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2009

June

• Temsco approved for Meade landings June 18, 2009
• Court OKs tailings in Slate Lake June 18, 2009
• Young riders, soloists earn spotlight in Kluane June 18, 2009
• Assembly sets summit on port toilet project June 18, 2009
• Car leads police on high-speed chase June 18, 2009
• Meryl Long, 1939-2009 June 18, 2009
• Louise Light, 1932-2009 June 18, 2009
• Local Internet gets faster, cheaper June 18, 2009
• Second scheduled airline to open June 18, 2009
• Swift: A lifetime on Mount Ripinsky June 18, 2009
• Fed up waiting, resident mows borough's weeds June 18, 2009
• Assembly eliminates business, boat taxes June 11, 2009
• AP&T continues push for Connelly Lake June 11, 2009
• Local youth recovers from swine flu June 11, 2009
• Bank emergency plan includes borough site June 11, 2009
• Cruise West to cut 21 dockings in 2010 June 4, 2009
• Supreme Court backs borough on Button June 4, 2009
• Cooper wins Emmy June 4, 2009
• Blaze set life course for 'Fireman Al' June 4, 2009

May

• Hill vetoes assembly action on Floreske May 28, 2009
• Former winner Scarrott leading king derby May 28, 2009
• State's Cold Case Unit takes up Wafer case May 28, 2009
• Easy ID for local police May 28, 2009
• Thomas floats idea for Chilkoot bears May 21, 2009
• Technology, music for class of 2009 May 21, 2009
• Salmon derby returns Saturday May 21, 2009
• Assembly votes to drop case against Floreske May 21, 2009
• C.B. Rowe, 1928-2009 May 21, 2009
• Tour industry on guard for flu bugs May 14, 2009
• Canoeists carried 3 phones May 14, 2009
• Troopers will try moving moose May 14, 2009
• Borough to make final push for original harbor expansion plan May 14, 2009
• Jared Henderson, 1989-2009 May 14, 2009
• Alan Dennis, 1991-2009 May 14, 2009
• Federal stimulus will boost school May 7, 2009
• Crowds embrace Gov. Palin May 7, 2009
• Iraqi speaker makes for contentious event May 7, 2009
• Haines High School grad Cooper nominated for Emmy award May 7, 2009

April

• Harbor expansion loses ground in DC April 30, 2009
• Police will carry Tasers on patrol April 30, 2009
• Main Street ideas include shuttle bus, walkways, incentives April 30, 2009
• Mary King, 1919- 2009 April 30, 2009
• Judith Johnson, 1965-2009 April 30, 2009
• Legislature OKs roads, dock money April 23, 2009
• Lily Lake water line springs leaks April 23, 2009
• Totem will tell story of public library April 23, 2009
• Protest sees ruin in government spending April 23, 2009
• Isabell Katzeek, 1920-2009 April 23, 2009
• Summer building list especially long April 16, 2009
• Agencies probe heli accident April 16, 2009
• State may not fund Connelly Lake April 16, 2009
• Assembly OKs more heli-ski days April 16, 2009
• Fitness center backers to seek borough funds April 16, 2009
• Herb Spradlin, 1923-2009 April 16, 2009
  Bill Pender, 1926-2009 April 16, 2009
• Borough budget: $14 million in 2010 April 9, 2009
• Missed deadline costs school district April 9, 2009
• New dock restrooms, paving: $1.2 million April 9, 2009
• Program gets girls running toward health April 9, 2009
• Cruise rep blames regs as ships leave April 2, 2009
• Oil spill payments arriving April 2, 2009
• Deep freeze blocks valley's water lines April 2, 2009
• High school will offer 5 'academies' April 2, 2009
• Home-building class returns April 2, 2009
  
  

March

• Tourism issues top assembly discussion March 26, 2009
• Cheerers win 3rd division title March 26, 2009
• Population up; bucking trend in SE March 26, 2009
• Expanded program offers wealth of warmth March 26, 2009
• Assembly offers end to Temsco dispute March 19, 2009
• Harbor cut from federal spending bill March 19, 2009
• Fish, property at issue on road job March 19, 2009
• Lake level down; utility turns on diesel power March 19, 2009
• Cruise rule change tangles up assembly March 12, 2009
• Tribal funk, Afro beat bands to headline 41st fair March 12, 2009
• Restoration costly; town may lose historic sailboat March 12, 2009
• CIA to seek tank farm through defense bill March 5, 2009
• Fish and Game says Meade plan threatens goats March 5, 2009
• Manager backs off cruise waste idea March 5, 2009
• Hill addresses youth, gas pipeline issues March 5, 2009

 

February

• Slowdown comes to real estate market February 26, 2009
• New school using more electric than previous 3 February 26, 2009
• Hot seller: Imported firewood is a hit February 26, 2009
• Recycling your lunch: School starts compost February 26, 2009
• Connelly Lake hydro concerns biologists February 19, 2009
• Judge sends Juneau Road back to drawing board February 19, 2009
• Scant turnout for downtown plan start February 19, 2009
• Sales, property tax up 11 percent in 2008 February 19, 2009
• Jane Bell, 1917-2009 February 19, 2009
• Assembly rejects 2 new heliport sites February 12, 2009
• Heli-tours at Meade up for comment February 12, 2009
• Second beating changes account of minor assault February 12, 2009
• It's no yarn: Students embrace knitting February 12, 2009
• Shane Laam: 1949-2009 February 12, 2009
• Youth beating brings felony assault charge February 5, 2009
• Librarian quits, citing work load, philosophy February 5, 2009
• Student debaters hear pros on Washington trip February 5, 2009
• Odd birds: Uncommon species on rise February 5, 2009
• Hotch hoops tourney makes homecoming February 5, 2009
• Madeleine Shields, 1947-2009 February 5, 2009
• Mayreld Parker, 1908-2009 February 5, 2009

January

• Borough to seek more cruise ships January 29, 2009
• AP&T gets borough support for hydro project January 29, 2009
• Juneau hires Haines harbormaster January 29, 2009
• Aiming to connect students to the forest January 29, 2009
• Arne Olsson, 1953-2009 January 29, 2009
• Walt Wilcox, 1949-2009 January 29, 2009
• Mirinda Stuart, 1942-2009 January 29, 2009
• Tom Moody, 1951-2009 January 29, 2009
• Cruise West cuts dockings 38 percent January 22, 2009
• Leo the logger: Still chipping away at projects at age 82 January 22, 2009
• North Pole racer dies in Alcan crash January 22, 2009
• Yukon regains Alcan 200 crown January 22, 2009
• Proposed class aims to hook kids on fishing January 22, 2009
• Palin budget backs pipeline, road work January 15, 2009
• Cruise ship bookings look shaky January 15, 2009
• Assembly delays say on Chilkoot hydro January 15, 2009
• Alcan 200 race reaches 40th birthday January 15, 2009
• Ron Scollon, 1940-2009 January 15, 2009
• AP&T seeks backing of hydro plan January 8, 2009
• Girl's plane design nets Disney trip January 8, 2009
• DUI now requires car breathalyzer January 8, 2009
• Remembering town's First Lady of Arts January 8, 2009
  

2008

December

• Pipeline carries big cost in improvements December 18, 2008
• Book fault's leaders for RCCL's departure December 18, 2008
• Alaska wilderness race not quite a reality show December 18, 2008
• 2008: Energy issues dominate news December 18, 2008
• Acid runoff continues at Kensington site December 11, 2008
• Battle brews on proposed heliport December 11, 2008
• Hiking nation's premiere trail brings agony, esctasy December 11, 2008
• In the wake of glory: Boys' hoops squad returns to gym December 11, 2008
• Chilkoot hydro draws big crowd, questions December 4, 2008
• Televised extreme wilderness race coming here December 4, 2008
• Tourism director explains trip to Australia December 4, 2008
• Propane makes truck burn cleaner, cheaper December 4, 2008
  

November

• Borough seeks $50K from Floreske for dig November 27, 2008
• Haines runner on national champ team November 27, 2008
• Diverging views aired on sports eligibility November 27, 2008
• Couple's motorcycle odyssey rumbles through 3 continents November 27, 2008
• Residents, state buck plan to use chemical November 20, 2008
• Game board rejects bounty, relaxed regs on beaver November 20, 2008
• Groups will benefit from PFD November 20, 2008
• To save energy, turn off appliances at socket November 20, 2008
• Financial bust casts doubt on exploration November 13, 2008
• Should borough expand coastal zone? November 13, 2008
• Timber money brings windfall for programs November 13, 2008
• Falconer Benassi shares insights for helping injured birds November 13, 2008
• Haines votes Begich, Berkowitz, McCain November 6, 2008
• Shooting follows flurry of bear calls downtown November 6, 2008
• Slow drop of gas price riles drivers November 6, 2008
• New HARK staff scrambles with big load of homeless pets November 6, 2008
  

October

• District wants comment on drug, alcohol policy October 30, 2008
• Assembly says no to online pics October 30, 2008
• Voters to choose state, national reps Tuesday October 30, 2008
• Wildlife center will anchor 14th eagle festival October 30, 2008
• Paul Wilson Jr., 1933-2008 October 30, 2008
• Phoebe Warren, 1938-2008 October 30, 2008
• Internet home photos raise privacy question October 23, 2008
• Revived wrestling squad gets rolling October 23, 2008
• Rain on: Water means power for consumers October 23, 2008
• June-Thomas rematch in race for House District 5 seat October 23, 2008
• Margaret "Maggie" Clayton, 1957-2008 October 23, 2008
• EPA cites violations in sewer operations October 16, 2008
• State, Hess at odds over river marina October 16, 2008
• Big federal bailout lifts Haines school funding October 16, 2008
• Klukwan opens new gym October 16, 2008
• Hill, Lapp, Rossman win in borough vote October 9, 2008
• Tour businesses see drop in traffic October 9, 2008
• Fate of primary school goes back to assembly October 9, 2008
• Karate school graduates first black belts October 9, 2008
• Allie Cordes, 1918-2008 October 9, 2008
• Beach Road blaze claims family's home October 2, 2008
• State orders crosswalk for school intersection October 2, 2008
• Voters will decide fuel tax exemption October 2, 2008
• Agency that promotes access for disabled opens doors October 2, 2008
• Dorothy "Snookie" Myers, 1936-2008 October 2, 2008
  

September

• Borough offer would drop Floreske case September 25, 2008
• Two former mayors face off for top job September 25, 2008
• Burglars take 11 kegs of beer, golf clubs September 25, 2008
• New doctor finds help at work comes from various fields of study Sept. 25, 2008
• Canal chum harvest hits record: 1.1 million September 18, 2008
• Planners call for more enforcement September 18, 2008
• New manager says communication a top priority September 18, 2008
• Assembly, mayor hopefuls stake positions September 18, 2008
• After 3-month closure, pool reopens September 18, 2008
• Don Holgate, 1928-2008 September 18, 2008
• Smokers win another day to puff in workplace September 11, 2008
• Shields launches write-in re-election bid September 11, 2008
• Haines Highway upgrade effort needs letters September 11, 2008
• Youth credits academy for new direction September 11, 2008
• Pilots, friends pay tribute to Bennett September 11, 2008
• Board approves $150K for new school contract September 4, 2008
• Volunteers boost patrols along Chilkoot September 4, 2008
• Dispute raises oversight questions September 4, 2008
• Documentary photographer records plight of African AIDS victims September 4, 2008
  

August

• Anti-smoking ordinance splits borough assembly August 28, 2008
• Haines voting follows statewide trend August 28, 2008
• FAA defends secrecy about L.A.B. violations August 28, 2008
• Shields bows out; Hill runs alone for mayor August 28, 2008
• State rejects borough's crosswalk plan August 28, 2008
• Food price, surcharge pack a double punch August 21, 2008
• Primary to decide 4 ballot measures August 21, 2008
• Smoking ordinance hearing Tuesday August 21, 2008
• Motor-powered bicycles take to the streets August 21, 2008
• Assembly takes stand against fuel tax break August 14, 2008
• Battle brewing over beaver rules? August 14, 2008
• Treasure lost and found near glacier August 14, 2008
• Falconer takes helm at foundation's new raptor center August 14, 2008
• Filing period opens; Hill seeks mayor's job August 7, 2008
• School project pushes question of Native art August 7, 2008
• Museum gets pyramid-building hammer August 7, 2008
• Big chill: Summer almost a record August 7, 2008


July

• FAA shuts down LAB: airline makes appeal  July 31, 2008
• Tax foes putting heat on borough  July 31, 2008
• Assembly balks at $230K for dock restroom site  July 31, 2008
• Concrete, outdoor table is an Alaskan take on an indoor sport July 31, 2008
• State fair turns 40 with new attractions, music  July 24, 2008
• Wrecker wants pay for tow jobs  July 24, 2008
• Founding homemakers say fair's momentum swelled  July 24, 2008
• Making something new from nothing
• July 24, 2008
• Borough again seeking manager candidates  July 17, 2008
• Gas prices here among lowest in Alaska  July 17, 2008
• Mom seeks enforcement to stop underage drinking  July 17, 2008
• FAA watching LAB for safety issue July 17, 2008
• Sealaska Heritage puts new spin on summer basketball camp July 17, 2008
• Stevens: Don't expect federal money  July 10, 2008
• Lutak mill goes to the scrap heap  July 10, 2008
• Can school be a magnet for e-workers?  July 10, 2008
• Szymanski swims at Olympic trials before crowd of 13,000 July 10, 2008
• Petition targets local tax on gas, oil sales  July 3, 2008
• Sen. Stevens to highlight festivities  July 3, 2008
• Need a new passport? Better book a Juneau trip  July 3, 2008
• Salmon prices climbing for gillnetters July 3, 2008
• Cruise ship tour boasts green efforts July 3, 2008

 

June

• State raising money for bear monitor job  June 26, 2008
• Venturers learn life lessons from Africa trip  June 26, 2008
• Board approves plan for art in renovated school  June 26, 2008
• Sun, wind, rain and timing stick  highlight 16th Kluane relay June 26, 2008
• Lutak repave delayed as contractor defaults  June 19, 2008
• Ferry group seeks more cruise ships  June 19, 2008
• Cost may sink dock restsroom location  June 19, 2008
• Aukerman looks back on 87 years of memories June 19, 2008
• Ron Crecelius, 1950-2008 June 19, 2008
• King salmon pen site blocks freight dock  June 12, 2008
• Asbestos cleanup to go fast  June 12, 2008
• After long wait, fish-passage culvert buried downtown  June 12, 2008
• Tiny carnivore highlights plant walk June 12, 2008
• Wildlife park gets grizzly cub June 12, 2008
• Palin veto kills state work on Chilkoot plan  June 5, 2008
• Assembly spars over creating job to conserve energy  June 5, 2008
• King salmon closure puts dent in early summer economy  June 5, 2008
• Group may seek to end king fishing elsewhere June 5, 2008
• David Menaker, 1943-2008 June 5, 2008
  

