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Business Briefs
Inside Passage Quilting, a new shop near the cruise ship dock in Fort Seward, opened last month. Owner Linda Axsom said her business offers long-arm...
Duly Noted
Mary Price is home after six months spent in Anchorage recuperating from a broken hip and other complications. She’s “extremely happy to be...
Draft slump report cites surface water
A draft engineering report says the Haines Borough should address surface water flows on the Mount Ripinsky hillside in response to a ground slump...
Borough drops ‘disaster’ for slump
The Haines Borough Assembly last week rescinded a February disaster declaration for sloughing of the Mount Ripinsky hillside at Lutak Road. Borough...
Borough may drop disaster title for slump
The Haines Borough has been asked to rescind a request for a state emergency declaration related to sloughing of the Mount Ripinsky hillside at Lutak...
Season snow record set
If you notched a tree or took a photo of the high-snow mark five years ago, you may not believe it, but Haines has set an all-time record for a...
Hiking Buddies
Annie Boyce and Windsor the dog pause on the north summit of Mount Ripinsky on Feb. 7. Boyce, Paul...
Senior Center grateful for support
I am one of many seniors who want to thank Ripinsky Rippers for their very generous donations to Haines Senior Citizens Center, Inc to help keep the...
Andes climb aims to determine true height of grand peaks
Haines resident Chandler Kemp and a hiking buddy from Sitka are waiting to see if research they conducted a year ago resolves a decades-long debate...
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Stoli Antoanetova Lende and Nels Wolf Lynch were married Friday afternoon at the Chilkat Center, surrounded by family and friends. Don Nash served as... Full story
Chilkat Valley year in review
An assembly recall campaign and a new effort targeting underage drinking punctuated the year 2011 in the Chilkat Valley News. Extreme weather and...
High winds whip town
Three separate incidents of high winds since Nov. 28 knocked down trees, downed at least 14 sections of power lines, and blew out a landmark sign...
National award for Ripinsky rescuers
The crew of the Coast Guard helicopter that plucked a Haines hiker from a Mount Ripinsky cliffside in January received a national award from the head...
Rescued hiker returns to mountain, labor jobs
Ten months after breaking his back during a fall off Mount Ripinsky, Keith Hutchins has returned to the peak on regular hikes. A 41-year-old deckhand...
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Gunshots, thunder or explosives? Those were among theories circulating to explain a series of loud booms heard around town early Tuesday morning. As...
Police Blotter
Monday, August 1 A caller requested help contacting the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel to assist an elderly, sick cat. A caller reported locking their...
Two wildfires reported Tuesday
Fire officials responded to two wildfires this week. A small fire at Taiyasanka Harbor was reported Tuesday morning, according to forester Roy...
Rain, rain, don't stay away
Haines is not experiencing the usual and near-constant bouts of rain Southeast Alaska communities are known for in the summer. The National Weather...
Town booms for festive Fourth of July
Fourth of July in Haines began with a chilly morning, blossomed into a bright, warm day and ended with a light drizzle as fireworks lit up the sky....
Holiday events "spectacular"
The Haines Chamber of Commerce greatly appreciates all the folks who helped make the Fourth of July events a spectacular success. We would like to...
Deep freeze: Frost line still down
A deep frost continues to hamper utility services around town. At least 18 water lines are frozen around town, Haines Borough water and sewer operator...
Signs more than a pole in ground; Finding way not so obvious to newcomers here
The Haines Borough Assembly in a 4-2 vote March 8 authorized $14,052 to MRV Architects of Juneau for final design on a signage project that aims to...
Winter low in white stuff
Business has been slow at the town’s ski shop, following two months of low snowfall. "It’s more like a water-ski...