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Joanne Waterman recently visited friends Norm and Suzanne Vuillet-Smith and Greg and Carol Goodman in Mexico. It’s part of convalescence for...
Assembly to reconsider 24-Mile heliport CUP
Following consideration of five appeals, the Haines Borough Assembly stepped back from a planning commission decision last week to authorize a new...
Assembly to consider residency requirement to on empowered boards
The borough’s GASC committee recommended the assembly require one year of residency before serving on empowered government boards, such as the...
Resident appeals heli permit vote
A resident who lives near a proposed heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway is appealing the Haines Borough Planning Commission’s Dec. 8 approval of a...
Planning commission okays 24 Mile heliport
By Madeline Perreard The planning commission last week voted 3-2 to approve a heliport at 24 Miles Haines Highway–a decision that sparked opposition...
Duly Noted
The high school’s annual holiday food drive continues through Friday. Drop non-perishable food in bins under the tree at the Haines School’s main...
Some residents switch to Starlink
Haines residents are checking out Starlink, a satellite internet provider owned by Elon Musk that offers fast-speed service at rates competitive with...
Tlingit classes well attended
Skweit Jessie Morgan grew up going to potlatches at the ANB Hall, but she didn’t speak Tlingit. Now she is taking advantage of a new chance to...
School enrollments up
School enrollments are up in Haines and Klukwan. With 11 students, enrollment at Klukwan School surpassed the 10-student benchmark needed to qualify...
Hearing delayed for proposed heliport
A public hearing over a proposed heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway was postponed last week for the second time in two months. The hearing — now sch...
Haines 1 voters favor Peltola, Murkowski, Dunleavy
In the Nov. 8 general election, Haines townsite voters favored Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola, Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and incumbent GOP Gov....
Klukwan, conservation groups appeal mining wastewater decision
The Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan (CIV) and several conservation groups have appealed a recent state decision to approve a revised wastewater disc...
USDA awards $100k for food project
An initiative to bolster the Chilkat Valley’s agricultural sector and enhance local food production, storage and access was one of dozens of...
Eagle Fest resumes; Bird count picks up
After two pandemic years off, the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival will return Nov. 9 with eagle counts up but visitor registration down. “There’s a...
Investors approve acquisition of Constantine
Constantine Metal Resources shareholders on Tuesday approved the company’s acquisition by another junior mineral exploration company, American...
Tour operator proposes heliport at 24 Mile
The borough’s largest tour operator has proposed building a helicopter port at 24 Mile Haines Highway to expand heliskiing operations and improve...
Duly Noted
Co-owners Heather Shade and Sean Copeland celebrated the 10th anniversary of their Port Chilkoot Distillery with tours of the distilling plant, a...
State re-approves Palmer Project wastewater plan
The Alaska Division of Water again approved Constantine Mining’s wastewater discharge plan for underground mineral exploration at the Palmer...
Stevens worked as logger, fisherman
A celebration of life for Mark Stevens was held Sept. 18 at the Haines ANB/ANS Hall. Stevens, 65,... Full story
Upper valley to get faster internet with funding from feds
Faster and more affordable internet will come to the upper Chilkat Valley by as early as 2028, Alaska Power and Telephone (AP&T) announced at the end...
Six Candidates Running for Assembly
The following is a condensed version of CVN interviews with candidates for Haines Borough Assembly:...
State vacates approval of Palmer Project wastewater plan
More than three months after the state’s division of water approved plans for a revised wastewater discharge system at the Palmer Project, the...
An interview with Senator Lisa Murkowski
CVN reporter Max Graham and KHNS reporter Brandon Wilks interviewed U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski...
Federal land soon to open for Vietnam-era Alaska Native veterans
For 50 years, about 2,000 Alaska Native military veterans have been without 160-acre land allotments that many other Alaska Natives obtained during...
New superintendent garners warm welcome at Klukwan school
Low enrollment again this year could threaten state funding for Klukwan School, but a new...