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Budgets take hit of $265K
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s last-minute education cuts will cost Haines about $265,000, but most of that will be borne by the Haines Borough, not the...
By Planners: No to land sale request
The Haines Borough’s coveted lot at the corner of Third Avenue and Main Street will remain in public hands, for now. The Planning Commission last we...
Board upholds non-retention of kindergarten teacher
An informal hearing on a decision by the Haines Borough School Board to not renew the contract of kindergarten teacher Sue Ackerman took on the tenor...
Community supports school activities
A long overdue “thank you” to the entire Haines Borough. This community will step up and support extracurricular school activities faster than a...
Something's fishy about town's new crosswalks
When asked how he would respond to critics of the Haines Borough’s new decorated crosswalks, outgoing public works director Ralph Borders said,...
School board OKs $4.85 million budget
The Haines Borough School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved its $4.85 million general fund budget for the coming year, which includes some recent...
Hearings set on wood chip heat proposal
The Haines Borough School Board will meet at 7 p.m. on July 14 to hear a detailed presentation and ask questions about a proposal by borough consultan...
Biomass plan shifts from pellets to chips
The Haines Borough’s plan to install wood-fired boilers in its public facilities took two big steps forward recently, conceptually and financially....
Police chief hire in the works
By Karen Garcia Haines Borough interim manager Brad Ryan has offered the police chief position to one of the three candidates who visited town last...
Teacher seeks district's apology in dismissal
The Haines Borough School Board will hold an “informal non-retention hearing” starting 6 p.m. June 28 to consider the dismissal of kindergarten...
School workers feel sting of insurance cost hike
A 24 percent increase in insurance costs for Haines Borough School District personnel will fall hard on aides and other non-teaching staff, whose...
Carlson: School savings will last 2 more years
School board members started discussing cuts that might be forced two years from now during a budget meeting March 29, where interim superintendent Ri...
John Schnabel dies at 96
NOTE TO NON-SUBSCRIBERS: THIS WEEK'S NEWSPAPER, INCLUDING THE JOHN SCHNABEL OBITUARY, AVAILABLE FOR...
District cuts technology position
One year after the Haines Borough School Board committed to $125,000 in high-tech classroom upgrades and $75,000 annually in lease fees, it has...
Proud to be part of Hotch tournament
Chilkat Valley Preschool volunteer parents ran the concession stand at the Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament. This was an exciting community...
Schools forecast $269K deficit
Anticipating a 17-student drop in enrollment, the Haines Borough School District is projecting a $269,000 shortfall in its $4.93 million budget for...
School budget schedule, calendar set
Haines School Board members will get their first look at a draft budget for the coming year at a committee meeting set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the hi...
Juneau firm to look at school roof again
Silver Bow Construction of Juneau will return to Haines in warmer weather to again look at Haines School’s leaky roof, a puzzle that has defied...
Duly Noted
Haines High School senior Autumn Gross was recently named “Student of the Year” by the Alaska Society for Technology and Education. ASTE...
Michigan man new school superintendent
Anthony Habra, who worked the last six years heading up small-town school districts in Michigan, this week signed an agreement for a three-year...
Ferry study draws mixed response
Alaska legislators this week gave varying views of a McDowell Group report that found a return of $2.50 in economic benefits for every state dollar sp...
Superintendent finalists to meet public Tuesday
The Haines Borough School District could have a new superintendent hired in just a few days. Three finalists for the job are scheduled to arrive here...
Superintendent candidates down to 3
Following about five hours of closed-door meetings to “compare and contrast” candidates, the Haines Borough School Board on Wednesday narrowed to...
Superintendent job draws 21 applicants
Twenty-one people have applied to be superintendent of the Haines Borough School District, but the public will get to know the identities of only a...
Assembly to review Mosquito Lake School agreement
Haines Borough interim manager Brad Ryan and highway residents are endorsing an agreement for shared management of the former Mosquito Lake School....