May

• Palin vetoes $270K for asbestos cleanup  May 29, 2008
• Listing rejected, but study continues on canal's herring  May 29, 2008
• Venturer Scouts head off to Kilimanjaro  May 29, 2008
• Anti-booze drug works, researcher tells residents May 29, 2008
• Work on Chilkoot bear plan to start Wednesday  May 22, 2008
• Town salute Haines High class of '08  May 22, 2008
• Lagging land office still behind in assessments  May 22, 2008
• Assembly votes to hire Ward as interim manager May 22, 2008
• Assembly's view of manager firing  May 22, 2008
• Assembly votes 4-2 to terminate Venables  May 15, 2008
• SEARHC celebrates 10 years at clinic  May 15, 2008
• Temsco may challenge tour permit requirement  May 15, 2008
• Alaska adventure draws to close for globe-trotting professors May 15, 2008
• Chilkat king fishing closure cancels derby  May 8, 2008
• Origin of vacant trailer fire a mystery  May 8, 2008
• Center may need new electric, heating systems  May 8, 2008
• Cops interested in top job, not borough officer positions May 8, 2008
• Diesel ups electric bills; utility seeks more hydro  May 1, 2008
• Vogt says borough can deny heli permit  May 1, 2008
• Assembly to take up heli-ski fines, landing sites  May 1, 2008
• On retiring, town's lone banker looks back on 35 years May 1, 2008
• John Roth, 1937-2008 May 1, 2008 
• Carmen Loomis, 1922-2008 May 1, 2008 

April

• Summer heli-tour permit hits hurdle at assembly  April 24, 2008
• Assembly's response to Goodman  April 24, 2008
• Szymanski qualifies for Olympic trials  April 24, 2008
• Cafe owner traded corporate ladder for place of her own April 24, 2008
• Bill Waldo, 1937-2008 April 24, 2008 
• Klukwan, Inc. closes boat, tour operation  April 17, 2008
• Anglers restricted to 1 king salmon per day  April 17, 2008
• Legislature OKs $6.6 million in projects  April 17, 2008
• Scholarship offer repays town's help April 17, 2008
• Anti-smoking group seeks workplace ban  April 10, 2008
• Dolphins will swim as Glacier Bears next year  April 10, 2008
• Booze, unruly youth dog town  April 10, 2008
• Buddies snowmachine from Fairbanks April 10, 2008
• Snafu increases cost of assembly benefits  April 3, 2008
• Local pair to restore Felicity Ann  April 3, 2008
• Home Depot visit raises questions about sales tax  April 3, 2008
• Cruise season looks good, so far April 3, 2008
• Love of history takes Clarke far afield  April 3, 2008

March

• State champions! Bears stun 3A tourney  March 27, 2008
• Klukwan wins Medal title after 41-year wait  March 27, 2008
• Asbestos site hurts motel's trade  March 27, 2008
• Haines cheerleaders top division at state March 27, 2008
• Court to end passport service  March 27, 2008
• Goodman, 2 officers leaving force in May  March 20, 2008
• Assisted living gets $2.1 million  March 20, 2008
• Klukwan, Inc. facing declining revenues, board recall  March 20, 2008
• Years later, port restroom plan still vague March 20, 2008
• Dockside sidewalk tops priorities for borough  March 20, 2008
• Mayoral tie-breaker: Keep primary school  March 13, 2008
• Cruise tax money may pick up bills  March 13, 2008
• Boys win berth at state championship  March 13, 2008
• Report: School wood heat worth a 2nd look March 13, 2008
• KHNS survey finds call for more local programs  March 13, 2008
• Timber funds delay jolts school budget  March 6, 2008
• Declared a hazard, grocery store razed  March 6, 2008
• Klukwan plywood plant closing after 67 years  March 6, 2008
• Group pushes a big fix for Chilkat Center March 6, 2008
• Haines swimmer excels  March 6, 2008

 

February

• Assembly delays decision on school  Feb. 28, 2008
• Land donation to eagle preserve not a done deal Feb. 28, 2008
• Radio seeks 1st radio funding increase in years Feb. 28, 2008
• Bogus mayday brings chopper, costs taxpayers $77,000 Feb. 28, 2008
• School's heat goes high tech  Feb. 28, 2008
• Seeking Chilkoot funding  Feb. 21, 2008
• A little rope and a little help make for a big rescue Feb. 21, 2008
• Fish and Game defends Lutak project Feb. 21, 2008
• School sale goes to 3rd public hearing Feb. 21, 2008
• For 17 years, creating art that's sweet to eat  Feb. 21, 2008
• Three ideas for use of old grade school  Feb. 14, 2008
• Sales tax up 4 percent, bed tax 6 percent in 2007 Feb. 14, 2008
• Cards a cheaper passport alternative Feb. 14, 2008
• Puppy love: Therapy dog on the job Feb. 14, 2008
• Betty Israelson, 1921-2008  Feb. 14, 2008
• Electric rates to rise as diesel aids hydro  Feb. 7, 2008
• SEATrails starts efforts connecting recreation sites Feb. 7, 2008
• Valley's population grew slightly in 2007 Feb. 7, 2008
• Benson leaves legacy of lumber Feb. 7, 2008
• Residents back Obama, Huckabee  Feb. 7, 2008
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  January

• Caucus, poll bring national vote closer  Jan. 31, 2008
• Haines let out of rule on antlers Jan. 31, 2008
• Tidebooks recalled; corrected ones on the way Jan. 31, 2008
• Pilates class focuses on core muscles Jan. 31, 2008
• Rockabilly, R&B acts to headline fair  Jan. 24, 2008
• Honoring legacy of Dr. King Jan. 24, 2008
• Court dismisses citation against tour company Jan. 24, 2008
• Bare highway surface slows race times Jan. 24, 2008
• Mary Klanott headdress, tunic returned to local clan  Jan. 24, 2008
• Primary school sale set for final hearing  Jan. 17, 2008
• CIA to break ground on subdivision this summer Jan. 17, 2008
• Glacier Bears sweep Edgecumbe series Jan. 17, 2008
• Not a record yet: Snowfall up but accumulation down Jan. 17, 2008
• Exchange rate may boost numbers at Alcan 200  Jan. 17, 2008
• Klukwan center gets $1.8 million boost  Jan. 10, 2008
• All together now: Schools combined Jan. 10, 2008
• Fair gets leader, Dalton City grant Jan. 10, 2008
• New generation learns art of guitar building Jan. 10, 2008
• Walt Ormasen, 1926-2007  Jan. 10, 2008
• Tom Blackhurst, 1938-2007  Jan. 10, 2008

 

2007

December

• Grant to accelerate harbor upgrade  Dec. 20, 2007
• Snow, state politics dominated 2007  Dec. 20, 2007
• Group addresses climate change Dec. 20, 2007
• Eagle preserve to grow with homestead purchase  Dec. 20, 2007
• Study says town leads in numbers of artists  Dec. 13, 2007
• Burst sprinkler pipe floods KHNS  Dec. 13, 2007
• Borough gets 1st cruise-tax money Dec. 13, 2007
• A stitch in time: Quilter finishes Hawaii heirloom  Dec. 13, 2007
• Stealing to get high: Cold remedy pinched  Dec. 6, 2007
• Wish list includes pool, dock, road work  Dec. 6, 2007
• Assisted living center responds to finance critics Dec. 6, 2007
• New rules loom for crossing into Canada  Dec. 6, 2007
• Ferry system cuts fares through Skagway  Dec. 6, 2007
• Bonnie Potter,1931-2007  Dec. 6, 2007

November

• Leaders to ask Palin for more ferry money  Nov. 29, 2007
• Gift boosts quest for senior facility  Nov. 29, 2007
• Assembly narrowly OKs resolution opposing road Nov. 29, 2007
• Cops seek to toughen law on dogs  Nov. 29, 2007
• Study quantifies effects of winter on goat herd  Nov. 29, 2007
• Maynard 'Lucky' Metcalf, 1924-2007  Nov. 29, 2007
• Mine, critics request look at tailings paste  Nov. 22, 2007
• Klukwan graduates artisans  Nov. 22, 2007
• Judge orders new trial for guide charged after hunt Nov. 22, 2007
• Digital phones no blessing to fleet  Nov. 22, 2007
• Haines gets grant to join national 'Big Read'  Nov. 22, 2007
• Borough now eligible for breakwater money  Nov. 15, 2007
• Fuel costs drive winter closures  Nov. 15, 2007
• Panel endorses raising utility fees 20 percent Nov. 15, 2007
• Bears take out phone boxes at Lutak  Nov. 15, 2007
• Planners nix borough's water tank after residents speak out  Nov. 15, 2007
• Cost of Juneau road jumps by 37 percent  Nov. 8, 2007
• Eagles here but numbers just a guess  Nov. 8, 2007
• Therapy advances with certification of 2 resident practitioners Nov. 8, 2007
• Borough fishing for harbor money  Nov. 8, 2007
• Villagers must wait to use new gym  Nov. 8, 2007
• Borough to pay $10K to settle Hinson grievance  Nov. 1, 2007
• Haines legislators would keep petroleum tax  Nov. 1, 2007
• Sea walk gets support, but costs not figured yet Nov. 1, 2007
• Women hunters stalk valley's biggest game  Nov. 1, 2007
• 13th eagle festival starts Wednesday  Nov. 1, 2007
• Earl "Boyson" Lammers, 1940-2007  Nov. 1, 2007
• Julie Menaker Shallcross, 1950-2007 Nov. 1, 2007

October

• Borough seeks source of leaks in new school  Oct. 25, 2007
• Agency estimates population will drop 29 percent  Oct. 25, 2007
• French fry oil fuels road trip Oct. 25, 2007
• Shrinking high school band battles schedule, inertia  Oct. 25, 2007
• Assisted living project gets offer of gift of land  Oct. 18, 2007
• Sword-wielding resident faces felony  Oct. 18, 2007
• Tour season revenues up for many merchants Oct. 18, 2007
• Hotch wins governor's award for humanities  Oct. 18, 2007
• Chamber honors Harrell's service  Oct. 18, 2007
• Thomas Williams Sr., 1923-2007 Oct. 18, 2007
• Jesse Jones, 1984-2007  Oct. 18, 2007
• Vick wins borough seat  Oct. 11, 2007
• Scouts build toward Africa adventure  Oct. 11, 2007
• Towns to get first cruise tax money next month Oct. 11, 2007
• Museum founder battles against bigger hammer  Oct. 11, 2007
• Voters choose Smith, back 2 ballot issues  Oct. 4, 2007
• Ivory sale prompts inquiry by agency  Oct. 4, 2007
• Wallace, former mayor and fire chief, remembered Oct. 4, 2007
• Haines woman aims, sets high marks at Air Force Academy  Oct. 4, 2007
• Hazel Nelson, 1913-2007  Oct. 4, 2007

September

• Pool set to reopen Saturday  Sept. 27, 2007
• Voters to fill 5 seats  Sept. 27, 2007
• How should permanent fund derive income Sept. 27, 2007
• Man dives in to save dog trapped in sunken truck  Sept. 27, 2007
• Elks vote to keep charter alive  Sept. 27, 2007
• Borough creates job to oversee projects  Sept. 20, 2007
• Cruise line serves up catch from canal  Sept. 20, 2007
• Berry, Vick, Winge seek assembly seats Sept. 20, 2007
• As cannery work wanes, foreign workers fill unwanted jobs  Sept. 20, 2007
• Assembly endorses CIA's tank farm bid  Sept. 13, 2007
• Repairs at issue in borough candidate forum  Sept. 13, 2007
• Classes canceled after school sewer overflow Sept. 13, 2007
• Guardsmen travel far from Southeast to serve country  Sept. 13, 2007
• Land agency clarifies tank farm issues  Sept. 6, 2007
• DOT patrol nails local truckers  Sept. 6, 2007
• School to hear request; drunken driving at issue Sept. 6, 2007
• Salve-making class highlights renewed interest  Sept. 6, 2007

August

• Haines enrollment up by nearly 50 students  Aug. 30, 2007
• Klukwan staff greets 23 students on 1st day  Aug. 30, 2007
• Candidates compete for assembly Aug. 30, 2007
• Dawson gets contract for assisted living home  Aug. 30, 2007
• Assembly okays Venables at $75K  Aug. 30, 2007
• Board narrowly splits on new special ed. job  Aug. 23, 2007
• Elks Lodge at risk of shutdown  Aug. 23, 2007
• June pushes clean elections vote Aug. 23, 2007
• Teachers get bonuses for students' high scores  Aug. 23, 2007
• Port Chilkoot Dock opens to public use  Aug. 23, 2007
• Polar adventurer tells tale of Antarctic expedition  Aug. 16, 2007
• Power out; businesses lose money  Aug. 16, 2007
• Outlaw longboarders take to the streets Aug. 16, 2007
• Polar adventurer tells tale of Antarctic expedition  Aug. 16, 2007
• Carvers dip into past to start historic canoe  Aug. 9, 2007
• Harbor improvement project to be done in phases  Aug. 9, 2007
• Schools ready to take on bullying  Aug. 9, 2007
• Working with marble, rolling with changes  Aug. 9, 2007
• Voters to fill 5 seats on assembly, board  Aug. 2, 2007
• Assembly to take up manager contract, pay  Aug. 2, 2007
• Young filmmaker gets attention, award  Aug. 2, 2007
• Bands push up fair numbers a bit  Aug. 2, 2007

July

• Pressure cooking as 39th fair begins  July 26, 2007
• State cuts Chilkoot bear job  July 26, 2007
• Accidents renew drunk driving concerns  July 26, 2007
• Borough workers change sewage sludge into compost  July 26, 2007
• Mining firm doubles exploration efforts  July 19, 2007
• Exhibits looking up at 39th fair  July 19, 2007
• Stalwart swimmers take to local waters  July 19, 2007
• New ballfield nearing completion  July 19, 2007
• Thomas, Kookesh received contributions from cruise execs  July 19, 2007
• Report IDs $7.2 million in needed work at pool  July 12, 2007
• LCC loses jetboat case in Superior Court  July 12, 2007
• Recall targets 3 on Chatham school board  July 12, 2007
• Yukon rail study sees promise in link to valley  July 12, 2007
• Thomas: Veco money didn't sway vote  July 12, 2007
• Palin vetoes nearly $1 million for valley  July 5, 2007
• Superior Court rejects Button tour-permit appeal  July 5, 2007
• Borough, school employees negotiate pay raises  July 5, 2007
• Connecting via the Net; locals try online dating  July 5, 2007

