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Solid Waste Working Group to address bear nuisance code language
The Solid Waste Working Group discussed researching potential borough code change recommendations that pertain to bear nuisances in an effort to...
Mayor tells townsite residents to prepare for possible evacuation
Haines mayor Douglas Olerud warned town residents Saturday evening around 9:45 p.m. to be prepared... Full story
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Chris Olsen and Joliena Wilson were married in Juneau on October 26 which also happened to be Chris’ 26th birthday. The couple was in Juneau to pull...
Residents keep Thanksgiving plans small, close to home
This year, everyone has an easy answer to Thanksgiving's traditional "What are you grateful for?" qu...
Hurdles remain for 2021 cruise season despite lifting no-sail order
Revised Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requirements for cruise ships offer some hope for a 2021 summer tourism season, but the...
Weekend sales spike during second round of Shop Local and Save
The second round of the Haines Borough’s CARES Act-funded “Shop Local and Save” program stimulated $87,840 in local spending in its first four...
Jusi joins police force after 4 months at academy
As of Nov. 21, the Haines police Department is back to full staffing. Officer Max Jusi became the fifth officer on the force after graduating from...
Arts Outlook
Chilkat Center productions on standby Two productions scheduled to take place at the Chilkat Center in December are on standby as state and local heal...
PRAC aims to expand recreational opportunities during pandemic
How to ensure residents have access to recreational spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic was a question the Haines Borough’s Parks and Recreation Adv...
State doesn't track precinct data for early and absentee ballots
Although the Alaska Division of Elections has finished tallying votes from the Nov. 3 election, Haines Borough residents will never know the final...
Fish tax average despite pandemic
On Nov. 19, the Haines Borough received $159,925 in fisheries business tax, “raw fish tax,” for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2020. Despite...
Dunleavy asks for Alaskans to sacrifice to reduce healthcare strain
Gov. Michael Dunleavy issued a health advisory via the state’s emergency alert system Nov. 12 that urged Alaskans to make an increased effort to...
EOC and SEARHC ramp up preparations for coronavirus vaccine distribution
The Haines Borough conducted a Point of Distribution (POD) tabletop exercise on Nov. 13 to prepare for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. The...
Free, asymptomatic testing to end Dec. 19
Free, asymptomatic coronavirus testing will end in Haines and Klukwan on Dec. 19, according to a Tuesday press release from the Southeast Alaska Regio...
Japanese town with unprecedented bear activity deploys 'wolf monsters'
Haines isn’t the only town where unprecedented human-brown bear interactions are prompting municipal meetings and outcry from residents. In...
Borough explains lack of participant list at Zoom meetings
The transition to Zoom meetings as a COVID-19 precautionary measure has been somewhat bumpy for the...
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Haines High School students MacKenzy Dryden, Jacob Weerasinghe, and Grace Long-Godinez worked together to honor veterans in Haines and nationally...
Assembly to allocate remaining CARES Act funds for those with greatest need
Under a revised CARES Act spending plan, the borough has $134,989 left to use before the end of the year. The question before the assembly is what to...
Fish and Game advisory group asks state, BLM to restrict heliskiing
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee (ULCFGAC) Monday voted 6-2 to ask state and federal land managers to restrict heliskiing in the...
Bear activity persists despite early snow
Two bears were shot in the Haines Borough this past weekend, both by homeowners defending chickens. Although bear-related calls to the police dipped...
New assembly tackles manager hiring question
The Haines Borough Assembly’s on-again, off-again manager hiring process is on again, again. At a meeting Tuesday, members restarted the discussion...
Borough sales tax down, but not as much as anticipated
Sales tax in the Haines Borough this year is down 31% through August, according to a recent report. The borough had collected $1.7 million in sales ta...
Chilkat Center to host singing competition
Haines singers will have a chance to compete and display their vocal talents in December for the first-ever “Haines Has Voice” contest organized...
Architecture firm will begin work on public safety building design
Bettisworth North Architects, Inc. has been awarded a contract not to exceed $338,167 to plan and design a new Haines Borough Public Safety Building...
SEARHC changes free weekend COVID-19 testing to Saturday only
The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is making changes to its free, weekend COVID-19 testing schedule. The Haines Health Center...
