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Haines prepares for Coronavirus threat
As the number of U.S. coronavirus cases continues to climb, state and local government are working t...
Allen Marine to offer ferry two days this month
Residents looking for ferry service to and from Juneau have an opportunity twice this month after the Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to...
Town hall to chip away at biomass project
In a recent borough memo, public facilities director Ed Coffland said the Haines biomass boiler project isn’t economical, that the cost of...
Borough-subsidized ferry untenable, assembly says
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to send a letter requesting the legislature allocate funds to cover service gaps after the breakdown of the...
Capital budget requests deemed futile
There was a palpable lack of enthusiasm at the Haines Borough Assembly’s meeting to discuss project priorities for the state’s capital budget....
Duly Noted
Hudson Lee Narum was born 12:26 a.m. Jan. 5 at Juneau’s Family Health and Birth Center to parents Jake and Lena Narum. Hudson weighed 8 lbs., 12...
Haines custodian nationally recognized
Haines custodian Natasha Fitzpatrick is unfazed by most things-even middle school boys' bathrooms, w...
This week in history
Nov. 24, 1969 Service will be stressed this year by the Haines Unity of the American Cancer Society...
Students write biomass resolution
Students across the state unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Haines Borough’s use of a biomass boiler to heat public buildings at an Ala...
Tourism and community education directors hired
Two new staff have filled the vacant Community Education Director and Tourism director positions this week. The borough offered Steven Auch the...
Students join in worldwide 'Climate Strike' movement
On Wednesday, students of all ages marched, chanted, and spoke in alignment with 4 million students...
Interview with candidates for the Haines Borough Assembly seats
Do you think the borough’s current level of taxation is appropriate? If not, how would you change it? Sally McGuire: About one-fifth of our...
Lawyer seeks residents input for scholarship
The Haines Borough School Board is seeking public input on how residents would like to see a recent donated scholarship fund dispersed to students....
School enrollment increases by 29
Enrollment in the Haines Borough School District is at a five-year high, with 29 more students attending class than was budgeted for in the spring....
New teachers join Haines School
New fifth grade and art teachers have joined the Haines Borough School District this year. Giselle...
Klukwan residents brace for budget cuts
Klukwan residents are still bracing for hard times, despite the Alaska Legislature passing a bill this week that promised to reverse more than $400...
School board sets goals for upcoming year
The Haines Borough School Board Tuesday established goals for the coming school year that include: improving reading capabilities for kindergarten...
Assembly approves budget, slight hike to property taxes
The Haines Borough Assembly set its 2020 operating budget on Tuesday, adopting a significantly lower property tax mill rate than the manager’s...
It's past time to pass a responsible budget
*The following letter written by Brenda Josephson was printed last week without her name due to an error during layout. We’re reprinting it this...
It's past time to pass a responsible budget
For almost a decade we have known that the State of Alaska’s revenues have been in decline. Former Governor Bill Walker referred to the current...
State data on low wages in Haines skewed by seasonal workforce
Haines has low wages, according to an Alaska Economic Trends report from March. In it, Haines has the fourth lowest average annual wages in the...
Draft budget increases property taxes, no cuts
The Haines Borough manager’s 2020 proposed budget released this week amounts to nearly $18.7 million in total spending using $426,508 of borough...
Peratrovich Day events inspired
The Sisters of the ANS Camp 5 would like to thank all those involved in helping make the Annual Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Assembly an inspiring and...
Josephson to propose borough hiring freeze
In the wake of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget that would slash about $1.7 million in state funding to the borough, assembly member Brenda Jose...
Klukwan school to lose teacher amid budget cuts
Chatham School District administrators won't replace a Klukwan teacher next year, leaving only two t...