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 By Lex Treinen    News    December 21, 2023 

'They did this at their own risk' Borough officials say Lutak Dock contractor spent $10M on steel without approval

The contractor tasked with rebuilding Lutak Dock spent nearly $10 million on steel without...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 21, 2023 

Wrestlers brave snowy highways, eight foot seas for historic state performance

The music blared and about two dozen people cheered as seven young men walked up the slippery ramp...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 21, 2023 

Top 10 most-read stories on Chilkat Valley News website of 2023

Top 10 most-read stories on Chilkat Valley News website of 2023 1: Beloved guide Nels Niemi dies at...

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    December 21, 2023 

So long, and thanks for all the cookies - a letter from our publisher

Well, CVN readers, this is my last edition as owner of this newspaper. In thinking about what to...

 

Haines index 2023: the numbers of the year in Haines

1194 bald eagles - The total number Takshanuk Watershed Council biologist Stacie Evans counted on...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 21, 2023 

2023 Year in review

From massive infrastructure projects and property tax assessment controversies to big developments in tribal affairs, 2023 has been a full news year...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 14, 2023

'Exciting' response to landless Natives bill in D.C.

Chilkoot Indian Association's tribal administrator said she was encouraged by recent hearings in...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 14, 2023

Pressure builds around Lutak Dock rebuild discussions

Pressure is building on the Haines Borough Assembly to look into a $20 million project to rebuild...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 14, 2023

Glacier Bear wrestlers excel at regionals

Haines wrestlers came out with "incredible energy" to take four wins and three second-place...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 14, 2023

Business Briefs

New chamber leadership An open house at the Three Northmen was held for the Haines Chamber of Commerce, which recently announced the new leadership of...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 14, 2023

Glacier Bears boys basketball team hopes to capitalize on young energy

First-year coach James Hart said the season's first tournament in Whitehorse revealed a lot about...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 14, 2023

Appointed board of equalization, other changes considered by ad-hoc tax committee

Longer appeal periods, more data on assessment mailings, and an appointed board of equalization...

 

Three years later, Haines residents look back at the at the flooding and landslides of 2020

In early December of 2020, coming off of a summer of isolation from the first year of the COVID-19...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 7, 2023

Totem pole returns to Haines after 50 years at corporate airline

The 15-foot pole arrived in Haines last month vacuum wrapped in plastic, and now sits at the tribal...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 7, 2023

Citizen science group chases proof of unique lynx-on-salmon predation

A few years ago, trapper Jim Stickler was walking along the Haines Highway near the Council Grounds...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 7, 2023

Girls basketball starts season with focus on basics and one goal in mind: winning

Girls basketball coach Coleman Stanford said he's keeping things simple this year after the Glacier...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 7, 2023

Public input opens on summer ferry sailings

The public has until Dec. 18 to submit written comments on the Alaska Marine Highway System's...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 7, 2023

Group hopes new snow machine will expand XC skiing options in Chilkat Valley

A brand new $14,000 snowmachine may expand the number of trails in the Chilkat Valley that can be...

 

Petition seeks name change for LeConte state ferry, named after slaveowner

A petition that would ask the ferry service to change the name of the ship LeConte is being...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    December 7, 2023

Orca skeleton donated to school science class

An orca skeleton will be hanging somewhere in the Haines School next year if everything goes to...

 

Haines leaders share lessons after fatal Wrangell slide

Last week, Sylvia Heinz picked up her phone in Juneau and read the news of a fatal landslide in...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    November 29, 2023

Constantine president lays out timeline for Palmer Project work

Constantine Mining, the company exploring a mineral prospect 40 miles north of Haines, is preparing...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    November 29, 2023

Holly Jolly Follies is a go for quirky holiday variety show

After concerns that it wouldn't run, the Holly Jolly Follies holiday variety show is a go for this...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    November 29, 2023

Assembly Briefs: November 28 regular meeting

New police car for $85,000 The assembly approved a request from the borough manager to pay $85,000...

 

Watershed Weekly: Biodiversity loss isn't just a threat to wildlife

By Stacie Evans - Science Director at Takshanuk Watershed Council Biodiversity loss is a hot topic...

 

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