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The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Tuesday to retain manager Mark Earnest, reactivating a contract that gives him the borough’s top job for...

Haines Borough Assembly members Tuesday unanimously approved the government’s $11.3 million spending plan for the coming year. They raised the...

The final year of a three-year study on eulachon runs in the Chilkat Valley documented an estimated return of 7.1 million of the smelt-like fish to...

Two elderly Haines residents were targeted two weeks ago as part of a scam in which the caller pretended to be a grandson in trouble and desperately...

State Department of Transportation officials this week said they’re hoping to secure money to expand curb and sidewalk replacement work adjacent to...

Retailers in Haines say inconsistencies in freight delivery are costing them money and time. An official with shipper Alaska Marine Lines said the...

Two brown bears shot and killed under defense of life and property provisions have state officials reiterating the importance of securing potential...

Public radio station KHNS will kick off its annual, on-air fundraiser Friday, June 22 with a broadcast from Skagway and continue to pitch for local...

Inside Passage Quilting, a new shop near the cruise ship dock in Fort Seward, opened last month. Owner Linda Axsom said her business offers long-arm...

Jim Strong offers hydro-seeding through his company, “J.B. Strong Hydroseeding Service.” Hydro-seeding is basically a seed, fertilizer and mulch...

Scientific Resource Surveys, Inc., a Haines-based archaeological firm, is offering a three-week course, “Basics of Archaeology and Stewardship.”...

The outlook for federal funding of programs like public radio and Big Brothers Big Sisters isn’t good, U.S. Sen Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said in...

Federal issues overshadowed local ones during a daylong visit by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on June 1. “The reality of what’s happening t...

Three new lawmen are on the job. Recently hired Haines Borough police officer Adam Patterson grew up in Indiana, but has lived in Haines for the past...

If you’re driving, slow down. If you’re pedaling, bundle up. That’s the advice of organizers in advance of the annual Kluane to Chilkat Internat...

Residents at a June 6 meeting in Haines said they were afraid the state was repeating mistakes of the past, including boosting fishermen elsewhere at...

Haines may see more dandelions in years to come. Some Haines residents are saying there’s a growth boom this year. “Instead of here and there,...

Monday, June 11 An out-of-state caller was trying to locate a family member who was having trouble using their credit card for lodging. A welfare chec...

Mark Sogge and Cecily Stern attended daughter Caitlin Stern’s doctoral thesis defense at Cornell University’s Department of Neurobiology and...

I was disappointed to read the negative comments from the newspaper editor, the contractor, and others about the Main Street rehabilitation project....

The board members of Haines Port Development Council are, for sure, an odd combination. All three have been on opposite sides of many issues in...

I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Sheldon Museum for making the Chilkat Valley Homeschoolers’ Art Show a big success. Jerrie...

We would like to thank everyone who came and helped last week when our loved ones were in a car accident. Words cannot express how thankful we are to...

Three summers ago, 10 cubs were born to bears that frequent the Chilkoot River.  This year, they have all “graduated” and are on their own. They...

The Haines Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following business for their support with the 2012 Sudsy Pickle Challenge: Fogcutter Bar,...