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Fair seeks new executive director
The Southeast Alaska State Fair will be seeking a new executive director and board chair following its annual membership meeting Aug. 25. Kari...
Chamber executive director resigns
Tracey Harmon resigned as the Haines Chamber of Commerce Executive Director effective Aug. 24 as she pursues her new career as the owner of the fish...
Sales tax discussion tabled
The motion to include sales tax reallocation on the October ballot died at the Aug. 24 assembly meeting. Even assembly member Debra Schnabel, who had...
Assembly hires state and federal lobbyists
After state lobbyists secured 3.2 million in funding for Lutak Dock, the Haines Borough assembly voted both to renew that contract and sign on a new...
Harbor committee proposes slight harbor-related fee increases
Boaters would see small increases in a number of harbor-related fees if the Haines Borough Assembly approves an Aug. 25 recommendation by the...
AIA pays past due property taxes
Alaska Indian Arts paid its overdue property tax bill last month after Haines Borough Manager Annette Kreitzer withdrew from negotiations with the...
Cross-country fundraiser draws 15 rugged runners
Breaking through fog, rain and gusts up to 30 mph, Garrett Montgomery handily won the third running of the Takshanuk Ridge Run Saturday, breaking his...
'Tool library' fundraiser on Sunday
A gourmet dinner to benefit a tool lending library at Mosquito Lake School and Community Center will be held Sunday 5 p.m. at the center. The event...
"Ritter's River" Cartoon
Marc Lutz is the editor of the Wrangell Sentinel and a longtime cartoonist who has lived in...
Six candidates file for three assembly seats
It's that time of year again: the bears are out at Chilkoot, and your neighbors are vying for your...
Five pups confirmed part wolf, more test results pending
Five dogs born at 35 Mile Haines Highway in February were confirmed this month to be part wolf, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game...
Little League raffle winner returns money to community
Diane McGowan had a good feeling about ticket #495. She recalled telling her cousin, Debra Schnabel, that that number in particular just “felt like...
Mosquito Lake residents question timber sale plans
Mosquito Lake area property owners voiced concerns about climate-change driven landslides, pollution of shallow wells and other potential impacts...
Crabbers catch fewer crab, see lower price
Summer commercial Dungeness crabbing was well below average in Lynn Canal, with fishermen hauling in an estimated 105,000 pounds this year compared...
Cross country state champions prepare to defend title
Haines High School runners started down the road to defending their Division II state crowns last weekend, with most of the talent on board that...
Covid-positive cruise passengers unlikely to get foisted on Haines
A recent Skagway covid scandal — in which covid-positive cruise passengers were shipped home on a full ferry from Skagway to Juneau, and then...
Fourth annual Takshanuk Ridge Run set for Saturday
The annual Takshanuk Ridge Run was born about five years ago when residents Jordan Baumgartner and Adam McMahon were chatting about long-distance...
Two candidates run for school board
Two 37-year-old women are running uncontested for the open seats on the Haines Borough School...
Arts Outlook
First Friday First Friday events next month include Sabine Churchill’s garden drawings, Garrett Montgomery’s debut photography exhibition and...
Business Briefs
Home décor store to open on Main Street Erica Carrington is opening a new home décor store on Main Street called White & Willow. The store, located...