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Property owners and Haines Borough officials are set to question experts on a mystery that’s lingered for eight months and cost upwards of $100,000...

Irish monks called it the “water of life.” For Heather Shade and Sean Copeland whiskey is a way to make a living in Haines that will allow them...

Astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, will speak at the 18th annual Alaska Bald Eagle Festival in Haines. Mitchell is...

Three candidates for Haines Borough Assembly offered views on a range of local issues at a candidates’ forum last week sponsored by We the People...

Haines Borough officials say the town won’t likely see transshipment of ore at Lutak Dock for at least five years, but members of the Haines Port...

In a twist that seems poetic justice, two horses that nearly starved to death in Haines last winter have found a new home at a Yukon hay farm. Darren...

Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott said last week that “a dialogue has been opened” concerning Main Street’s boarded-up Coliseum Building. At...

About 100 residents turned out Friday for the unveiling of a “Healing Pole” downtown aimed at bringing awareness to domestic violence. Like...

Haines cross-country teams rich in rookies will face the biggest test of their seasons Saturday when they compete in the Southeast regional...

Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott said this week she’ll hold weekly meetings with the borough manager to ensure items don’t miss her...

A veteran Pacific Northwest folk singer with childhood roots in Haines will perform Sept. 28 at the Chilkat Center auditorium in a concert that will...

The Haines ANB Hall filled to capacity Sept. 9 for Jeremy Hanes’ memorial service, which included a poem written by his stepfather Wayne Price,...

Pat Murphy, an equipment operator from Oregon who came to Haines to work at the Chilkoot Lumber...

Monday, Sept. 17 A caller reported a domestic dispute under way on Second Avenue; an officer broke it up and the fighting parties agreed to separate....

Michelle Paul, 48, of Wenatchee, Wash., died Sept. 12 on Comstock Road of undetermined causes. An autopsy had been ordered. Paul had a prior medical...

The borough assembly should restart the search for a new manager. Our current one is not doing the job that he is getting paid for. Unfortunately the...

To get my vote in this next election I’d have to hear from state Rep. Bill Thomas that he would reject Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell’s plan to give ben...

I don’t believe age should be the defining factor in determining a person’s worth. I know many young people who are disciplined, intelligent,...

Tracy Spring will be playing a concert at the Chilkat Center on Friday evening, Sept. 28.  I’d like to invite you all to come to this special...

Hospice of Haines extends our heartfelt thank you to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for its generous 2011 grant of $1,000. You helped us...

When Karl Ward died 15 years ago, Greg Podsiki brought Boy Scouts of Troop 70 to move wood from the wood lot to my front porch as a tribute to...

No one can deny that we can always improve our communication one with the other in almost any venue you can imagine. Timely and accurate...

Jono Greene has good, honest integrity and would serve well on the assembly. Scott Rossman...

A huge thank-you to Jim Moran and Bill McRoberts at the American Legion for your hours of dedicated efforts to help John Binger and I fly affordably...

On March 13, 2012, there was an avalanche which claimed the lives of a guest Nickolay Dodov, 26, of Truckee, Calif. and an Alaska Heliskiing guide, Ro...