June

• Work begins to link Lutak to electric grid  June 28, 2007
• Striking up a band for the Fourth  June 28, 2007
• Dunbar resigns assembly seat  June 28, 2007
• New landmark downtown  June 28, 2007
• Plans stir discussion of Portage Cove beachfront  June 28, 2007
• Skagway Air to close July 1  June 21, 2007
• Celebration to mark 25th anniversary of eagle preserve  June 21, 2007
• Fast, sunny day for Kluane racers  June 21, 2007
• Guide's long road to Haines included escaping Iron Curtain   June 21, 2007
• Assembly cuts taxes, settles school lawsuit  June 14, 2007
• Vandals scar new school  June 14, 2007
• Pool closed at least until new school boiler is running  June 14, 2007
• Fair tries out high striker   June 14, 2007
• Doctors, patients face challenges in treating chronic pain  June 14, 2007
• Board hires Chapin as assistant principal  June 7, 2007
• Bomb squad blasts WWII grenade  June 7, 2007
• Scarrott lands top fish in king salmon derby  June 7, 2007
• Fingerling potatoes tell story of Tlingit agriculture   June 7, 2007
• Butterfly expert pursues colorful quarry along local roadsides  June 7, 2007

May

• School job appeal headed to Supreme Court   May 31, 2007
• Weather puts chill on derby   May 31, 2007
• Watershed council in line for $83K state grant   May 31, 2007
• Harbor committee proposes moorage hike, other fees   May 31, 2007
• Kiana principal hired as superintendent   May 24, 2007
• Goodbye to HHS Class of 2007   May 24, 2007
• Valley gets $3 million in projects, aid   May 24, 2007
• Woodworker puts new twist on classic Alaska fishing boat   May 24, 2007
• Committee selects 3 finalists for superintendent   May 17, 2007
• Brawn, not brains for school job   May 1, 2007
• Attorney's OK brought access to sealed record   May 17, 2007
• Marine historian skeptical of Clara Nevada survivor theories   May 17, 2007
• Locals join lawsuit against new cruise rule   May 10, 2007
• Scores participate in first Chilkat River Walk   May 10, 2007
• Archaeologists dive on Gold Rusk era shipwreck   May 10, 2007
• Hiker makes circuit around canal   May 10, 2007
• Anti-smoking program has high success rate   May 10, 2007
• Judge's ruling kills herbicide plan   May 3, 2007
• Group slashes price of medevacs   May 3, 2007
• Camp to expand with community volunteers   May 3, 2007
• Success in drawing youths poses challenges for library   May 3, 2007

 

April

• Klukwan seeks status as new charter school  April 26, 2007
• Borough wins legal battle over school job   April 26, 2007
• Borough police budget comes under scrutiny   April 26, 2007
• Pool closed at least until June  April 26, 2007

• Pool closed Tuesday afterpipe ruptures   April 19, 2007
• Porch collapse points up concern for landmark   April 19, 2007
• Bear permit at center of dispute   April 19, 2007
• Clowning around can be serious business   April 19, 2007
• Shooter sentenced to 140 days   April 19, 2007

• Residents 'rescue' cub, biologists release it again   April 12, 2007
• School board votes to hire 3rd administrator  April 12, 2007
• Boat runs aground in canal April 12, 2007
• Week to celebrate young children April 12, 2007
• Bar will go smoke-free   April 12, 2007
• Wilma Henderson, 1918-2007 April 12, 2007

• Jones resigns from district's top job  April 5, 2007
• Merchants win at Gold Medal  April 5, 2007
• Trooper investigates roadside poaching April 5, 2007
• State to study moose food in valley April 5, 2007
• Locals share flu, cold remedies   April 5, 2007

March

• Avalanches trap 3; slide danger high   March 29, 2007
• Cheerleaders win big at state  March 29, 2007
• New cruise group seeks local input March 29, 2007
• 'Ides of Arts' offers broad palette of events March 29, 2007
• Borough explores buyout of water utility   March 29, 2007
• Failure rate a concern at Haines High School   March 22, 2007
• Court says mine's waste plan is illegal March 22, 2007
• CIA seeks former village site at tank farm March 22, 2007
• Snowfall sets record March 22, 2007
• District petitions against forced move to 2A   March 22, 2007
• Valley roads fimally to get storm repairs   March 15, 2007
• Boards agree to cut school cop March 15, 2007
• Lanternfish wash ashore March 15, 2007
• Myren wins state award for service March 15, 2007
• Citizens' group seeks to change police procedures   March 15, 2007
• AP&T ready to sell power to upper valley   March 8, 2007
• Student thespians take 1st at state tourney March 8, 2007
• CruiseWest cancels 15 Haines dockings March 8, 2007
• Nonprofits ask borough for $127,600 March 8, 2007
• Locals find success making deals online   March 8, 2007
• Pauline Case, 1944-2007 March 8, 2007
• Companies prepare for busy heliski season   March 1, 2007
• Barge line pulls out March 1, 2007
• Handful of trappers carry on tradition in valley March 1, 2007
• Counseling service director resigns March 1, 2007
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February

• People for Peace plan events   Feb. 22, 2007
• Report IDs hazards along road route Feb. 22, 2007
• Museum seeks input as it sets new course Feb. 22, 2007
• Annis sets tough pase in Iditaswim Feb. 22, 2007
• Legislators' pay ranks low, but extras add to income Feb. 22, 2007
• Schools fat now but preparing fir layoffs   Feb. 15, 2007
• Kites bring new speed to winter sports Feb. 15, 2007
• School board reverses stance on R-rated films Feb. 15, 2007
• Arrest warrant quashed Feb. 15, 2007
• Fair lines up headline acts for 2007  Feb. 15, 2007
• Sales tax, interest income up   Feb. 8, 2007
• Arrest warrant issued for former cop Feb. 8, 2007
• ADFG: Taku king fishery unlikely Feb. 8, 2007
• Clarke is board's pick to head museum Feb. 8, 2007
• Planners propose new regs for burials  Feb. 8, 2007
• Heavy snow takes toll on property   Feb. 1, 2007
• Ferry agrees to land swap at dock  Feb. 1, 2007
• Assembly IDs goals for manager in evaluation Feb. 1, 2007
• Task force to tackle fuel-supply issues Feb. 1, 2007
• Population inches up  Feb. 1, 2007

 

January

• Museum gets award from First Lady in D.C.   Jan. 25, 2007
• Two Bears win spots in Alaska Hall of Fame  Jan. 25, 2007
• Hill sets record pace in 38th Alcan 200 Jan. 25, 2007
• New postmaster settles into local job  Jan. 25, 2007
• Venezuelan gift of oil fills village fuel tanks  Jan. 25, 2007
• Cruise dockings to dip in 2007   Jan. 18, 2007
• Manager backs chief, fires Hinson  Jan. 18, 2007
• High school preps for move into old building Jan. 18, 2007
• Racers rev for 38th annual Alcan 200  Jan. 18, 2007
• New computer software scrambles student grades  Jan. 18, 2007
• Local contrator buys Chisel Building   Jan. 11, 2007
• Police officer challenges firing  Jan. 11, 2007
• Record-breaking snow blankets upper valley Jan. 11, 2007
• Cheer and dance team debuts Friday  Jan. 11, 2007
• Former Dolphin adjusts to world of NCAA Division 1 swimming  Jan. 11, 2007
• Anna Bell Carey, 1922-2006  Jan. 11, 2007

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December

• Palin pulls plug on road project  Dec. 21, 2006
• Assembly okays harbormaster hire  Dec. 21, 2006
• Museum director announces departure Dec. 21, 2006
• 2006: The Year in Review  Dec. 21, 2006
• Biologist retires after 2 decades  Dec. 21, 2006
• Sports Illustrated names Egolf tops in Alaska Dec. 14, 2006
• Home vs. athletics: Hard choice for families  Dec. 14, 2006
• School contract talks begin Dec. 14, 2006
• Scenic highway plan includes trails, signage  Dec. 14, 2006
• Locals launch Internet ride-share program Dec. 7, 2006
• Ballfield project gets $59K Rasmuson grant  Dec. 7, 2006
• Interest in heliski permits heats up Dec. 7, 2006
• November deep freeze breaks record  Dec. 7, 2006
• Community Christmas celebration Saturday Dec. 7, 2006

November

• Local company low bidder for Juneau 'pioneer road' Nov. 30, 2006
• Assembly gives tax break on winter home heating fuel  Nov. 30, 2006
• Elements of school project still in flux Nov. 30, 2006
• Haines High Student a soldier in training  Nov. 30, 2006
• Winemaker brews local flavors year round Nov. 30, 2006
• Hinson suspended from police force Nov. 23, 2006
• Game Board split on longer wolf season  Nov. 23, 2006
• Thanksgiving: Friends, family and a fresh bird Nov. 23, 2006
• Murkowski pushes 'pioneer road'  Nov. 23, 2006
• November cold a near record Nov. 23, 2006
• Thomas gains sat on House Finance Committee Nov. 16, 2006
• Klukwan center to be more than a museum  Nov. 16, 2006
• Totem returning to Chilkat Valley Nov. 16, 2006
• Dental mission serves Himalayan villages  Nov. 16, 2006
• Thomas tops Isaacs for state House seat Nov. 9, 2006
• Grant boosts Klukwan School p.e. program  Nov. 9, 2006
• CIA program offers cash for grades Nov. 9, 2006
• After weeks in the wild, pony comes home  Nov. 9, 2006
• Ferry cuts cost festival, tourney, businesses Nov. 2, 2006
• Resident perishes in house fire  Nov. 2, 2006
• Rare manefish landed in Lynn Canal   Nov. 2, 2006
• Eagles, experts highlight festival  Nov. 2, 2006

October

• ADFG: Parking, bear-viewing deck needed at Chilkoot Oct. 26, 2006
• Klukwan to unveil plans for cultural center  Oct. 26, 2006
• Isaacs challenges Thomas for state House seat   Oct. 26, 2006
• Pool to close for repairs, new liner  Oct. 26, 2006
• Borough inherits cost of retirements Oct. 12, 2006
• Number of ambulance calls peaks  Oct. 12, 2006
• Final vote tally: It's Vogt by 20   Oct. 12, 2006
• Borough seeks facelift for ice machine  Oct. 12, 2006
• Olerud, Lapham win assembly seats Oct. 5, 2006
• Girls 2nd, boys 5th at state cross-country meet  Oct. 5, 2006
• New office to help residents quit tobacco   Oct. 5, 2006
• After 10 years at P.O., Selmer moving on  Oct. 5, 2006
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September

• State seeks answers to Chilkoot conflicts Sept. 28, 2006
• Board to take up graduation, mission statement  Sept. 28, 2006
• Local taxes high, but not as high as some   Sept. 28, 2006
• Fire damage drops to new low after 2005 peak  Sept. 28, 2006
• Dirk Hinman, 1963-2006   Sept. 28, 2006
• Hayes' passion was mining   Sept. 28, 2006
• Gillnet fleet hauls in best catch in years Sept. 21, 2006
• Wentworth resigns job at harbor  Sept. 21, 2006
• Annual moose hunt off to fast start   Sept. 21, 2006
• Englund celebrates 9 decades in valley   Sept. 21, 2006
• Peterson 'doted' on valley   Sept. 21, 2006
• Flight ends early with emergency landing Sept. 14, 2006
• From here to Sundance: Young filmmakers' work debuts  Sept. 14, 2006
• Fair members elect board, hear recap of event   Sept. 14, 2006
• Report card shows district areas needing improvement   Sept. 14, 2006
• Gubernatorial hopefuls question plan for road Sept. 7, 2006
• Venezualan oil giant to aid Klukwan  Sept. 7, 2006
• ACS to offer cellphone, wireless service here   Sept. 7, 2006
• Dawson, borough ink school contract   Sept. 7, 2006
• Wet, cool summer draws to a close  Sept. 7, 2006

August

• Enrollment climbs in Haines schools Aug. 31, 2006
• Local voters out of synch  Aug. 31, 2006
• Southeast DOT chief delivers disappointing news   Aug. 31, 2006
• Suicide forum offers hope, information   Aug. 31, 2006
• Dissenting RCA member asks for review of utility   Aug. 31, 2006
• Mine CEO excited by exploration in valley Aug. 24, 2006
• Elected officials back lawsuit against road  Aug. 24, 2006
• Klukwan gets language grant, new gym   Aug. 24, 2006
• Workshop to join pianists, singers, composers   Aug. 24, 2006
• Library toys could be tainted Aug. 17, 2006
• Businesses weigh impact of Juneau road  Aug. 17, 2006
• Federal grant to boost clinic staffing   Aug. 17, 2006
• New faces, floor plan to greet students   Aug. 17, 2006
• Jim Reeves, 1935-2006   Aug. 17, 2006
• Frank Terracciano Sr. 1926-2006   Aug. 17, 2006
• Clinic mourns loss of medical director Aug. 10, 2006
• Advisory group seeks more liberal wolf hunts  Aug. 10, 2006
• Upcoming cruise-ship vote draws support, fire   Aug. 10, 2006
• Sheya recalls childhood at Fort Seward   Aug. 10, 2006
• Betty Heinmiller, 1920-2006   Aug. 10, 2006
• Half of assembly, school board seats up for grabs Aug. 3, 2006
• Fine weather draws crowds to fair  Aug. 3, 2006
• Underage buyers tests bars, liquor stores   Aug. 3, 2006
• Governor visits to sign Thomas' bills   Aug. 3, 2006

July

• 38th annual Southeast Fair kicks off July 27, 2006
• End of an era for fair logging show  July 27, 2006
• Court caseload rising   July 27, 2006
• Harbor expansion project advances   July 27, 2006
• Locals stake position on Juneau Road project July 20, 2006
• Orphaned bear cub captured  July 20, 2006
• Officers' Row Renovation a family project   July 20, 2006
• Borough seeks help with Fort renovation   July 20, 2006
• Latest bid for school work close to estimate   July 20, 2006
• Foreign students get slime line experience July 13, 2006
• Puppeteers plans sideshow for fair  July 13, 2006
• Borough preps for sale of Main Street property   July 13, 2006
• Haines Presbyterians celebrate 125th anniversary   July 13, 2006
• Ruth Kasko, 1928-2006   July 13, 2006
• High costs for school job cause concern July 6, 2006
• Musicians convert cabin into recording studio  July 6, 2006
• Dancers discover fellowship, success on stage   July 6, 2006
• Cool, wet start to summer   July 6, 2006

June

• Costs for new harbor climb to $35 million June 29, 2006
• Fourth fulll of special activities  June 29, 2006
• Lawsuit targets Chilkat River jetboat tours   June 29, 2006
• Survey to look at shorter bar hours   June 29, 2006
• Wood heat for school?   June 29, 2006
• George Stevens Sr., 1916-2006   June 29, 2006
• Groups unite in lawsuit against herbicide spraying June 22, 2006
• Cyclists battle headwind in international relay  June 22, 2006
• Ocean Beauty fined for dumping   June 22, 2006
• Predators, cold challenge local livestock   June 22, 2006
• Norman Taylor, 1923-2006   June 22, 2006
• Burke Riley, 1914-2006   June 22, 2006
• Water rate increase raises customer's ire June 15, 2006
• Canal gillnet season opens Sunday  June 15, 2006
• Residents respond to pipeline project   June 15, 2006
• School board okays hike in fees   June 15, 2006
• Stan Laing, 1921-2006   June 15, 2006
• Medical clinic drops rates 37 percent June 8, 2006
• Troopers investigate shootings  June 8, 2006
• Isaacs challenges Thomas for state House seat   June 8, 2006
• Ward wins king salmon derby   June 8, 2006
• Haines to host annual summer music festival   June 8, 2006
• Governor sends reps to promote pipeline June 1, 2006
• Derby leader weighs in at 39.45 pounds  June 1, 2006
• Historic Dalton Trail gets fresh recognition   June 1, 2006
• Beekeepers face challenges   June 1, 2006
• KHNS board removes president from office   June 1, 2006

