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SEARHC nurses help deliver baby at clinic
Jackie St. Clair was serendipitously surrounded by a team of doctors and nurses with a background in...
Haines Glacier Bears host cross country meet at home
Glacier Bear runners notched strong performances against larger schools Juneau-Douglas and Thunder...
Fairbanks murder suspect apprehended at border
A 21-year-old man suspected of killing a 75-year-old woman in Fairbanks was apprehended Sunday by U.S. border agents at Dalton Cache, the border...
Federal land soon to open for Vietnam-era Alaska Native veterans
For 50 years, about 2,000 Alaska Native military veterans have been without 160-acre land allotments that many other Alaska Natives obtained during...
State projects slight, steady population decline over next 30 years
The state estimates that the Haines Borough’s population grew by about 100 people last decade, but a new report predicts a steady decline over the...
Visitor dies in motorcycle crash
A woman died after crashing her motorcycle along 2-Mile Haines Highway while traveling toward town on Saturday, Sept. 3. The woman was accompanied by...
Resident saves child on airplane using Heimlich maneuver
Jerry Fredrickson of Haines has maintained his CPR/First Aid card since he was 15. In high school...
Coho contest to start next Thursday
It’s about to be coho season: time to win some cash. Haines’ annual coho salmon derby will kick off next Thursday, running through Oct. 29. Those...
Baker, tour operator finalists for grant
Local baker Rebecca Kameika dreams of opening a tapas, wine and dessert bar in town. Joe Osterling wants to promote sustainable tourism with outdoor...
Three new teachers join Haines School staff this year
Three new teachers are working at Haines School this year, two new to town who teach science and mat...
Persistent bear hacks bearproof dumpsters
Laypeople and experts alike have noticed that bear activity is ramping up after a relatively calm summer. Late last month, a bear got into a storage...
GASC reviews four nonprofit apps
The Haines Government Affairs and Services Committee (GASC) recommended the assembly approve four nonprofits’ applications for funding at its...
Alaska mariculture effort wins $49 million federal grant
A statewide coalition of fisheries and economic development organizations, led by the Southeast Conference, has won a $49 million federal grant to...
Camping at Portage Cove Park to end
Day use fees and an end to camping at Portage Cove are among a number of measures that Alaska State Parks is preparing to implement at its Haines...
Return of tourists tests Chilkoot corridor
After two slow pandemic seasons, tourists are once again flocking to the Chilkoot River, causing...
Haines only Alaska town to receive EPA planning grant
Haines was selected as one of 25 towns to receive a Recreation Economies for Rural Communities (RERC) grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Age...
New superintendent garners warm welcome at Klukwan school
Low enrollment again this year could threaten state funding for Klukwan School, but a new...
Haines to host Alaska Outdoor Alliance meeting
Around 50 leaders — including U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski — will gather at the Chilkat Center next week for Alaska Outdoor Alliance’s (AOA) 7th...
Tax exemption request for Hilltop subdivision to face assembly hearings
The Haines Borough Assembly will hold two public hearings next month on Roger Schnabel’s request to receive a ten-year tax exemption on...
Lapp fills one-month assembly vacancy
The Haines Borough Assembly at its Aug. 24 meeting unanimously appointed Jerry Lapp to fill the vacancy created by Caitie Rothbart’s resignation....