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I’d like to welcome Larry Persily to the upper Lynn Canal. On April 1, 2019 the long-time Alaska journalist and government worker will be the new...

Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists will better understand the Chilkat Valley’s moose population after it begins a new capture and collar...

The Chilkat Valley Mining Forum Committee approved a geologist, a socio-community specialist and a Sealaska board member to present at its Feb. 24 for...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game lacks data for its fall chum escapement numbers due to low water and fish wheel displacement from highway...

Classical guitarist pushes genres The Haines Arts Council will present classical guitarist Brad Richter on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Chilkat C...

One third of the town site’s 20 square-mile service area is water, according to a realization by the Haines Borough administration. In October,...

The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee met Friday to vote on game-management proposals to be considered by the Alaska Board of Game...

The University of Alaska’s land management branch representatives visited Haines this week to host discussion groups on a proposed 10-year timber...

First Friday gets into the festive spirit Santa, the town tree lighting, and a multi-media art show that encourages residents to reflect on their mort...

The Alaska Marine Highway System’s M/V Fairweather will sail in the Upper Lynn Canal next month to cover winter holiday service gaps that arose...

The Alaska Marine Highway System’s December ferry schedule has a lot of blank spots as vessel repairs have caused system-wide delays. The LeConte...

The Marine Highway System was going to build a new mainline ferry, but Governor Parnell cancelled it and put the money into the two new Alaska Class...

The plan to run two Alaska Class Ferry day boats, the M/V Tazlina and M/V Hubbard, in the Upper Lynn Canal might get scrapped as the Alaska Marine Hig...

University of Alaska’s communications specialist, Morgan Howard, has pulled back from interfacing with the Haines community on the timber sale in a...

The Haines Borough Assembly adopted 4-2 a contentious resolution in support of the Stand for Salmon citizen’s initiative on Tuesday evening....

CBD oil and flies at First Friday October’s First Friday will include hand-drawn cartography, an assortment of hand-tied flies and streamers and...

A consultant hired by the University of Alaska is leading what many expected would be a locally organized working group addressing opportunities and...