May

• Haines High School Class of 2006 moves on May 25, 2006
• Klukwan School graduates 3  May 25, 2006
• Gillnetters vote down new tax  May 25, 2006
• Boy's 1st bear hunt filmed for television   May 25, 2006
• KHNS board ousts radio station manager May 18, 2006
• Grads celebrate achievements  May 18, 2006
• Fairweather return delayed again  May 18, 2006
• Lutak crash kills motorist   May 18, 2006
• Haines benefits from Legislature's spending May 11, 2006
• Renovation yields piece of history  May 11, 2006
• McGraw will take protest to court  May 11, 2006
• Borough budget includes $56K for nonpprofits   May 11, 2006
• Forklift driver rides rig down when dock timbers fail May 4, 2006
• Chatham School Board restores funds for bus run  May 4, 2006
• Summer work force boosts economy  May 4, 2006
• Speakers take 3rd at state tournament   May 4, 2006

April

• Gillnetters set to vote on new tax April 27, 2006
• Worms bring lesson of recycling to class  April 27, 2006
• Assembly hears pitch for tobacco tax  April 27, 2006
• Clinic to host national accreditation team   April 27, 2006
• Protest delays award of school contract  April 20, 2006
• Complaints swell over rise in property values  April 20, 2006
• Friends to launch library endowment  April 20, 2006
• Local tap into Internet for social networking   April 20, 2006
• Stickler gets job as new Haines principal  April 13, 2006
• Dawson Construction is top choice for school job  April 13, 2006
• Fast ferry return delayed until June  April 13, 2006
• Emergency officials prepare for arrival of bird flu   April 13, 2006
• Two still in running for principal job  April 6, 2006
• Scientists study canal's historic shipwrecks  April 6, 2006
• Angler lands new predatory species in Chilkat River  April 6, 2006
• Heliskiers, residents face 1st season with new regs   April 6, 2006
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March

• Local lobbying begins on cruise-ship initiative   March 30, 2006
• Scouts compete in Frostbite Challenge  March 30, 2006
• Sport, commercial shrimpers face closures  March 30, 2006
• Mosquito Lake offers one-room school experience   March 30, 2006
• DOT floats plan for downtown ferry terminal   March 23, 2006
• Filmmaker to follow teams at Gold Medal tourney  March 23, 2006
• Nonprofits ask for more than $100K from borough  March 23, 2006
• Klukwan classes pass on traditions   March 23, 2006
• Dozens apply for K-8 principal job   March 16, 2006
• Town says thanks to retiring librarian  March 16, 2006
• New school job draws contractors to town  March 16, 2006
• Gei Sun Dancers back on the beat   March 16, 2006
• Athletes win gold at Arctic Winter Games   March 9, 2006
• Be prepared at the border  March 9, 2006
• Ingledue wins Southeast DOT honor  March 9, 2006
• Klukwan, Inc. spraying gets go-ahead   March 9, 2006
• AP&T to build Lutak, highway links   March 2, 2006
• Trash firm proposes move to Skagway  March 2, 2006
• Locals join with protestors nationwide  March 2, 2006
• Howser's years of service honored   March 2, 2006

February

• Taylor proposes end to winter fast ferries   February 23, 2006
• Cruise dockings to climb, passenger tally stable in '06  February 23, 2006
• State opens hotline for disaster-relief money  February 23, 2006
• School budget includes staffing cuts   February 23, 2006
• Final Juneau road report met with rally, lobbying   February 16, 2006
• Forum targets risky youth behaviors   February 16, 2006
• Borough hires Lemcke as project manager for new school  February 16, 2006
• Shows to feature mystery, fashion   February 16, 2006
• Governor, cabinet ride ferry up Lynn Canal   February 9, 2006
• Chilkat Valley losing young families   February 9, 2006
• Assistant principal, wife resign jobs   February 9, 2006
• Forest Service: Cut Katzehin cabin   February 9, 2006
• Assisted living center gets $100K from AHFC   February 2, 2006
• Assembly okays pay hikes for most staff   February 2, 2006
• Cyclists brave cold for health, challenge   February 2, 2006
• Jones in line for top school job   February 2, 2006

January

• Alcan speed record falls   January 26, 2006
• Superintendent resigns   January 26, 2006
• Soldier returns home after year in Iraq   January 26, 2006
• Tech grant broadcasts live hoops   January 26, 2006
• Cuts eyed as school's cost climbs
     Architects propose project deletions   January 19, 2006
• Gas prices near top in SE, but set to drop   January 19, 2006
• Locals lining up to race in 37th Alcan   January 19, 2006
• Three Bears to compete at Arctic Winter Games   January 19, 2006
• School eyes staff cuts, fee hikes to bridge gap
     Board to seek $95K more from borough   January 12, 2006
• Disaster teams visit valley sites   January 12, 2006
• Valley’s newspaper celebrates 40-year anniversary   January 12, 2006
• Ambulance calls set record in 2005; fire loss reaches $305,000   January 12, 2006
  
  

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  December

• Harbor will get $6.6 million from Corps   December 22, 2005
• 2005: Year in Review   December 22, 2005
• Season brings worry, relief for soldier's families   December 22, 2005
• Assembly adds new school sewer plant, dual lab to CIP list   December 22, 2005
• Grant boosts ice plant   December 15, 2005
• Seeing the light of day?   December 15, 2005
• Highway route unveiled   December 15, 2005
• Cheetah buys estate, rethinks local class   December 15, 2005
• Four-year demolition wraps up at tank farm
     Years of soil clean-up work remain   December 8, 2005
• Wise Families is 1st of its kind in nation   December 8, 2005
• Jetboat flips, dumping 3 men into icy Tsirku River   December 8, 2005
• Tally of storm damage climbs to $2 million   December 8, 2005
• Storm destroys roads, property across valley  December 1, 2005
• Driver escapes car caught in slide  December 1, 2005
• Mud Bay Road home funnels flood  December 1, 2005
• Man faces felony charge for nose bite  December 1, 2005
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  November

• Deluge swamps town, riddles roads  November 23, 2005
• Snowcat skiing proposed for valley  November 23, 2005
• Yukoner travel to Haines rebounds to 10-year high  November 23, 2005
• Harry Brouillette found dead in Kake  November 23, 2005
• Haines projects suffer, Juneau road gets more
     Lutak, Haines Highway work delayed in DOT plan   November 17, 2005
• Borough names road for eagle lover   November 17, 2005
• Man fined after dumping fish guts at Lutak shore   November 17, 2005
• Income above average, yet wages low   November 17, 2005
• Eagle fest marks 10th anniversary  November 10, 2005
• Feds take on heli-skiing in BLM recreation plan  November 10, 2005
• Student survey shows drop in some risky behavior  November 10, 2005
• Magazines give valley cover shots  November 10, 2005
• Assembly taps Vogt for one-year vacancy  November 3, 2005
• Police prep case for D.A., grand jury  November 3, 2005
• Two-car collision puts recent trainng to the test  November 3, 2005
• Thomas announces bid for re-election  November 3, 2005
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  October

• Haines to lose dockings as company leaves state   October 27, 2005
• Undercover sting nets mushrooms   October 27, 2005
• Jones named Southeast Principal of the Year   October 27, 2005
• Progress to stem youth drinking is slow   October 27, 2005
• Break-ins frustrate cops and business owners   October 20, 2005
• Road traffic down, tour sales up in 2005   October 20, 2005
• Land transfers hold up plan for reconstruction of Lutak Road   October 20, 2005
• Murkowski gives update on landless, passport regs   October 20, 2005
• State to pay for new ramp at boat harbor   October 13, 2005
• Local sea lion nursed back to health   October 13, 2005
• High fuel prices drive new habits   October 13, 2005
• Gas pipeline accelerates plan for highway work   October 13, 2005
• Shields elected mayor   October 6, 2005
• Prized tunic on its way home to Chilkat Valley   October 6, 2005
• Museum founder dies at age 91   October 6, 2005
• Architects unveil early design plans for school   October 6, 2005
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  September

• Teams claim twin titles; runners head for state   September 29, 2005
• Voters set to decide 3 ballot issues   September 29, 2005
• Haines tour boats could be 1st in Alaska to use biofuel  September 29, 2005
• Carlson makes desks for Legislature  September 29, 2005
• Canadians restore some medical care for U.S.  September 22, 2005
• Candidates air views September 22, 2005
• Mayoral contenders share thoughts  September 22, 2005
• Starry flounder sets sportfish world record  September 22, 2005
• State offers b orough $3.4 million for harbors  September 15, 2005
• Residents aid storm victims  September 15, 2005
• Assembly nixes proposed ban on summer heli-tours  September 15, 2005
• Students vote on 1st day to change school song  September 15, 2005
• Klukwan gets $356K for tourism training  September 8, 2005
• New heli map IDs ski areas September 8, 2005
• Chilkoots launch plan to build road, office, housing  September 8, 2005
• Ferry terminal to get cameras, bomb IDs  September 8, 2005
• Police close road after threat from armed man  September 1, 2005
• Sales tax changes on ballot September 1, 2005
• Van service expands to add disabled  September 1, 2005
• Roadkill garter snake could be 1st in Alaska  September 1, 2005
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  August

• Borough to pay $350K to buy new school site August 25, 2005
• Culture camp reopens after 3 years August 25, 2005
• Fire department gets grant to buy new tanker truck August 25, 2005
• Chilkat Valley challenged by seasonal 2nd home buyers, retirees August 25 2005
• Fires scorch valley August 18, 2005
• State alters road plan; end now set for Katzehin August 18, 2005
• New tool aids pilots August 18, 2005
• Town size, wild lands attract 2nd home buyers August 18 2005
• Locals eye jobs, benefits of mine August 11, 2005
• New arrivals bolster sales of land, houses August 11, 2005
• Turnover keeps police force scrambling August 11, 2005
• Swimmer nears finish August 11, 2005
• Jetboat tour opponents rally statewide support August 4, 2005
• Mayor's job up for grabs August 4, 2005
• Crowds turn out for fair August 4, 2005
• Helitours from yacht draw concern from residents August 4, 2005
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  July

• Board OKs design for combined school July 28, 2005
• Fair opens with fans on bright side July 28, 2005
• Letnikof pier jacked up by errant ramp July 28, 2005
• Pardee gets 15-year sentence, asks for forgiveness July 28, 2005
• Assembly: Drop income reporting July 21, 2005
• Klukwan to christen new clinic July 21, 2005
• Borough, Button square off at appeal July 21, 2005
• Valley abuzz with wasps July 21, 2005
• Tour operator appeals borough permit denial Ju ly 14, 2005
• Assessor: Tax rolls a big mess July 14, 2005
• Invaders pose threat to native plants July 14, 2005
• Fort Seward forking puzzles police, target July 14, 2005
• Mine gets go-ahead; construction hires start Ju ly 7, 2005
• Skatepark celebrates opening July 7, 2005
• Vandalism costs $22K July 7, 2005
• Should candidates reveal finances? July 7, 2005
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  June

• Moorage changes held; harbor board needed June 30, 2005
• Concert draws national press June 30, 2005
• Seasonal limits lifted for jetboats June 30, 2005
• Artists meld vision for dolls June 30, 2005
• Swimmer to brave canal to protest road June 23, 2005
• Spring ranks as warmest ever for valley June 23, 2005
• Harassment charge pending after tempers flare at chopper meeting June 23, 2005
• Ballplayers learn from a pro June 23, 2005
• School offered $15K to start baseball team June 16, 2005
• Moorage rate hike proposed June 16, 2005
• Winter ferry changes drawing fire from legislators, assembly June 16, 2005
• Ambulance adds capabilities June 16, 2005
• Outfitter seeks growth in summer helitours June 9, 2005
• Derby leader holds on for 1st place June 9, 2005
• Delays dog borough ice plant purchase June 9, 2005
• Fish scientist hopes study will help crack eulachon mystery June 9, 2005
• Valley scores big with Legislature June 2, 2005
• Architects to share school design ideas June 2, 2005
• Derby leader:42.9 poundsJune 2, 2005
• EPA frowns on Juneau road route, says terminus should be Katzehin June 2, 2005
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  May

• Canal to lose fast ferry May 26, 2005
• Haines High School graduates 30; Klukwan, 2 May 26, 2005
• Book puts Haines in national spotlight May 26, 2005
• Derby starts Saturday May 26, 2005
• Police investigate sex assault, kidnapping May 19, 2005
• Valley schools to celebrate grads' accomplishments May 19, 2005
• Five Bears to race at state meet May 19, 2005
• School board votes to impose final contract terms May 19, 2005
• School board split on rules for R-rated films May 12, 2005
• Assembly Ids $75K for nonprovit grants May 12, 2005
• Gillnetters reap early harvest of Taku kings May 12, 2005
• State lifts king limits in time for derby May 12, 2005
• Pole's lesson of honor, friendship is timeless May 5, 2005
• First ship to dock on Monday May 5, 2005
• School board hikes fee for student activities May 5, 2005
• Fire danger climbs with sunny skies May 5, 2005
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  April

• Arbitrator recommends compromise for school April 28, 2005
• Hot temps set record April 28, 2005
• New PFD rules for soldiers draw ire April 28, 2005
• Museum begins planning for exhibits, partnershios April 28, 2005
• Film crews converge for backcountry ski footage April 21, 2005
• LCCP to bring 'Fantastics' to the stage April 21, 2005
• Borough seeks new logo, slogan for Chilkat Valley April 21, 2005
• Fire crew helps pay for carbon monoxide testers April 21, 2005
• High fuel costs create problems for many April 14, 2005
• Holland ups '06 dockings April 14, 2005
• Assembly adopts heliskiing rules April 14, 2005
• Passports to be required to cross border by 2008 April 14, 2005
• Grammy winner Earle to Play at Southeast fair April 7, 2005
• KHNS beams programs to Interior towns April 7, 2005
• Architects selected for new school, renovation April 7, 2005
• Sludge disposal becomes problematic April 7, 2005
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  March

