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Land value assessments that increased as much as 800 percent triggered confusion and anger among Haines property owners this week. The Haines Borough...

The union representative of Haines Borough workers this week said manager Mark Earnest has been “out of line” and not compliant with procedure in...

The Haines Pioneers of Alaska has dissolved. Don Poling, who served as the group’s recent president, said a decline in membership and lack of...

As a child, Carla Earnest never imagined she would leave the Philippines. She grew up in an idyllic rural agricultural setting on the island of...

A Chilkat Valley tripleheader at the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau was scheduled for Thursday, March 21, as three local, undefeated...

The Haines pool reopened Friday following a 10-day closure to address problems with water leaking from the facility’s shower rooms to the Haines...

A free workshop addressing aging in Haines will be held starting 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 30 at the Senior Center. The program is sponsored by Southe...

The Haines Borough attorney billed the borough more than $3,500 in January for issues related to heli-skiing, chief fiscal officer Jila Stuart said...

Due to survey results and testimony at its March 14 meeting, the Haines Borough Planning Commission is dropping discussion of a potential rezone in th...

A program set for Friday, March 29, is aimed at parents and drives home the importance of speaking, singing and interacting with infants. The...

Organizers of the 21st annual Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay say riders and teams wanting to participate in this year’s event should regist...

The Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) is looking into buying the Haines Borough’s Human Resources building, which currently houses the Chilkat Valle...

Haines residents can try their hand at building a robot March 28 at the library. Seattle’s Museum of Flight will provide the “Robot Garage”...

The Haines Borough Assembly directed the manager during a March 12 special meeting to “apply corrective action” to address the assembly’s concer...

Three Haines residents traveled to Juneau last weekend to fight in the championship match of Alaska Beat Down, a Juneau-based fighting league. Jaret...

Byrne Power’s Reckoning Motions Puppet Troupe teams up with Parisian puppeteer Paulette Caron for performances of “The Calliope” March 29-30 at...

Though they have never toured in small-town – or even big city – Alaska, Miss Tess and the Talkbacks are more than prepared to impress Haines...

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins told the Sitka Sentinel that two Haines residents are among his five-member staff. In an interview this week, Kreiss-Tomkins...

The Haines Borough Planning Commission voted unanimously last week that the Downtown Revitalization Committee should become an ad hoc committee that...

Assistant District Attorney Amy Williams will travel to Haines March 27 to discuss training for the Haines Borough Police Department, mayor Stephanie...

The recent hike in land valuations by the Haines Borough may be bad news for a family of beavers living by the Klehini River at 27 Mile. About six yea...

I had an accident Thursday, March 14, at Mile 32 of the Haines Highway when my car hit a patch of ice and I ended up overturned. Within five minutes,...

We know more people wanted to attend the recent Senior Center fundraising luncheon, but the tickets sold out very fast! We are so appreciative of the...

Thank you to the Haines Volunteer Fire Department and especially Jerry Blood and Matt Davis for their unselfish help and support during the March 9...

I would like to thank the Haines community and business owners for showing their support for the middle school volleyball team during our dinner and...