We would like to thank the Ripinsky Rippers quilting group once again for their amazing support of Becky’s Place Haven of Hope, our local “safe...

I would like to thank all the residents of Haines who work here and live here for your support in our local election. I would encourage you to stay...

Did you see the picture in the Chilkat Valley News recently of the fishermen fishing elbow to elbow on the Chilkoot River? What I didn’t see was...

How can you call it negotiating in good faith with Haines Animal Rescue Kennel when you don’t pay for the service that was rendered? I would like...

It is distressing to learn that teachers oppose siting the preschool in the Haines School because of money, i.e., lack thereof, and space. Perhaps...

Perhaps an answer to the new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 408 permit problem: According to a Chilkat Valley News article by Karen Garcia, any...

The KHNS 35th anniversary art opening and annual meeting was a great success! Thank you to the many volunteers, businesses and individuals who...

The Chilkat River/Haines Highway corridor is a destination, a place to go to, to spend time in, an attraction and asset to our community, not a place...

Haines is an animal-loving place. It is evident in how many homes have cats and in how many cars have a dog or two. Haines Animal Rescue Kennel has...

A few tears, some laughter and stories were shared around a fire and under the stars at Hospice of Haines’ Light the Night remembrance gathering....

For the 18th year Haines Scouts have moved wood from my lot to my porch, starting the year my husband, Karl Ward, died. Since then, Boy Scouts, Cub...

On Sept. 22, the borough assembly voted to pass the minor offenses ordinance. Three assembly members voted “yes” to pass the ordinance. Mayor...

On Sept. 22, the Haines Borough Assembly voted to adopt the minor offenses ordinance with an effective date of Jan. 1, subject to certain conditions....

In Haines we have a borough manager who has stated that the best way to get rid of a bad or improper law is to strictly enforce it.   I would like...

It’s my concern that the minor offenses ordinance that was passed is going to cause problems for handicapped people. They are going to have more...

I would like to thank the people who stood up and gave voice to the injustice the assembly is trying to shove down the throats of “the people” of...

Please support the candidates running for the borough assembly that endorse the harbor expansion project. Also, the candidates that support the...

Both Tresham Gregg and Jerry Lapp assured me that if elected they would not vote in favor of the resolution to approve the policy developed by the...

On behalf of the Foundation for the Chilkat Center for the Arts, I would like to thank all the performers who made the Off Off Off Broadway show so...

We may be Off Broadway, but we are right on for entertainment. The Foundation for the Chilkat Center for the Arts dazzled with its celebration of...

I want to thank all the people who helped volunteer their time in helping the family of Kathy Phillips lay her to rest. A special thanks to Jenn...

I saw the recent write-up on the front page of our paper about the increase of the sea lion population in our waters. Being a resident of Haines for...

In support of Kathi Lapp and her recent letter, I want to praise the Snowburners for doing a clean-up of the riparian area at 25 Mile. Snowburners...

I wish to thank all the emergency responders for their care and compassion when I needed them for my dear friend, Rhona Nelson. Thanks to all, from...

Thanks to the donors and board of the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for a grant supporting construction of two new chariots for the fair’s...