• Legislature backs road March 31, 2005
• Pardee pleads to manslaughter, DUI March 31, 2005
• Proposed heli regs met with applause, criticism March 31, 2005
• Grappling with loss March 31, 2005
• Murder trial to begin on Tuesday March 24, 2005
• Entertainers sign on for Southeast fair, July 27-31 March 24, 2005
• Borough sales tax receipts up slightly in 2004 March 24, 2005
• Watershed group to work on trails, research, education March 24, 2005
• Local teen faces criminal probe March 17, 2005
• Academic standards get stiffer March 17, 2005
• Nonprofit groups submit requests for borough support March 17, 2005
• Klukwan, Inc. gets okay to spray herbicides at Long Island March 17, 2005
• State, unions negotiate Fairweather contracts March 10, 2005
• Bike race rescheduled March 10, 2005
• Superintendent to work on staff morale, finances March 10, 2005
• New laptops for every student, but many go unclaimed March 10,  2005
• Kings give gillnet fleet early start March 3, 2005
• Juneau road riles residents March 3, 2005
• Expanded SEARHC clinic to offer new services, greater efficiency March 3, 2005
• Plans for new school taking shape March 3,  2005
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  February

• Flu hits town hard February 24. 2005
• Raymond bids town farewell February 24, 2005
• Fate of Lutak fish plant to be decided in jury trial February 24, 2005
• Arbitrator hears union, district arguments February 24,  2005
• Whitehorse doctors cut care for non-residents February 17. 2005
• Juneau road hearing set Wednesday February 17, 2005
• Dance team preps for weekend debut February 17, 2005
• Bards compete in Juneau February 17,  2005
• Incomplete survey at center of legal dispute February 10. 2005
• Sebens returns from Sri Lankan relief February 10, 2005
• Students hear tips from employers February 10, 2005
• Local land earmarked for university February 10,  2005
• Haines library named best in the country February 3. 2005
• New school planning off to a rocky start February 3, 2005
• History Channel gives money to restore totem February 3, 2005
• School board, teachers ratify 3-year contract February 3,  2005
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• Sales tax audits show compliance problems January 27. 2005
• Library gets $25K grant January 27, 2005
• Locals stake positions in debate on new cruise rules January 27, 2005
• Fairweather out of service indefinitely January 27,  2005
• Mediator brokers teachers' contract January 20, 2005
• Hill wins 3rd Alcan January 20, 2005
• Shredder purchase pendingJanuary 20, 2005
• Ripinsky descendant shares years of researching Sol's family tree January 20,  2005
• Locals lend support to tsunami relief efforts January 13, 2005
• Peninsula gets new fire service January 13, 2005
• Purse grows for last snowmachine road race on continentJanuary 13, 2005
• Glacier Bears split series with Panthers January 13,  2005
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• 2004: The Year in Review December 23, 2004
• Board, union prepare for mediation December 23, 2004
• Fairweather damaged by waves in Lynn Canal December 23, 2004
• Bond vote certified December 23,  2004
• Voters approve bonds to build new school December 17. 2004
• Mud Bay board asks assembly to levy fire tax December 17, 2004
• Borough mulls break on tax bill for sawmill conversion to fish plantDecember 17, 2004
• June pays for recount December 17,  2004
• District OKs payment to settle labor claim December 9. 2004
• Skate park gets $58K for gear December 9, 2004
• Residents to weigh in on $17.5 million school bond TuesdayDecember 9, 2004
• Special delivery: Holidiay bills target roperties never before taxed December 9,  2004
• Venables gets promotion and Cozzi, a hefty raise December 2. 2004
• Final vote tally gives Thomas state House seat December 2, 2004
• Youths' holiday pageant set to debut on Thursday December 2, 2004
• Locals win at junior high tourney December 2, 2004
• KHNS makes offer to run arts center November 24. 2004
• Holiday '47 tested town November 24, 2004
• High school enrollment qualifies for drop to 2A November 24, 2004
• Biologists track radiotagged reds through valley's silty glacial rivers November 24, 2004
• Borough weighs land sales, budget shortfall November 18. 2004
• Sweets create concerns at school November 18, 2004
• Hunter bags big billy at Chilkoot November 18, 2004
• Juneau MADD to assist in formation of local chapter November 18, 2004
• Audit shows school builds hefty reserves November 11. 2004
• Eagle fest celebrates 10th birthday November 11, 2004
• Chamber finances rebound after stiff cutbacks November 11, 2004
• Glacier Bear available -- for $3,000 November 11, 2004
• Thomas leads June for state House seat November 4. 2004
• Haines students rank 4th in state November 4, 2004
• DNR knew pulling heli regs would anger residents November 4, 2004
• Highwqy gets $42K from feds November 4, 2004
• Advisory group backs transplant of 50 moose October 28. 2004
• State will pay 70% of new school October 28, 2004
• Southeast's finest to be featured in local concert October 28, 2004
• Juneau man offered museum's top job October 28, 2004
• Sinkholes grow on state ferry dock October 21. 2004
• Oleruds, Ward win top business awards October 21, 2004
• Two locals in showdown for state House seat October 21, 2004
• Kookesh, Morgan make Senate pitch to residents October 21, 2004
• Grand jury adds murder and tampering charges October 14. 2004
• New school, renovation estimated at $17.5 million October 14, 2004
• Surfers find waves to ride in Southeast October 14, 2004
• Grant funds study of youth substance abuse, finds town in denial October 14, 2004
• Rossman gets assembly post, avoids runoff vote October 7. 2004
• Haines applies for local MADD chapter October 7, 2004
• School bond vote delayed again awaiting final costs October 7, 2004
• Jan Hill elected to lead SEARHC board October 7, 2004
• New manager resigns September 30. 2004
• Klukwan celebrates longhouse completion September 30, 2004
• Borough gets $300K grant from feds to buy ice plant September 30, 2004
• Four school board candidates share campaign perspectives September 30, 2004
• Borough fires controller just days before audit September 23. 2004
• Fair fires manager September 23, 2004
• Summer tourist traffic shows upturn in 2004 September 23, 2004
• Assembly candidates share views on upcoming election, issues September 23, 2004
• Haines guardsmen on call-up list for Iraq September 16. 2004
• Should school activities come at cost of facilities?September 16, 2004
• Haines schools to tackle alcohol issues September 16, 2004
• More visitors pose challenges for bears, monitor at Chilkoot September 16, 2004
• Pardee charged with manslaughter for crash September 9. 2004
• Bond vote for school delayed September 9, 2004
• Summer of 2004 the hottest ever recorded for the Chilkat Valley September 9, 2004
• Assembly considers voting changes September 9, 2004
• Workers accuse district of unfair labor practices September 2. 2004
• Two seats draw lone candidatesSeptember 2, 2004
• Mosquito Lake enrollment dips below state minimum September 2, 2004
• Federal grant to buy school district $100,000 worth of computers September 2, 2004
• Haines' June, Thomas to vie for District 5 seat August 26, 2004
• Voters to weigh in on school, not harbor or school activities tax August 26, 2004
• Assembly hires Wrangell man for manager August 26, 2004
• Election draws few takers August 26, 2004
• Attendance up at 36th SE fair August 19, 2004
• Three to step down from jobs at museum August 19, 2004
• Thick smoke cloaks valley August 19, 2004
• Kookesh, Henrichs vie for Democrats' state Senate endorsement August 19, 2004
• Borough interviews 6 for manager position August 12, 2004
• Fair marks 36th year August 12, 2004
• Award-winning film touts unheralded 'cure' for cancer August 12, 2004
• Seven candidates campaign for District 5 state House seat August 12, 2004
• Lutak truck accident kills local man August 5, 2004
• Cellular 911 call sends 1st responders astray August 5, 2004
• Boat swamps, duo rescued by catamaran August 5, 2004
• Airline owner gets award for 50 years of safe flying August 5, 2004
• Artist brings wild animals to life in glass July 29, 2004
• New school plans to be pared down July 29, 2004
• Critics, supproters of mine sound off July 29, 2004
• Search is on for biggest vegetables July 29, 2004
• Assembly: Cut library, museum, not school  July 22, 2004
• Ballot deadline nears for school, harbor bonds July 22, 2004
• Eagle foundation celebrates 10 years July 22, 2004
• KHNS members pledge support at record rate July 22, 2004
• Judge upholds man's 1973 arson conviction  July 15, 2004
• Haines High grad races at U. S. Olympic Trials  July 15, 2004
• Young carvers create canoe, totem  July 15, 2004
• Lunches, activities at risk in $176 cut to school district July 15, 2004
• Borough manager resigns July 8, 2004 July 8, 2004
• Schools, museum in grant for national training model July 8, 2004
• Changes sought to bear hunt July 8, 2004
• Scientist to share secrets of icebound hunter July 8, 2004
• Harbor project gets on fast track in D. C., July1, 2004
• Uncommon thunderstorms help dampen fire danger for 4th, July1, 2004
• Big king wows locals, July1, 2004
• High gas prices don't seem to deter RV traffic, Juuly 1, 2004
• Klukwan village says no to corporate plans June 24, 2004
• Outside Magazine lists Haines as 'Dream Town'June 24, 2004
• Barge returns to sea after blaze June 24, 2004
• Chief: Dispatchers essential for safety of officers, public, June 24, 2004
• Border housing project to start June 17, 2004
• Budget passed with few changes June 17, 2004
• Collision injures Kukwan woman June 17, 2004
• Buckwheat Zydeco to headline S. E. fair June 17 2004
• Budget cuts on the way as deadline nears June 10, 2004
• Haines turns out to greet new ship June 10, 2004
• 58-pounder holds on June 10, 2004
• Tribal House construction teaches traditional way of building June 10, 2004
• House race draws 3 Haines candidates June 3, 2004
• Derby leader sets new record: 58.25 June 3, 2004
• DNR decision expands tour routes June 3, 2004
• Skateboarders get $25K June 3, 2004
• RV park to get federal clean-up May 27, 2004
• Emergency crews get $199K grant May 27, 2004
• Kensington mine gets state backing May 27 2004
• Haines High School graduates 22 seniors May 27, 2004
• State reverses stance on local heliski regs, May 20, 2004
• Climbers summit Cathedral Peaks May 20, 2004
• Kookesh aide announces candidacy for state House May 20 2004
• Contract talks with school staff stalled May 20, 2004
• Legal opinion gives way to avoid tax cap, May 13, 2004
• Licensed childcare scarce May 13, 2004
• Local students make the grade on state exit exam, May 13 2004
• Ferry hits reef, pulled from schedule, May 13, 2004
• Recyclers soon will charge to cover costs, May 6, 2004
• Hammond pans feeding of eagles, May 6, 2004
• Bear still needs home, May 6 2004
• On eve of season, bad press draws fire from business groups, May 6, 2004
• Salmon derby to offer biggest top prize ever April 29, 2004
• Coppola wins awards in film fest April 29, 2004
• Borough hires lobbyist to spearhead harbor project  April 29 2004
• New twist on familiar traditions planned for eulachon season April 29, 2004
• Gas prices set record April 22, 2004
• Possible artifact found in back yard April 22, 2004
• Haines' prices climbing faster than Anchorage's  April 22, 2004
• Swimmers win trophy, break record April 22, 2004
• Duffle bag of drugs puzzles local police April 15, 2004
• Stuffed bear needs home April 15, 2004
• Roof problems halt clinic expansion  April 15, 2004
• Priest prepares to leave Haines for floating ministry in Southeast April 15, 2004
• School board okays payout to end lawsuit April 8, 2004
• Cannery gets grant for fish processing plant April 8, 2004
• Bad weather slows heliski season April 8, 2004
• Klukwan first to apply for herbicide permit under new state lawApril 8, 2004
• New fast ferry arrives in Southeast April 1, 2004
• Skaters help rewrite rules April 1, 2004
• Haines swimmer earns spot at nationals April 1, 2004
• Avalanche hazard controversial item in Juneau road analysis April 1, 2004
• NSRAA cuts $62,000 from Haines projects March 25, 2004
• HARK gets $50K gift for building March 25, 2004
• Complaints lead police to find new home for horse March 25, 2004
• Pickup trucks of the sky: Cherokee 6s dominate local hangars March 25,, 2004
• Cultural center, dock funds in education bill March 18, 2004
• DNR considers hiring contractors to run parks March 18, 2004
• Life on the quiet edge: Ewald retires March 18, 2004
• Grocers question school's encouragement to shop at IGA March 18,, 2004
• District seeks backing for new school project March 11, 2004
• Klukwan woman seeks legislature March 11, 2004
• Briggs nominated for Red Cross hero award March 11, 2004
• Builder hopes Kingfisher skiff design catches on among SE boaters March 11,, 2004
• Hansen takes bronze at Arctic Winter Games March 4, 2004
• Coeur, Forest Service talk of Kensington plan March 4, 2004
• Practitioners offer varied treatments March 4, 2004
• Locals express preliminary interest in House seat March 4,, 2004
• CIA opens field for council elections February 26, 2004
• Heli plan on hold for now February 26, 2004
• Miners set to return to upper valley this spring February 26, 2004
• Field narrowed in tour director search February 26, 2004
• Civil rights leader has lasting influence February 19, 2004
• Promise of 'Haines 2005' taking shape February 19, 2004
• Harbormaster hired February 19, 2004
• LCC video raises preserve enforcement, permit questions February 19, 2004
• HVFD noted for training excellence February 12, 2004
• Panhandle Picture Show draws international films February 12, 2004
• Priest brings multicultural message February 12, 2004
• Ship dockings up in '04 February 12, 2004
• DEC: Pipeline clean of Agent Orange February 5, 2004
• Park Service rejects try for Glacier Bay permit February 5, 2004
• Borough, union launch labor talks February 5, 2004
• Waves damage dock February 5, 2004
• District offers cash to settle layoff dispute January 29 2004
• HARK takes over canine control job January 29, 2004
• Shaw wins state education award January 29, 2004
• Fairweather's rough night January 29, 2004
• Clayton to step down as CIA president January 22, 2004
• Strle wins chilly, windy Alcan 200 January 22, 2004
• Child rescued from frigid early-morning wandering January 22, 2004
• Haines Highway pass to host segment of international race January 22, 2004
• District legal budget expands by $50,000 January 15, 2004
• Alcan 200 celebrates 35 years January 15, 2004
• Borough considers innovative sewage treatment plant January 15, 2004
• Resource officer hired January 15, 2004
• Glass resigns tourism job for post in Kenai January 8, 2004
• Feds, state pool cash for 10 Mile land January 8, 2004
• Museum gets $25K gift in longtime volunteer's will January 8, 2004
• Coeur announces financing to underwrite Kensington mine January 8, 2004

