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FEMA backs out of Porcupine Road reimbursements
Borough leaders are questioning what went wrong after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said...
Klukwan Church returned to tribe after century of Presbyterian ownership
On a recent Sunday, about a dozen parishioners sit on wooden pews at the Klukwan church listening...
Harbormaster recommends Letnikof Dock closure
The Haines harbormaster is recommending the borough close down the Letnikof Dock due to damage to th...
Reoriented bald eagle festival exceeds expectations
This month's Alaska Bald Eagle Festival was a hit, according to festival organizers with the Haines...
Sophomore makes state honor choir
A Haines Glacier Bear sophomore just returned from a trip to Anchorage where he participated in a...
Glacier Bears round out tough season in Gustavus
The Haines Glacier Bears volleyball team wrapped up their regular season with a regional tournament...
PAID COMMENTARY: To a Safe, Healthy Holiday
Thank you, American Bald Eagle Foundation and Haines Tourism Department for hosting a whole food, no-sugar-added “spread” during the recent eagle...
Assembly ends assessor's contract after 600 residents petition for removal
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to end its contract with assessor Michael Dahle at...
Few details on $3.5 million of downtown property sales
A month after they were listed for sale, there are still no answers to why $3.5 million in property...
First snow dump arrives on wetter-than-normal year
As the first significant dump of snow accumulated across the Chilkat Valley this week, data shows...
Haines DDF team gains confidence
The Haines High School Drama, Debate and Forensic team is back in action - bigger and more...
Assembly OKs 2-month tax deadline delay
Those in Haines still owing property taxes that were due Nov. 1 now have two more months to make their payments. The retroactive extension was...
Jenae's playground gets a boost from Rasmuson fund
The Rasmuson Foundation has awarded the Haines Borough a $25,000 grant to help with the construction of Jenae’s Playground. Jenae Larson grew up in...
Coho derby ends with big fish, fewer anglers
The Haines Sportsman’s Association’s annual coho derby wrapped up at the end of the last month with some monster silvers, but fewer participants...
CVCF awards more than $57,000 to local nonprofits
Landslide forecasting, canoe paddle carving, and a local food-eating challenge: those are some of the things that the Chilkat Valley Community...
Planning commission briefs
Brown, Poinsette elected chair, vice chair The newly elected members of the Haines planning commission made their debut Thursday night at the...
Ad hoc committee to look into property tax assessment changes following uproar
The Haines Borough Assembly is seeking five community members to join a new ad hoc committee to...
Ambitious LCCP production 'The Play That Goes Wrong' hopes to get it right
If everything goes right in the upcoming whodunnit theater production at the Chilkat Center -...
Glacier Bears return from 'historic' wrestling performance
Glacier Bear wrestler Hayden Jimenez was down six points to zero going into the third period of his...
Bald eagle count shows population rebound continues
Under steady wind, light rain and near-freezing temperatures on a recent weekday, biologist Stacie...
Constantine appeals DEC decision on Palmer Project wastewater permit
Constantine Mining is appealing an August decision by the state's Department of Environmental Conser...
Education, budget dominate legislative town hall
Public education, ferries and a budget surplus dominated discussion as the Chilkat Valley's legislat...
Borough property tax deadline could get 2-month delay
Haines residents could get a two-month extension on the due date of their tax bills after the assemb...
Borough seeks residents to join ad hoc property tax assessment committee
The Haines Borough Assembly is seeking five community members to join a new ad hoc committee to...
Man kills bear in self-defense after goat hunt in Haines goes awry
A Haines man says a mix of ignorance and bad luck on a recent mountain goat hunt led to his killing...