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The Haines Borough has been awarded $495,840 in federal money for the acquisition of Picture Point. The U.S. Department of Transportation listed...

By Tom Morphet It took Fish and Game biologists about five minutes to remove the treble hook of a Pixie lure from the nostril of a brown bear...

If you’re looking to get your child into a Haines preschool and you haven’t registered yet, you might have to wait. They’re full....

Students at Haines School were greeted by five new teachers Monday on the first day of school. New second-grade teacher Sophia Armstrong was born and...

Classes resumed at Haines School Monday with a combined district enrollment of 305 students, exactly matching the official count in October 2010 and...

Dick Comerford touched so many lives in Haines and will be sadly missed: His bottomless giving heart, the infinite depth of his kindness, his intense...

I left one person out of a recent thank-you letter because a few words wouldn’t have been enough. Thanks to George Edwards for once again...

Haines had done much to attract and accommodate cruise-ship visitors but there is little evidence of any effort to promote lasting and repeated...

The family of John "Stubby" Thompson would like to thank all those who participated during our time of need: American Legion for the...

I’d like to thank Hospice of Haines board member Tim McDonough and his wife Ann Myren for hosting a house concert fundraiser at their lovely...

undation would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for the grant they gave ACBF to purchase a bear-proof recycling garbage...

On behalf of our clients, volunteers and staff, thank you to San Francisco-based yoga teacher Sarana Miller for hosting a yoga fund-raiser to benefit...

Thank you, Fogcutter Bar and Kelly Jessup, for hosting the Ducks Unlimited "Bar Night" fundraiser this past Saturday. Thanks go out to all...

The Haines Dolphins Swim Team would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for awarding us a grant during...

Friends and family celebrated the marriage of Nori Nash and Brian Pindel Sunday. Nori and Brian were married in a civil ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand...

The Chilkat Valley News recently was criticized for its letters-to-the-editor policy. The policy is one of dozens we’ve developed as difficult...

Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman on Tuesday joined in unanimous votes to put their own recall elections on the ball...

Former Haines Borough Police Department officer Kevin K. Kennedy on Aug. 15 was convicted of interfering with a constitutional right under color of...

Pittsburgh Pirates top draft pick Gerrit Cole was in a group of friends who knew they were fishing illegally days before they were cited for snagging...

The Haines volleyball team returns six seniors for another run at the state tournament. "We’ve got one goal: We want to go to state,"...

The Haines Borough will halt a $14,442 study aimed at determining the need for a recreation center in Haines. Instead, the borough assembly will seek...

Police chief Gary Lowe will facilitate a town hall meeting 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Chilkat Center to address alcohol abuse and misuse in...

The school district’s classified employees received a 4 percent raise and teachers received raises between 2 and 8 percent as the result of a...

The Haines Borough School Board has extended the contract of superintendent Michael Byer through 2014 and given him a 5 percent raise. Byer’s...

At the state Department of Transportation shop in Haines, three-foot alders are growing between two, new, flashing road signs designating a school...