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• Internet company pulls the plug on customers December 18, 2003
• Workshops aim to beat blues, build community December 18, 2003
• Tax cap sponsor wins kudos from afar December 18, 2003
• Highway resident helps Santa make connections December 18, 2003
• Borough nixes school request for extra funds December 11, 2003
• Local lawsuit likely to hike insurance rates statewide December 11, 2003
• Public interviews for school cop set December 11, 2003
• Program could ease need for medevacs December 11, 2003
• State eyes merger of valley school districts December 4, 2003
• 'Scrooge' aims to raise Yule spirits December 4, 2003
• Alcohol study broadened to include all residents December 4, 2003
• B. C. prof to probe fish farm impacts December 4, 2003
• Harbor expansion gets $300K in federal bill November 26, 2003
• Volunteer fire crew gets national training November 26, 2003
• Soldier comes home for the holiday November 26,   2003
• Photographer makes long journey to fulfill dreams in valley November 26, 2003
• Highway utility seeks change in ownership November 20, 2003
• University plans local subdivision November 20, 2003
• Eagle fest celebrates growth, looks to future November 20,   2003
• Local man oversees new state ferry November 20, 2003
• Eagles, birdwatchers land in Chilkat Valley November 13, 2003
• New state regs to allow Klukwan, Inc. spraying November 13, 2003
• Highway cameras soon to go online November 13,   2003
• Friends of the ferry system form Southeast advocacy group November 13, 2003
• Fired Borough staffer to get job, back pay November 6, 2003
• Festival to feature authors, experts November 6, 2003
• HARK to expand with land, borough contract November 6,   2003
• Canal fast ferry gets final ok; schedule causes concerns November 6, 2003
• Lost Chilkat blanket returned to Alaska October 30, 2003
• Revised heli regs released October 30, 2003
• Case wins chamber's Citizen of the Year award October 30, 2003
• Fire crews get $120K October 30, 2003
• Residents' income 7th in Alaska October 23, 2003
• Legal wrangling over school jobs drags on October 23, 2003
• Canal sockeye worth $566K to fleet October 23, 2003
• Skateboarders raise funds for roof at Oslund Park October 23, 2003
• Absentee votes swing new tax cap into effect October 16, 2003
• Borough to initiate tax audits October 16, 2003
• SEARHC to build new medical clinic in Klukwan October 16, 2003
• Language program gets 240 K  October 16, 2003
• Locals buy prime parcels at Letnikof October 9, 2003
• Tax limit hinges on absentee ballot count October 9, 2003
• School board delays cop decision October 9, 2003
• DOT household survey finds slim support for road October 9, 2003
• Chopper lifts hunters from Ripinsky's flank October 2, 2003
• High temps set records across SE October 2, 2003
• Village celebrates completion of cottonwood canoe October 2, 2003
• Library gets $143 K to expand youth programs October 2, 2003
• Moscow Chamber Orchestra performs in Haines to sell-out appreciative audience
• September 25, 2003
• District to add middle school teacher September 25, 2003
• Borough, initiative sponsors differ on impact of ballot measure September 25, 2003
• Bear killed, abandoned September 25, 2003
• SE conference draws 254 for regional talks September 18, 2003
• DOT touts road plans September 18, 2003
• Cops in school funding appproved September 18, 2003
• First skateboarding citation inspires petition to change law September 18, 2003
• Army to expand dioxin search along pipeline September 11, 2003
• Moose season to begin Monday September 11, 2003
• Private fast ferry to debut September 11, 2003
• Cruise ship calls to increase in 2004  September 11, 2003
• Judge orders disrict to rewrite layoff plan September 4, 2003
• Chilkoot reveals ancient artifact September 4, 2003
• Moose breaks child's leg on evening walk September 4, 2003
• Southeast conference set for this month  September 4, 2003
• Utilty gets rate hike but not much more  August 21, 2003
• Feds to test for dioxin at 2 sites  August 21, 2003
• Borough gets $65K grant to bring land info online August 21, 2003
• State posts local schools' progress   August 21, 2003
• Szymanski tops field at 11-state swim meet  August 14, 2003
• State won't prosecute; Warren freed  August 14, 2003
• Travel writers' stories better than advertising August 14, 2003
• Assembly revokes approval of controversial tour permit  August 14, 2003
• 'Jackass' stars film TV show on nature  August 7, 2003
• Downtown park gets new name  August 7, 2003
• Fish buyer eases out of season August 7, 2003
• Porcupine Mining District: "Untold weald' awaits miners  August 7, 2003
• Man jailed for sexual abuse to get new trial  July 31, 2003
• Gillnet permit value hits new low; earnings slide  July 31, 2003
• Salmon Camp preserves traditions July 31, 2003
• Porcupine Mining District: the early years,  July 31, 2003
• Fish buyer pulls out, leaves fleet scrambling  July 24, 2003
• Volunteer fire crews get $180,000 in grants  July 24, 2003
• TV crew follows youths on ice-climbing trip July 24, 2003
• Softball teams win titles at Dustball,  July 24, 2003
• New load limits on old bridge stymie traffic  July 17, 2003
• Mine firm shares optimistic plans for Kensington  July 17, 2003
• Wasilla firm low bidder for $2 million clinic expansion July 17, 2003
• Transmitters help track Chilkat sockeye to spawning grounds,  July 17, 2003
• Hoonah administrator accepts manager job  July 10, 2003
• Insurer to aid in lawsuit, after all  July 10, 2003
• Insurance delays plans to build traditional canoe July 10, 2003
• Herbal tea maker taps nature's bounty for budding business,  July 10, 2003
• Commission hears call to decertify utility  July 3, 2003
• Foreign trade zone in Haines?  July 3, 2003
• Chamber cuts staff, girds to scale back programs July 3, 2003
• Landowners gain ground as glaciers' weight recedes,  July 3, 2003
• Petitions aim to cap tax, balance budget  June 26, 2003
• Solo rider wins 150-mile bike race  June 26, 2003
• Donor gives $20K for sewage treatment study June 26, 2003
• Homebirths in Haines: A mother's choice,  June 26, 2003
• Manager resigns from borough job  June 19, 2003
• DMV office won't close  June 19, 2003
• Grant could fund cops at local schools June 19, 2003
• Developer gets final nod to build golf course,  June 19, 2003
• Man jailed for sex abuse seeks new trial  June 12, 2003
• Teachers' union sues to recoup jobs  June 12, 2003
• Animals settle in at wildlife park June 12, 2003
• Canal cruise passenger airlifted; Haines ready for SARS,  June 12, 2003
• Derby winner sets a new record at 53.5 pounds  June 5, 2003
• DMV office to close at end of month  June 5, 2003
• Neighbors abuzz as tiff airs on TV June 5, 2003
• Sea lion's tranmitter helps scientists track pup in canal,  June 5, 2003
• Derby leader weighs in at nearly 52 pounds  May 29, 2003
• Class of 2003 bids farewell  May 29,   2003
• District, union frustrated by slow progress in talks May 29, 2003
• Retraining generous for the few who fit,  May 29, 2003
• Klukwan, Inc. to move office, cut payouts  May 22, 2003
• School district girds for lawsuit  May 22,   2003
• Should boroughpermanent fund be tapped? May 22, 2003
• School buildings deteriorating,  May 22, 2003
• Board to hold hearing to justify teacher cuts  May 15, 2003
• Work begins to draft ban on bags  May 15,   2003
• Cops join in campaign to increase seatbelt use May 15, 2003
• Chambers seeks uses for dead trees,  May 15, 2003
• Bill promotes timber harvest as top priority  May 8, 2003
• Playground project ready to build  May 8,   2003
• Borough to pay $40K for study of aging buildings May 8, 2003
• Skateboarders get assembly nod for use of Oslund Park,  May 8, 2003
• Borough seaks permit for Glacier Bay cruises  May 1, 2003
• State opposes exoneration effort  May 1,   2003
• Warm, dry spring brings high fire danger, burn ban May 1, 2003
• State biologist rebuts new report, defends ban,  May 1, 2003
• Federal funds to go toward ice machine April 24, 2003
• Continuity, competence: Clerk to retire after 18 years  April 24, 2003
• Haines gets rep on new ferry board April 24, 2003
• New magistrate starts work in local court  April 24, 2003
• Feds give nod to neww halibut fishery, trade April 17, 2003
• City to pay extra for dock work  April 17, 2003
• Klukwan woman wins oratory contest April 17, 2003
• New report finds fault with state's tour routes  April 17, 2003
• Army still scrambling to ID source of toxins at tank farm April 10, 2003
• Composting system a first for Alaska  April 10, 2003
• Donor pledges $10.8K for superintendent salary April 10, 2003
• Inaugural borough budget taking shape  April 10, 2003
• FAA funds new GPS system to cut crashes  April 3, 2003
• Assembly OKs tax increase  April 3,   2003
• Merchants grab Gold Medal title back from Hoonah April 3, 2003
• DOT seeks local input on Juneau Road, again,  April 3, 2003
• Ocean Beauty in line to buy Excursion March 27, 2003
• Voters repeal tour tax  March 27, 2003
• Residents march, shares views on war March 27, 2003
• Skipper safe, boat lost  March 27, 2003
• Fate of tour tax goes to voters March 20, 2003
• Assembly hires new manager  March 20, 2003
• Smithsonian helps out local museum March 20, 2003
• Superintendent to get $5K raise  March 20, 2003
• Board wants 3-year contract with superintendent March 6, 2003
• Assembly backs repeal of tour tax  March 6, 2003
• Processor seeks money to brand Chilkat salmon March 6, 2003
• District seeks solutions as dropout rate tops state average  March 6, 2003
• Assembly eyes tax hike for annexed areas Feb. 27, 2003
• Borough, school start union talks  Feb. 27, 2003
• Merchants top Klukwan for Dick Hotch tourney title Feb. 27, 2003
• Highway traffic tallies up in 2002  Feb. 27, 2003
• District to send layoff notices to 6 teachers Feb. 13, 2003
• Five finalists vie for job of borough manager  Feb. 13, 2003
• Assembly asks planners to ID site for new heliport Feb. 13, 2003
• Motorized trail issue revived in final days of comment period Feb. 13, 2003
• Fair asks borough for funds to stay afloat Feb. 6, 2003
• Lobbyist pushes jail for Haines,  Feb. 6, 2003
• Firm claims skiers scared off by regs Feb. 6, 2003
• Bears bury Wrangell, end 39-game streak Feb. 6, 2003
• New library opens, January 30, 2003
• Holland America drops dockings  January 30, 2003
• Film crew shoots Twinkie commercial, January 30, 2003
• Solo skater slips through ice at Chilkoot, January 30, 2003
• Fleet floats ideas to fill gaps in service, January 23, 2003
• New library set to open Tuesday  January 23, 2003
• After 5 tries, Tok man wins Alcan, January 23, 2003
• Heli regs changed to reflect assembly input, January 23, 2003
• District preps to axe programs, January 16, 2003
• Animal rights groups targets wildlife park  January 16, 2003
• Study to I.D. toxins along pipeline, January 16, 2003
• Zoning soon to be a reality boroughwide, January 16, 2003
• Voters to decide fate of tour tax, January 9, 2003
• Controversy fuels tribal recall effort  January 9, 2003
• Hospice gets $35K grant to build volunteer base, January 9, 2003
• Borough hires Thomas to lobby, January 9, 2003

