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Developers of the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project must acquire permitting for ground-disturbing activities in the Alaska Chilkat Bald...

Local fish will make its inaugural appearance on the Haines Borough School District’s lunch menu Tuesday. The plan is for it to be served once each...

District Court Judge Keith Levy ruled Tuesday that tow truck operator Paul Nelson broke no laws when he charged a Whitehorse, Y.T. resident $780 to...

Settlement discussions appear to be under way in a lawsuit involving use of a Viking Cove beachfront. Fred Einspruch of Haines sued property owners...

Weather during each of the three summer months in Haines was colder and wetter than average, but none was as cold or as wet as May, according to the...

Haines Borough police chief Gary Lowe said this week that skateboarders who were recently cited were riding them in the driving lane. Skateboarding...

The Haines Borough will look to the Senior Center instead of the public safety building for installation of a wood-pellet boiler, facilities director...

In their first combined effort, the American Legion, Emblem Club and American Legion Auxiliary are sponsoring a community potluck dinner in...

Haines runners ran well in their first cross-country meet of the season at Saturday’s Petersburg Invitational, but it’s still too early in the...

A boxholder survey to be mailed next week is aimed at gathering public sentiment for the Community Facility Master Plan. The plan is intended to...

Robert Butker is the new coach of the Haines Dolphins Swim Team. Butker has five years’ experience team coaching at Twin Lakes Swim Club in...

Haines Borough School Board will hear a grievance from veteran teacher Patty Brown 7 p.m. Monday at the Haines School. Brown, who has worked 17 years...

Monday, Sept. 3 A caller reported a pickup truck with trash was attracting wildlife; the vehicle’s owner was contacted. Sunday, Sept. 2 A caller...

A memorial service for Ed Lapeyri, 73, of Haines will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the ANB Hall. Lapeyri died Monday of complications from a Saturday...

School enrollment in Haines this year is 280 students. The “Haines Borough School Outlook” paper, published in 1985, has a chart of the...

Today, from the safety of my car, I observed a group of tourists pushing the limits of a juvenile brownie at Chilkoot foraging for filleted fish near...

Dave Berry is running for a seat on the borough assembly. I know him to be an honest and caring individual. As a lifelong resident of Haines, he has...

Last week Iris Holmes explained the varied nature of financial support for Kreiss-Tomkins and Thomas in their campaigns to represent District 34. Her...

When I first heard that Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins was considering a run for the state House, my knee-jerk reaction was that he was too young and too...

Our sincere thanks to the Richard Boyce family for sharing the bounty of fresh sockeye salmon from Richard’s celebration of life gathering with us....

I’m writing on behalf of the Haines Glacier Bears cross-country team to express our deep gratitude toward the crew of the Fjordland. So there we...