Hospital a little before 3 a.m. on Tuesday, said Coast Guar...
Candidates diverge on local economy, role of government at debate
The four Haines Borough assembly candidates agreed on several broad points at a Sept. 16 debate: Haines needs a more diverse year-round economy;...
Cruise bookings hint at largest passenger volume in two years
The summer 2022 cruise ship calendar projects around 88,000 passengers coming to town, the most in 20 years. “There are a lot of things that could c...
Sales tax revenue exceeds forecast by $1.2 million
The Haines Borough generated $1.2 million, or 61%, more in sales tax than it had budgeted for the 2021 fiscal year. It forecasted $1,903,000 in sales...