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• AP&T declares bankruptcy, December 19, 2002
• Donor's estate gives $125,000 to local groups  December 19, 2002
• Wards Cove pullout delivers serious blow, December 19, 2002
• Governor restores plow funds, orders EIS work to resume, December 19, 2002
• Borough stunned by manager's death, December 12, 2002
• District to plan cuts, staff layoffs  December 12, 2002
• State to reopen hearings on heliski plan, December 12, 2002
• Lack of maintenance makes icy roads dangerous for drivers, December 12, 2002
• Assembly endorses changes to heliski rules, December 5, 2002
• Warm November sets high temperature records  December 5, 2002
• State sets limits for guided hikes, December 5, 2002
• Short of funds, Chamber cuts Yukon marketing, December 5, 2002
• Assembly opens door for union to expand, Nov. 26, 2002
• Borough's staff restructuring plan gets first airing  Nov. 26, 2002
• Town offers its amends, Nov. 26, 2002
• Princess adds Haines for 1 docking, Nov. 26, 2002
• DNR releases final heliski regs, Nov. 21, 2002
• Locals plan wildlife park for tourists  Nov. 21, 2002
• Library construction ahead of schedule, Nov. 21, 2002
• LCC, SEACC drop lawsuit, Nov. 21, 2002
• Game board limits bear baiting, hunts, Nov. 14, 2002
• Eagle Eye shuts down  Nov. 14, 2002
• Mayor names 7 to planning commission, Nov. 14, 2002
• Fate of union in new borough unclear, Nov. 14, 2002
• LCC lawsuit seeks to curb preserve tours, Nov. 7, 2002
• Scott beats Pardee in runoff, Nov. 7, 2002
• Lincoln, Kookesh win reelection  Nov. 7, 2002
• AP&T struggles with debt, Nov. 7, 2002
• Shaw retires after 12 years, Oct. 31, 2002
• Harbor project sinking  Oct. 31, 2002
• Town gathering aims to heal past injustice, Oct. 31, 2002
• Plannerrs to share vision for community rec center, Oct. 31, 2002
• Schools brace for lack of snow plowing, Oct. 24, 2002
• Angler drowns at Chilkoot  Oct. 24, 2002
• Disaster declaration to aid gillnetters, Oct. 24, 2002
• Girl expelled for threats at school, Oct. 24, 2002
• Man confesses to 1973 school fire, Oct. 17, 2002
• Girls charged after death threats  Oct. 17, 2002
• Schnabel tops Kaloostian for seat on assembly, Oct. 17, 2002
• Chilkat robe coming home to valley, Oct. 17, 2002
• Consolidation work slow and expensive, Oct. 10, 2002
• Chamber names Ward 'Citizen of the Year'  Oct. 10, 2002
• Heliski appeal goes to D.C. judge, Oct. 10, 2002
• Anglers reeling in near-record coho run, Oct. 10, 2002
• Case tapped as 1st mayor of home-rule borough, Oct. 3, 2002
• Summer chum harvest 2nd largest on record, Oct. 3, 2002
• Restrictions proposed for valley bear hunts, Oct. 3, 2002
• City preps to fill snow-plowing void, Oct. 3, 2002
• DNR proposes limits for helicopter use, Sept. 26, 2002
• Thieves steal safe, but can't crack it, Sept. 26, 2002
• BLM closes access to highway rifle range, Sept. 26, 2002
• Gubernatorial candidates weigh in on Juneau road, Sept. 26, 2002
• Borough takes back arts center, Sept. 19, 2002
• Teachers won't open contracts, Sept. 19, 2002
• State ends moratorium on eagle preserve tours, Sept. 19, 2002
• Preserve's lone ranger readying to retire, Sept. 19, 2002
• Petition seeks vote to repeal tour tax, Sept. 12, 2002
• Mayoral candidates share platforms, Sept. 12, 2002
• Permit dispute ends with probation for city staffer, Sept. 12, 2002
• Students air feelings on Sept. 11 anniversary, Sept. 12, 2002
• Developer drops Ripinsky trail plan, Sept. 5, 2002
• Schools start layoffs, Sept. 5, 2002
• Coast Guard suspends skipper's license, Sept. 5, 2002
• Report critical of tender captain, Sept. 5, 2002
• Bold bears get second chance, August 29, 2002
• Haines schools prep for coming year, August 29, 2002
• District asks staff to help bridge deficit, August 29, 2002
• Winery wins silver medal in prestigious competition, August 29, 2002
• Schools brace for more cuts, August 22, 2002
• Filing deadline passes for consolidated borough election, August 22, 2002
• Tlingit Park playground in line for $237,000 grant, August 22, 2002
• Fast ferry rescues youths from capsized sailboat, August 22, 2002
• Southeast fair opens with hopes for growth, August 15, 2002
• SEARHC gets $1.5 million more for clinic expansion, August 15, 2002
• Candidate line up for new borough seats, August 15, 2002
• Klukwan continues arts and crafts revival, August 15, 2002
• Man drowns in roadside gravel pit, August 8, 2002
• City treasurer, teacher announce move to Sitka, August 8, 2002
• Local business slow despite upswing in July highway traffic, August 8, 2002
• Priest defrocked for sexual abuse, July 25, 2002
• Kennel closes, nonprofit seeks homes for 'giants', July 25, 2002
• Court rejects election challenge, July 25, 2002
• Candidates file for new borough seats, July 25, 2002
• A&P Market announces closure, July 18, 2002
• NTSB: Pilot in fatal crash on banned drug, July 18, 2002
• Candidates for new borough sought, July 18, 2002
• Cruise company to return in 2003, July 18, 2002
• Consolidation passes, July 11, 2002
• Knowles vetoes separate votes for consolidation, July 11, 2002
• Classic tug took years to restore, July 11, 2002
• Borough land manager retires after 15 years, July 11, 2002
• City permits derail ferry terminal project, July 5, 2002
• DNR: No motors on Ripinsky, July 5, 2002
• Holland America ups local dockings for 2003, July 5, 2002
• State limitsd jetboat tour routes on Upper Chilkat, July 5, 2002
• Consolidation wins early lead, June 27, 2002
• Eagle cam set to go online, June 27, 2002
• Census: Income, education increase, jobs decline, June 27, 2002
• Juneau shuttle ferry strikes reef, June 27, 2002
• Proposal to cut summer dayboat draws concern, June 27, 2002
• District hires superintendent, June 20, 2002
• Cruise line cuts Haines for 2003, June 20, 2002
• Cyclists set new record in international relay race, June 20, 2002
• Utility seeks steep rate hike or buyout, June 20, 2002
• Citizens challenge consolidation vote, June 20, 2002
• Chilkat Center management under fire, June 20, 2002
• Terror threats target cruise ships, June 13, 2002
• State poised to rule on Ripinsky use, June 13, 2002
• Staffing at border station set to double, June 13, 2002
• Pet wolf needs new home, June 13, 2002
• Gillnet fleet gears for low prices, June 13, 2002
• Soldotna trooper gets job in Chilkat Valley, June 13, 2002
• Terror threats target cruise ships, June 13, 2002
• Kings plentiful in 25th derby, June 6, 2002
• Library nets $168,000 for building project, June 6, 2002
• Cops arrest man for growing marijuana, June 6, 2002
• Study to ID tour impacts on subsistence, June 6, 2002
• Coyote pup gets new home in Anchorage zoo, June 6, 2002
• DOT cuts to cost 3 local jobs, May 30, 2002
• Holland America adds dockings in 2003, May 30, 2002
• Nevada educator accepts high school principal job, May 30, 2002
• Ward tops in state for triple jump, May 30, 2002
• Consolidation mail-in ballot a first for valleywide elections, May 30, 2002
• Advocates, opponents field consolidation questions, May 30, 2002
• Superintendent takes job in Craig, May 23, 2002
• Haines High School graduates 22, May 23, 2002
• Derby offers wealth of prizes for lucky anglers, May 23, 2002
• Departing teachers set new goals, May 23, 2002
• Legislature OKs $200K for consolidation, May 16, 2002
• Finalists for principal job to visit, May 16, 2002
• Local projects get nearly $1 million, May 16, 2002
• City reviews 1st tour permit requests, May 16, 2002
• Record spring drought brings strict burn ban, May 9, 2002
• Deadly dog virus ID'd in Haines, May 9, 2002
• Fort set to celebrate centennial, May 9, 2002
• Harbor tops Chamber priority list, May 9, 2002
• Locals get $500,000 in fishing settlements, May 2, 2002
• Girls go to Hollywood, May 2, 2002
• Phone survey to kick off $45,000 economic study, May 2, 2002
• Proposed DOT cuts threaten snow plowing, May 2, 2002
• Plan sets tour routes, limits visitor numbers, April 25, 2002
• City budget $231,000 in the red, April 25, 2002
• Local project qualify for National History Day, April 25, 2002
• Property tax cut offset by increase in assessments, April 25, 2002
• School gets new union, April 18, 2002
• Dry spring a footnote in record books, April 18, 2002
• Man pleads to homicide, April 18, 2002
• Nome trooper gets local post, April 18, 2002
• Principal, 2 teachers announce departure, April 11, 2002
• Mine firm considers bankruptcy, April 11, 2002
• Companies to compete for local trash, April 11, 2002
• Local effort to reprint classic text pays off, April 11, 2002
• Board spares job of librarian, April 4, 2002
• Rescuers pull man from crevasse, April 4, 2002
• Locals lobby for changes in consolidation bill, April 4, 2002
• Compost consultants bring expertise to town, April 4, 2002
• Chilkoots prep to take over tank farm, March 28, 2002
• King run strong, but bait herring scarce, March 28, 2002
• Juneau firm gets library bid; groundbreaking set, March 28, 2002
• Flag from Ground Zero to make stop in Haines, March 28, 2002
• Helitour service area gets 1-year reprieve, March 21, 2002
• Assembly to shift costs to landowners, March 21, 2002
• City welcomes extreme ski contest, March 21, 2002
• DNR eases curfew on preserve tours, March 21, 2002
• Consolidation plan gets OK from LBC, March 14, 2002
• District plans teacher cuts, March 14, 2002
• Feds seek input on subsistence halibut regs, March 14, 2002
• Coast Guard eases off new regs for Chilkat River, March 14, 2002
• Sight a surprise after 16 years' blindness, March 7, 2002
• Consolidation hearing set for Saturday, March 7, 2002
• Chilkoots on short-list for Harvard award, March 7, 2002
• Historical society seeks to preserve valley's trademark fruit, March 7, 2002
• Juneau couple buys Halsingland Hotel, February 28, 2002
• Feds take charge on Chilkat River, February 28, 2002
• Forest plan allocates new fees for trail work, February 28, 2002
• Lawyer urges compromise on heliski regs, February 28, 2002
• Harbor expansion plans scaled back by feds, February 21, 2002
• State law named for local man, February 21, 2002
• Assembly OKs brochure, tables school prayer, February 21, 2002
• Future of chopper service area unclear in consolidation, February 21, 2002
• Cruise dockings to shrink by 16, February 14, 2002
• By-mail vote planned for school union, February 14, 2002
• State proposes stricter permits for eagle preserve, February 14, 2002
• Chilkat River boardwalk ranks high, February 14, 2002
• City builds support for consolidation, February 7, 2002
• DNR proposes new tour permits, February 7, 2002
• Homegrown success: Teacher, torch bearer shares lessons, February 7, 2002
• Ted Gregg leaves legacy as Fort pioneer, February 7, 2002
• Bear guides seek limits to industry newcomers, January 31, 2002
• Dog passes national rescue test, January 31, 2002
• Visitors like Haines, new survey shows, January 31, 2002
• Local intolerance cited in state report, January 31, 2002
• Hill wins Alcan at record pace, January 24, 2002
• Locals air concerns to DNR, January 24, 2002
• Grant to fund study of convention center, January 24, 2002
• Local woman's effort may resurrect classic Tlingit reference, January 24, 2002
• Commercial pilot killed in crash, January 17, 2002
• Ward Cove eyes sales, but not at Excursion, January 17, 2002
• Shipwreck's mystery to come to life on stage, January 17, 2002
• DNR brass to meet with eagle-preserve interest groups, January 17, 2002
• Chilkat Cruises buys competitor, January 10, 2002
• Symposium to focus on local tourism, January 10, 2002
• Alcan rule change reflects shift to driver skill, January 10, 2002
• Priest, manager: Twin sons of different mothers, January 10, 2002

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2001

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• Large cruise ship dockings set to double, December 20, 2001
• Assembly boosts budgets, insurance, December 20, 2001
• 2001: The Year in Review, December 20, 2001
• Flightseeing rules could bring costs to residents, December 20, 2001
• Building donated for assisted living site, December 13, 2001
• School workers seek union vote, December 13, 2001
• Study shows job decline during 1990s, December 13, 2001
• Freight containers fall from dock, December 13, 2001
• Voters select flightseeing board reps, December 6, 2001
• Soldiers' families cope with absences, December 6, 2001
• Fair settles lawsuit, will pay $350K, December 6, 2001
• DNR brass to visit, hear concerns, December 6, 2001
• Voters to elect flightseeing reps, November 29, 2001
• Writers rave about slopes in national sports magazines, November 29, 2001
• Fair faces trial for train wreck, November 29, 2001
• Survey finds 2,041 eagles, November 29, 2001
• Schnabel gift boosts scouts' trust to $100K, November 21, 2001
• Border shifts to 24-hour staffing, November 21, 2001
• Skagway rescuers pluck local goat hunter from cliff, November 21, 2001
• Camp to grow with new gift of land, November 21, 2001
• Klukwan, Inc. begins Puget Sound shuttle November 15, 2001
• Swan population soars, November 15, 2001
• City gets $50K to write tourism plan, November 15, 2001
• Coeur reps promote new mine plan November 15, 2001
• Festival takes wing, November 8, 2001
• Assembly appoints Lapp to seat, November 8, 2001
• Haines defends eagle title, November 8, 2001
• Blood-red aurora wows locals, Fairbanks researchers, November 8, 2001
• Plan to re-create city park scuttled, November 1, 2001
• City selects Pignalberi for manager job, November 1, 2001
• Conservation group negotiates land sale, November 1, 2001
• Fewer students cost district $61K from state, November 1, 2001
• State turns down eagle-baiting appeal, October 25, 2001
• Klukwan, Inc. among state's top 20 firms, October 25, 2001
• Land plan revisions draw 550 comments, October 25, 2001
• Ruling on toy gun in backpack concerns teachers, October 25, 2001
• Committee finalizes heliski guidelines, October 18, 2001
• Anway cabin gets national listing, October 18, 2001
• Van Cleve begins work as fair manager, October 18, 2001
• Disabled access trail up Mount Ripinsky in works, October 18, 2001
• Black edges Lehman by 2 votes for mayor, October 11, 2001
• August tax income tops all but 2000, October 11, 2001
• Survey shows eagle nest success best in 20 years, October 11, 2001
• Mosquito Lake expands to middle school, October 11, 2001
• Hill, Black ahead in races for mayors' seats, October 4, 2001
• Voters back 'managed' heliskiing, October 4, 2001
• Terrorism impacts local airlines, October 4, 2001
• Soldiers prep to ship out, October 4, 2001
• New library gets $1.3 million federal funding, Septemer 27, 2001
• Lutak Dock slated for $2 million from feds, September 27, 2001
• Heli-skiing tops ballot, September 27, 2001
• Hill, Shields face off for borough mayor, September 27, 2001
• Fifteen apply for new job of city manager, September 20, 2001
• Man killed in fight over house trailer, September 20, 2001
• Rain brings mudslide, highway blocked, September 20, 2001
• City sales tax drops 26 percent, September 20, 2001
• Terrorism's impacts reach valley's families, September 13, 2001
• AP&T takes over Mud Bay utility, September 13, 2001
• State lowers limit for drunk driving, September 13, 2001
• Groups object to plan for herbicide spraying, September 13, 2001
• Survey finds leaky pipes costly for city, September 6, 2001
• Trash firm challenges regulators, September 6, 2001
• Haines joins effort to link, promote Panhandle trails, September 6, 2001
• Fair manager resigns, September 6, 2001
• Lapp pulls out; Shields faces Hill for borough mayor, August 30, 2001
• Mayor Lapp reflects on six-year tenure, August 30, 2001
• Haines makes magazine's top 10 list, August 30, 2001
• New trash company preps for business, August 30, 2001
• City voters to weigh in on chopper tourism, August 23, 2001
• U.S. Justice opinion sought on service area, August 23, 2001
• Art or junk? Lutak land offers test, August 23, 2001
• Traffic into valley hits 15-year record low, August 23, 2001
• Consolidation won't be on October ballot, August 16, 2001
• New teachers, breakfasts greet students, August 16, 2001
• Mosquito Lake School faces closure again, August 16, 2001
• Tlingit language program draws students to Klukwan, August 16, 2001
• Favorable forecast for 33rd fair, August 9, 2001
• Lapp, Hill file for job as borough mayor, August 9, 2001
• Historic Halsingland Hotel set for auction in October, August 9, 2001
• Tourism committee refines heliski guidelines, August 9, 2001
• Chilkoot sockeye surge, August 9, 2001
• Drug team seizes 86 pot plants, August 2, 2001
• Six killed in crash at Davidson Glacier, August 2, 2001
• Petition seeks service area to regulate heli-tours, August 2, 2001
• Eagle nabs cat at Fort, August 2, 2001
• Heli-ski operator proposes guidelines, July 26, 2001
• Columbia's return brings relief, July 26, 2001
• City opens Port Chilkoot Dock to daytime use, July 26, 2001
• Bethel firm gets job demolishing buildings at Lutak tank farm, July 26, 2001
• Federal mediator brings district, teachers together, July 19, 2001
• Fireweed gets nod from ABC, July 19, 2001
• Columbia set to sail on Sunday, July 19, 2001
• Assembly OKs $6,000 to build tennis court at Mosquito Lake, July 19, 2001
• State OKs consolidation petition, but suggests revisions, July 19, 2001
• Obituary: Stephanie Jo Smith, July 19, 2001
• ABC board to decide 2 licenses, July 12, 2001
• Chilkoots unveil plans for convention center, July 12, 2001
• Connecticut legislator gives $35,000 to new library, July 12, 2001
• Dayboat loss expensive for Haines, July 12, 2001
• Wasilla man to join city police force August 1, July 12, 2001
• Obituary: Daniel McHenry, July 12, 2001
• Firm appeals state ban on eagle baiting, July 5, 2001
• New wildlife cop to relocate from Prince of Wales, July 5, 2001
• Forest Service grant to fund study of industrial park on Lutak Inlet, July 5, 2001
• City OKs funding for mineral development and marketing survey, July 5, 2001
• Nelson challenges borough's pursuit of waste-collection permit, July 5, 2001
• Cruise firm adds 2 ships in 2002, June 28, 2001
• DNA testing seeks family links to ice-bound hunter, June 28, 2001
• Residents air heli-ski concerns, June 28, 2001
• Hometown running star races at national track championship, June 28, 2001
• Obituary: Elvis Salyers, June 28, 2001
• Glacier point ruling to impact land statewide, June 21, 2001
• Borough to make more cuts, June 21, 2001
• Funding cuts gut emergency planning, June 21, 2001
• Ferry repairs drag on, June 21, 2001
• Bike racers set course record, June 21, 2001
• State airs land plan revisions, June 14, 2001
• Crowds turn out for hearings, June 14, 2001
• Big top circus to bring show to town, June 14, 2001
• Gillnet season opens with protection for Chilkoot sockeye, June 14, 2001
• Hatchery dogs drive up fishery's value, June 14, 2001
• Trust gives $250,000 for new library project, June 7, 2001
• DNR bans eagle baiting in preserve, June 7, 2001
• State redistricting option would split valley, June 7, 2001
• District to hire mediator for teacher contract talks, June 7, 2001
• Patience, faith bring success, June 7, 2001
• Fire destroys Chilkoot cabin, May 31, 2001
• Bank gives $20K to build new library, May 31, 2001
• State redistricting option would split valley, May 31, 2001
• Downtown bakeries to open in June, May 31, 2001
• Piper's 51.6-pounder leads derby standings, May 31, 2001
• Graduates prep for new challenges, May 24, 2001
• Cruise-pollution settlement funds local projects, May 24, 2001
• Retiring teachers take 75 years of local experience, May 24, 2001
• New golf course planned, May 24, 2001
• Clinic expansion pegged at $500K, May 24, 2001
• Ferry repairs throw wrench in dayboat plan, May 17, 2001
• Fair cuts hours, drops gate fees, May 17, 2001
• State proposes permits for users of Chilkat Lake, May 17, 2001
• Salvage underway for sunken snowmachine, May 17, 2001
• Conservator offers tips for treasures, May 17, 2001
• Obituary: Dorothy Jackson, May 17, 2001
• Legislature funds local projects, May 10, 2001
• Lapp taps timber funds to balance budget, May 10, 2001
• City cracks down on open liquor containers, May 10, 2001
• Survey compares local cost of living, May 10, 2001
• Obituary: Frank Hickman, May 10, 2001
• Bacteria pollutes creek along Mud Bay, May 3, 2001
• School board gives OK to new breakfast, May 3, 2001
• Sale would create fuel monopoly, May 3, 2001
• Value of residential property climbs, commercial value drops, May 3, 2001
• Obituary: Susan Brouillette, May 3, 2001
• Obituary: Arline Heritage, May 3, 2001
• Four way stop to go at Main and Second, April 26, 2001
• Fair decides not to open Klondike, April 26, 2001
• Martindale resigns force, April 26, 2001
• Crash draws charges; cars totaled, April 26, 2001
• Schools work on violence prevention, April 26, 2001
• Census: 13 percent growth near top in SE, April 19, 2001
• Tank work to expose tainted soil, April 19, 2001
• Harvard takes 2 locals, April 19, 2001
• Crash draws charges; cars totaled, April 19, 2001
• New catamaran shuttle arrives from San Diego shipyard, April 19, 2001
• Teen center closes doors, April 12, 2001
• Gas prices near top in region, April 12, 2001
• Heli-ski firms: Limits needed to protect tours, April 12, 2001
• School costs up, enrollment down in new district, April 12, 2001
• Mystery fish washes ashore, April 12, 2001
• Friends remember 'Speedy' Joe, April 12, 2001
• New study highlights pollution at tank farm, April 5, 2001
• Merchants win 3rd Gold Medal title, April 5, 2001
• Norwegian to boost local dockings in 2002, April 5, 2001
• Hammers tell many stories, April 5, 2001
• Obituary: Philpott remembered as comic, colorful, April 5, 2001
• School board responds to pot complaints, April 5, 2001
• Vandals break glass in cars, businesses, March 29, 2001
• SEAKnet preps to close after Klukwan pulls out, March 29, 2001
• Local filmmakers' work set to debut, March 29, 2001
• Fire damages Fort Seward eatery, March 29, 2001
• Harbor benefits near $2.9 million, March 29, 2001
• Obituary: Meisch's generosity touched many, March 29, 2001
• Chilkoots embark on housing project, March 22, 2001
• Ski bombers get approval, contest ready Sunday, March 22, 2001
• Girls win berth at state hoops tourney, March 22, 2001
• Students, teachers create artwork for pool atrium, March 22, 2001
• With some help from humans, pigeons find niche in Haines, March 22, 2001
• Obituary: Bob Cox remembered as patriot, gardener, March 22, 2001
• Haines back on track to host heli-ski contest, March 15, 2001
• Martinez resigns clinic job for international aid work, March 15, 2001
• Chilkoot planners seek monitors, March 15, 2001
• Chamber invests in Yukon marketing, March 15, 2001
• Obituary: Former resident Alex dies in Oregon, March 15, 2001
• Obituary: Genuine cowboy retired to Haines, embraced life in the North, March 15, 2001
• City settles lawsuit with 10-year contract, $40K, March 8, 2001
• Counselor takes vacation -- for good, March 8, 2001
• Manager seeks changed image for fair, March 8, 2001
• Complaints stall heli-ski competition, March 8, 2001
• Salmon derby survives with new chairman, March 8, 2001
• ACTFEST board cancels 2001 theater festival, March 1, 2001
• City board of inquiry backs police officer, March 1, 2001
• Glass gets city tourism job, March 1, 2001
• Juneau wins Dick Hotch Tournament, March 1, 2001
• Fair opts to apply for new liquor license, March 1, 2001
• Future uncertain for state theatre festival, February 22, 2001
• Dolphins make mark at regionals, February 22, 2001
• Extreme ski competition to make stop in Haines, February 22, 2001
• Legislative reps ID concerns, offer varying views of session, February 22, 2001
• Lighthouse lens gets careful cleaning, February 22, 2001
• Foundation gives $250,000 for library, February 15, 2001
• Lawsuit settlement talks stall, February 15, 2001
• Fair loses liquor license, but may consider new application, February 15, 2001
• Board of inquiry begins hearings, February 15, 2001
• ABC staff: Revoke fair's liquor license, February 8, 2001
• Board of inquiry schedules hearing, February 8, 2001
• City puts conditions on dropping borough from lawsuit, February 8, 2001
• Nelson seeks to bid on garbage contract, February 8, 2001
• City tourism job draws 14, February 8, 2001
• Otis: Drop borough from waste lawsuit, February 1, 2001
• Fossman pair's hot hands make Hoop Shoot history, February 1, 2001
• Board of inquiry to review charges, February 1, 2001
• Region reps to discuss new borough, February 1, 2001
• King salmon derby needs new volunteers to survive, February 1, 2001
• Fairbanks racer sets Alcan speed record, January 25, 2001
• Carey named state's top Shriner, January 25, 2001
• Tour operators lose more ground, January 25, 2001
• Tri-Cities to work together for better ferry service, January 25, 2001
• Polaris, university link with eagle foundation, January 25, 2001
• Query on Skagway annexation draws fire, January 18, 2001
• Chief defends officer in face of critics' charges, January 18, 2001
• Youth's hair becomes gift for ailing, January 18, 2001
• Alcan road race enters 32nd year, January 18, 2001
• Civil rights leader's lessons still live, January 18, 2001
• City tourism director Findlay steps down, January 11, 2001
• Mayors will lobby Miami cruise firms, January 11, 2001
• Tlingit park renovation delayed a year, January 11, 2001
• Favor repaid--one year later, January 11, 2001
• Obituary: Eugene Bradley, January 11, 2001

