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Whales identified by photos
At least some of the killer whales spotted in Lutak Inlet on Feb. 17 were members of “AG pod,” a fish-eating group of orcas that number up to 35,...
Games put homegrown spin on Olympic events
The Haines Winter Games will be held Sunday. First held as the Winter Olympics in 1999, the event started as a hockey tournament under the fairgounds...
Sports-a-palooza: Hotch tourney, Winter Fest
If you like your winter sports indoors or out, there will be plenty to see or to do next weekend. Indoors, the 36th annual Dick Hotch Memorial...
Dozens of orcas seen at Lutak
Dozens of killer whales spotted in Lutak Inlet Feb. 17 were likely a resident, fish-eating population and may have been a “super-pod” that sometim...
Wet snow shuts off power
Lutak residents fired up woodstoves, melted snow and hunkered down Saturday when a hard-to-reach break in a main transmission line left their...
Planners shoot down raising height rules
The Haines Borough Planning Commission last week backed off a plan to raise a 30-foot height restriction after hearing from firefighters that they...
Planners question, OK Lutak option
Two engineers on the Haines Borough Planning Commission were skeptical about construction elements of a $37.4 million design to refurbish Lutak Dock,...
Harbor group likes $37 million option
The Haines Borough’s Port and Harbor Advisory Committee on Feb. 2 endorsed a $37.3 million Lutak Dock rebuild option. It’s a variation of a $32...
Lutak Dock options focus on 2 designs
Design of a rebuilt Lutak Dock narrowed to two options on Wednesday, but a decision on which to pursue may await discovery of how much funding is avai...
Assembly takes up taxes, cuts
Haines Borough Assembly members voiced support for reducing or eliminating dedication of sales taxes, and pursuing new alcohol, tobacco and marijuana...
Assembly extends lobbyist's hire
The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to keep lobbyist Bill Thomas on the job until June, to advertise for a permanent borough manager in Alaska...
Harbor trail outlined
Landscape architects for Corvus Design made their first recommendation for a Portage Cove trail and park Wednesday, based on five designs drawn up by...
Seward weighs lawsuit; recall effort in works
Bill Seward, who was fired as Haines Borough manager in an emotional assembly 4-2 vote last week, is pursuing legal action against the borough for...
Year in Review: Art, public projects dominated Haines news
Advances in the arts and public projects marked much of the news in 2016, and combined, for some novel exchanges. At a Sept. 8 Haines Borough...
Assembly sets priorities at retreat
The Haines Borough Assembly met on Dec. 11 for a four-hour retreat at the public library to outline what members believed were their biggest prioritie...
Juneau mechanic, 37, dies in cabin at Lutak
A 37-year-old Juneau man died Thursday at his cabin in Haines of apparent natural causes, according to the Alaska State Troopers. The deceased was...
Preferred alternative near for Lutak Dock
An engineering consultant hired by the Haines Borough last week offered cost estimates on possible plans-of-action to overhaul the badly corroding...
Commission: Raise building height limits
The Planning Commission last week voted to recomend raising the building height restrictions in Haines. The measure was introduced by commissioner...
Stronger contamination regulations could affect sites
The State of Alaska has adopted new regulations governing cleanup of contaminated sites – most of them more stringent. The new cleanup levels potent...
Volunteers keep recycling happening
Haines Friends of Recycling would like to recognize the extraordinary volunteers who sustain downtown recycling pickup to benefit the public. Year in...
Police should read Alaska statutes
I recently submitted a public information request to receive the police report/blotter in its entirety. First I got an e-mail from the dispatcher who...
Assembly members dig into how to fix budget
Amid another troubled season of state budget slashing, the Haines Borough Assembly held a sometimes-tense workshop Monday night to target its budget...
Assembly to take up budget Monday
The Haines Borough Assembly will start discussing its budget priorities for next fiscal year at a workshop Monday. Subjects will likely include staffi...
Consultants discuss three concepts for Lutak Dock
Some basic design ideas for overhauling the corroding Lutak Dock are scheduled to be ready by Jan. 25, 2017. But lots of questions will remain for...
