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The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday shot down a proposed ordinance to put the borough’s municipal sales tax designated for tourism promotion...

An surge in the local squirrel population is causing headaches, as the rodents bore into homes, munch fruit in gardens and trip power transformers...

The top pick in this year’s Major League Baseball draft apparently struck out on a recent visit to Haines, tallying $305 in fines for snagging...

Haines Borough Police Chief Gary Lowe said this week he did not anticipate filing charges in connection with an incident in which an 18-year-old man w...

As I sit here this morning drinking my first cup of coffee and reflecting about the many trails Pete Lapham and I have traveled together over the year...

Thank you for the insightful analysis into one of the most heinous problems of our time: the lurking threat of self-objectification. Sadly, I fear...

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old, well known air through...

Thank you, James Alborough, Greg Palmieri, Tia Heywood, and Scott Hansen for your help with CommunityYouth Development soccer! This program and all...

I know we have heard it often in the CVN but it really can’t be said enough: We live in an awesome community of really wonderful and caring...

We would like to thank the ambulance crew and the staff at the SEARHC clinic with all our hearts. Through your compassionate, calm care of our...

Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) recently completed a project that was partially funded by a grant from the Chilkat Valley Community...

Police chief Gary Lowe is hoping late-summer salmon runs will draw bears away from town. The Haines Borough adopted new regulations last year aimed...

I’ve read many times in the paper how the community has helped when a tragedy or loved one passes on. You never imagine one day you could be...

Concerning off-premises signs, wake up people! All these regulating ordinances and laws have nothing to do with making Haines a better place. They...

I find it interesting how Mr. Poor complains about not getting enough of his letters published when he is one of the most published authors in the Let...

Thank you is just not enough. We have SEARHC, Dr. Bowman, Jody Miller, our own Becky Malone and Adam DuPaul: Without your support and love it would...

A change in law approved by the Haines Borough Assembly last year effectively doubled the length of the municipal election season. Local politicians...

Jim Shook, chairman of the Haines Recall Committee, said petitions for the potential recall of Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and...

An exhibit of photographs by Ron Horn will open at the Sheldon Museum with a public reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12. Horn’s "Natural...

Most Lovable Dog Winners Puppies:Jake Frecklebelly (owned by Holden Fontenot); Marley (owned by Riley Ahmuty); Tuk (owned by Christing Martin)Adult...

Gershon Cohen, coach of the Haines High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team, flew to the Marshall Islands last month to help develop debate...

The community birthday calendar – a Haines School project for decades – needs a rescue. For years, the calendar was compiled by the...

Dale Carlson’s Mosquito Lake neighbors will miss his hospitality. "As soon as you walked in the door, he’d say, ‘Sit down and g...

The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation will present "Estate Planning with Susan Foley" on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Attorney Susan Behlke Foley...

Friends and family will remember Larry Albecker for his heroism in battle, fishing skill and social ways. Albecker died Aug. 7 at the Alaska Native...