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Assembly to tweak museum code
At the Haines Borough assembly meeting on Tuesday, the assembly made plans to rehash the proposed museum separation ordinance and introduce a...
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If we're addressing our sales tax code, it's past time to exempt groceries
If the assembly wants to make sales tax changes that benefit borough coffers and people's bank... Full story
Delta variant is much more infectious
Howdy, Haines. Science Cowboy here, to set some facts straight. Interim borough manager Alekka Fullerton was recently quoted as saying that people nee...
Power restored but Beach Road remains closed to public
Last week electricity was restored to the last of the Beach Road houses that had been cut off from...
Kreitzer, borough reach job agreement
Although a contract has yet to be signed, mayor Douglas Olerud and assembly member Paul Rogers reached an agreement over employment terms with...
Museum ordinance to go to public hearing
A proposed ordinance that would eliminate Haines Borough oversight over the Sheldon Museum’s board and staff, but maintain borough ownership of the...
School board to decide on updated mitigation protocols
The Haines Borough School District Board will vote on updated school mitigation protocols at a special meeting next week after hearing...
Don't up the heliski permit cap
In 1999, Haines Borough voters approved a limited and managed heliski industry with one operator and 500 skier days. We now have three operators, two...
Cell phones (redux)
At the risk of sounding like a nag, I feel compelled, once again, to raise the specter of the dangers Haines faces by not having a working...
Attractants, garbage continue to draw bears
Bear attractants remain an issue in Haines, according to a CVN review of more than 140 police reports, and are associated with property damage...
Manager job offered to Annette Kreitzer
After a 15-month process that included two rounds of searches and a job offer that was turned down i...
Haines unlikely to serve as port for Yukon ore exports
At a public meeting hosted by Lynn Canal Conservation last week speakers cast doubt that Haines could be a viable port for Yukon mining interests....
Assembly briefs
Assembly approves disaster debris processing funds The Haines Borough assembly approved unanimously at its Tuesday meeting up to $110,000 for...
It's time to fix dilapidated Fort Seward
If you want an interesting story about local stuff, you should have a reporter look into what is happening, or should I say, not happening in Fort...
Borough manager candidate to visit town
Annette Kreitzer, the last Haines Borough manager candidate still in the running, will visit town Monday through Wednesday to meet borough staff and...
Assembly to introduce seasonal sales tax ordinance
Should the Haines Borough have a seasonal sales tax? The assembly’s Commerce Committee considered the idea at a meeting Tuesday before unanimously...
Battery Point trail open but access remains restricted
Alaska State Parks officials are asking the public to refrain from using the Battery Point trail until the Haines Borough reopens Beach Road, which...
Proposed once-a-week winter ferry schedule raises concerns
The state’s draft winter ferry schedule, which was announced on July 13, sends one ferry a week to Haines in January and February. It could be costl...
Cruise ship COVID-19 case count rises to 10
The COVID-19 case count among the 214 passengers and crew who were aboard the American Constellation’s Southeast Alaska cruise the second week of... Full story
COVID-19 case counts continue to rise across the state
As visitor travel to Alaska picks up strength, as residents participate in summer events, and as the pace of vaccinations slows down, the state’s... Full story
School solicits feedback on COVID-19 mitigation plan
Beginning in the fall, grades 7-12 would be exempt from mask-wearing under the Haines Borough School District’s proposed COVID-19 mitigation plan... Full story
This week in history
July 1971 Non-reserved vehicles have 3-day wait now for ferry Southbound vehicle traffic on the...
Assembly schedules public interviews tonight of 2 finalists for borough manager
The borough assembly is scheduled to interview its two finalists for the manager job in a public meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. this evening. The...
COVID cases climbing back up in Alaska
State officials say the highly contagious delta variant is likely driving the increase in COVID-19 cases reported in Alaska, plus the fact that more...
COVID cases send ship into quarantine in Juneau
The first cruise ship to cancel runs through Southeast Alaska this summer due to COVID-19 cases on board is tied up in Juneau, waiting for a 10-day...