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2000

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• Year starts with boom, ends in bust, December 21, 2000
• Assembly opposes consolidation effort, December 21, 2000
• Businesses brainstorm response to RCI pullout, December 21, 2000
• More students graduating early, December 21, 2000
• RCI cancels dockings citing fuel cost hike, December 14, 2000
• Independents, retailers bear brunt, December 14, 2000
• City expects $445,000 shortfall from pullout, December 14, 2000
• Borough hears call to delay tour tax, December 14, 2000
• Tourism planners take step back, December 14, 2000
• Klukwan, Inc. to expand boat fleet, December 14, 2000
• Venables hired to spur economic development, December 14, 2000
• Obituary: Felix 'Whitey' Hakkinen, December 14, 2000
• Groups sue state over day use of public land, December 7, 2000
• City denies pleas for redistricting, December 7, 2000
• First heavy snow brings flurry of complaints, December 7, 2000
• State cuts slow local work, December 7, 2000
• Valley's winter starting slow, November 30, 2000
• New outfits push tourism in winter, November 30, 2000
• Holiday musical tells Alaskan epic, November 30, 2000
• Economic development job draws two applicants, November 30, 2000
• City pushes toward October charter vote, November 22, 2000
• Pipeline spur looks like a long shot, November 22, 2000
• State seeks to curb effects of jetboat wakes, November 22, 2000
• Obituary: Al Belz, November 22, 2000
• Eagle count tops 3,400, November 16, 2000
• Yukon backs away from dock purchase, November 16, 2000
• Senator Mackie accepts position with cruise firm, November 16, 2000
• Too little water: Hydro power on hold, November 16, 2000
• Construction market ebbs, November 9, 2000
• June, Pardee get valley's backing, November 9, 2000
• Eat right, stay busy; Merle Howser looks back on 90 years, November 9, 2000
• Eagle arrival timely for festival, November 9, 2000
• Fishermen see best season in a decade, November 2, 2000
• Cycling odyssey takes couple from Skagway to Minnesota, November 2, 2000
• Kookesh, Pardee vie for state representative, November 2, 2000
• Peter Pan goes airborne this weekend, November 2, 2000
• Obit: Jim Brouillette, November 2, 2000
• A mixed season for tourism industry, October 26, 2000
• Austerman, June bid for state Senate seat, October 26, 2000
• U.S. Army medalist visits town, October 26, 2000
• Obits: Edna Land, Vern Morey, October 26, 2000
• Borough expecting $2 million boost, October 19, 2000
• Make-a-Wish grants youth trip to see eagles, October 19, 2000
• Aggressive moose shot after attack, October 19, 2000
• Tank farm cleanup takes new tack, October 19, 2000
• Town meeting aims to activate waste debate, October 12, 2000
• Bigfoot to begin glass crushing, October 12, 2000
• State proposal to open beaver season draws mixed reaction, October 12, 2000
• Driver faces charge in bike crash, October 12, 2000
• Andriesen, Crupi and city manager get nod, October 5, 2000
• Design for park project unveiled, October 5, 2000
• Boater dies at Chilkat Lake, October 5, 2000
• Landfill owners seek to resume trash burial, September 28, 2000
• Voters to fill 5 posts in Tuesday election, September 28, 2000
• State ends new tours in preserve, September 28, 2000
• Obituary: Dalton Hay, September 28, 2000
• State seeks input on airboat tours, September 21, 2000
• State investigates fair's Klondike Saloon, September 21, 2000
• Youth crashes truck after high-speed chase in town, September 21, 2000
• Council frowns on tour's eagle baiting, September 21, 2000
• Clinic's new rates offer hefty discounts, September 14, 2000
• Kayak fire strands pair on island, September 14, 2000
• Obits: Leo Land and Dave Reimer, September 14, 2000
• Toxicology results show driver in fatal wreak was intoxicated, September 14, 2000
• Haines seeks role in proposed gas pipeline, August 31, 2000
• Council hears gripes about tour operator, may yank permit, August 31, 2000
• Firm builds boat for daily Juneau shuttle service, August 31, 2000
• Family mourns death of dockworker in Unalaska, August 31, 2000
• Bears and human encounters on rise along Chilkoot River, August 24, 2000
• Man pleads to criminal for illicit videotaping in home, August 24, 2000
• Opinion split on brokered tours, August 24, 2000
• June tops field in primary vote, August 24, 2000
• New officer joins city police force, August 17, 2000
• Highway school may get reprieve, August 17, 2000
• Borough advances plan to shift power from service areas, August 17, 2000
• Haines gets new shot at grants, August 17, 2000
• City scrambles for cops after injury, resignation, August 10, 2000
• Protesters meet with tour operator, August 10, 2000
• Taste for fowl spells death for Small Tracts brown bear, August 10, 2000
• Waste report: Status quo means 10 percent rate increase, August 10, 2000
• Joint venture studies tram on 10-Mile hillside, August 3, 2000
• Not enough students: School faces closure, August 3, 2000
• Chilkat Dancers shut down shows, August 3, 2000
• Family aims to protect historic cabin, August 3, 2000
• City grapples with waterfront zoning, July 27, 2000
• City, borough endorse 2nd consolidation try, July 27, 2000
• Hall hired to head KHNS news crew, July 27, 2000
• Crystal Cathedrals customers question rates, hookups, July 27, 2000
• RCI leaders get cordial welcome, July 20, 2000
• Chamber offers online help for local businesses, July 20, 2000
• Collector finds rare Alaskan butterfly only in Chilkat Valley, July 20, 2000
• Cranston remembered as outdoorsman, July 20, 2000
• City considers limiting sales of independent tours, July 13, 2000
• Clinic receives $100,000 local gift, July 13, 2000
• Bear-viewing guidelines discussed, July 13, 2000
• 10 Mile hydro plant fuels upper valley, July 13, 2000
• Southeast fair names headline acts, July 6, 2000
• Famed landscape artist dies at New Mexico home job, July 6, 2000
• City reopens decision on harbormaster job, July 6, 2000
• City auction draws no takers for tender, July 6, 2000
• Tour opponents lobby Glacier Point visitors, June 29, 2000
• Gross tops field of 30 for harbormaster job, June 29, 2000
• Obits: Margaret Thomas; Boyd Hoops, June 29, 2000
• Svenson adds highest peak in Arctic to climbing resume, June 29, 2000
• Rollover accident kills local man, June 22, 2000
• Problem bear prompts campground closure, June 22, 2000
• Highway racers buck 20 mph headwind, June 22, 2000
• Board awards beer, wine license, June 22, 2000
• Decline in road traffic frustrates businesses, June 15, 2000
• Operating cannery museum a testimony to engineering, June 15, 2000
• Atlin man tells account of finding meteorite, June 15, 2000
• Hoffman eulogized for gentle manner, work with youth, June 15, 2000
• June, Pardee will run for Legislature, June 8, 2000
• Women's Club envisions community project to upgrade Tlingit Park, June 8, 2000
• Trash company finances faltering, June 8, 2000
• Three restaurants compete for beer and wine license, June 8, 2000
• KHNS settles claim for overtime, June 1, 2000
• Amount of garbage drops 1 ton per day, June 1, 2000
• Teacher negotiations hinge on insurance, June 1, 2000
• Locals scramble after vet leaves town, June 1, 2000
• Pair of yearling bears killed at Lutak homes , May 25, 2000
• Three local eagles treated for poisoning , May 25, 2000
• Octogenarian survives night in wrecked truck, May 25 , 2000
• Philpott family matriarch dead at 92, May 25, 2000
• Waste plan backs tax hike for new services, May 18, 2000
• Gas thefts at airport alarm local pilots, baffle investigators, May 18, 2000
• City may try smaller police force , May 18, 2000
• Coast Guard crew wins top honors for rescue, May 18, 2000
• Daytime docking boosts businesses , May 11, 2000
• City nears approval $3.85 million budget, May 11, 2000
• Costs prompt end of postal recycling, May 11, 2000
• Otis retires as state trooper to make more time for mayor’s job, May 11, 2000

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