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Mosquito Lake Community Center to host free art camp for children
The Mosquito Lake Community Center will host a free art camp for children starting July 5 and...
Trailer on Main St. raises affordable housing questions
A fifth-wheel trailer at the corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street drew criticism earlier this year...
Should the borough allow more Haines heliski operators?
The Haines Borough’s denial of an Idaho-based heliski company’s permit application is sparking a discussion about increasing the limit on how...
Assembly sends yurt-ban ordinance to Government Affairs and Services
An ordinance banning yurts as permanent residences within the townsite has been referred to the Haines Borough Assembly’s Government Affairs and...
Inflation bolsters sales tax in Haines
April sales tax numbers are up not only compared to this time last year. They’re also higher than April 2019. The borough collected $241,011 in...
Assembly approves first two phases of Lutak Dock renovations
The Haines Borough Assembly gave the go-ahead to pursue funding for the first two phases of Lutak Dock renovations. The Lutak Dock face has reached...
Freight ramp sinks temporarily
The Alaska Marine Lines (AML) freight ramp is back in operation after being temporarily out of...
Chilkoot Lake Corridor project nears completion
Southeast Roadbuilders finished paving Chilkoot Lake Road last week and the $1.6 million improvement project, more than 10 years in the making, is nea...
Tlingit Park pavilion construction begins
Construction of the new, longhouse-inspired Tlingit Park pavilion began June 19. Design and construction of the project, which comes to roughly...
Southeast Roadbuilders bids on Beach Road excavation
The contract for Beach Road excavation will go to Southeast Roadbuilders, the only company to bid on the project by Tuesday at 3 p.m., the Request...
Public meeting gets 'Zoom bombed'
The Haines Borough public safety commission was targeted by bad actors last week when random voices disrupted the meeting shouting racist epithets...
This Week in History
June 1971 Kayaks, canoes and rafts will careen down Chilkoot in annual 'Mad Raft Race' This year's...
Why is the Chamber leading a town hall?
The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday night supporting phases 1-2 of the new, phased plan for the Lutak dock. This was two days before the Lutak...
Primary residence yurt ban forwarded to assembly
Ending use of yurts as permanent residences in the townsite is once again a topic of discussion at the Haines Borough. At a June 10 meeting, the...
Planning commission approves Halsingland solar project
Solar power is coming to Hotel Halsingland. On June 10, the Haines Borough Planning Commission approved installation of solar panels on a portion of...
Assembly finalizes amended budget with additional funding
Last minute amendments to the Haines Borough’s $13 million operating and capital budget for next fiscal year (FY22) included funding for the Haines...
Borough reposts manager job
The Haines Borough manager job has been reposted. Haines has been without a permanent manager for more than a year. The borough assembly’s first...
Borough resumes hazardous waste disposal program
The Haines Borough’s free hazardous waste disposal program will take place after a year-long hiatus. Collection dates are July 24 and 25. On...
Haines Sheldon Museum in Jeopardy
I am confused. Once again I have read an odd article about the Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center, Inc. (Museum) in the paper concerning the sale of...
The museum houses our collective memory
Researching some Haines history from the early 1970s last week, I stopped at the Haines Sheldon Museum and was led to the town’s archives where I fo...
Lower 48 volunteers assist with storm cleanup
Five volunteers from a Lutheran Church in Tuscon, Arizona recently wrapped up a two-week trip to...
PHAC: Abandon old Lutak Dock repair plan
The Haines Borough Port and Harbor Advisory Committee (PHAC) is recommending the assembly abandon current Lutak Dock plans and pursue funding for a...
Haines Real Estate owner to become borough planner
Newly hired Haines Borough planner Dave Long begins work on June 14. Long, who co-owns Haines Real Estate with his wife Pam, will distance himself...
Borough finances better than expected
The Haines Borough areawide general fund is earning more and spending less than budgeted this fiscal year, according to a recent financial report for...
Borough resumes Beach Road fire and ambulance service
Emergency services have been restored to Beach Road, bringing residents one step closer to returning to homes. Haines Borough interim manager Alekka...
