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Haines Borough voters chose incumbent Steve Vick over opponents Linda Geise and John Winge in a three-way race for the assembly Tuesday. Voters also c...

The Haines Borough assembly will hold a first public hearing on a proposed bear attraction nuisance at its Tuesday meeting. Residents can be fined up...

Heather Lende coached her last cross-country meet Saturday in Anchorage, capping 17 years and teams that won 12 regional championships and twice...

Asked how she managed giving birth to twins twice, state Emblem Club president Michelle Stigen laughed and said, "It was easier the second...

On May 26, the following broadcast was heard by thousands of people in Alaska and it was broadcast from the Bob and Mark Show of radio station KWHL...

There are plenty of reasons for Southeast Alaskans to support Scott McAdams, current Mayor of Sitka, for U.S. Senator this November. McAdams...

What could be better than free golfing with excellent equipment? For years now, when a Big Brothers Big Sisters match arrives at the Valley of the...

My relationship with the Haines community started in 1979 when I first transferred to 42 Mile border station to work as a customs inspector. I came...

Thank you to Howsers for letting us put up a table in your store. Also, thank you to the people who bought cookies, juice, and donated. We raised...

I would like to thank all the EMTs of the Haines fire department and the good people of the Haines medical clinic for all the great care and...

With so many notes still unwritten, I feel compelled to convey, dear friends in Haines, how much your calls, e-mails, and cards filled with caring...

The Hammer Museum would like to thank Chilkat Guides, Rainbow Glacier Tours, River Adventures and Alaska Nature Tours for helping to provide our...

I appreciate the continued care given by Scouts of Haines. The Cub Scouts came to my house to move wood on my porch when Karl died in 1997, and the...

Campaign advertising by the Republican Party is the first in memory during a municipal election.The party’s district leadership placed an ad in...

The Haines Sanitation landfill is four years out of compliance with a permit requirement that water running off the site be tested twice annually....

The Haines Chamber of Commerce is offering grants of up to $1,000 each to area non-profit organizations. There is $6,000 in grant money to give away....

A 14-year-old boy up late working at his computer helped eight members of his family escape a fire in a Main Street apartment late Monday. Austin...

The Haines girls’ volleyball team handily defeated Metlakatla in matches Oct. 1 before a loud hometown crowd. The wins improve the team’s...

A Republican Party advertisement endorsing four local candidates in the municipal election was a way of saying "thank-you" for service to th...

Glacier Bear boys’ runners finished toward the front and the girls’ team gained some valuable experience at the state cross-country...

The Haines Borough will have discussions with a firefighter applicant from Sitka following the resignation of Jeff Stout Tuesday. Stout was hired for...

School district secretary Ashley Heinrich grabs a sheet of visqueen before leaving her office at night every time it’s windy and rainy. "I...

Monday, Oct. 4 A person reported being assaulted in their Deishu Drive home the previous night and was talking to relatives before deciding to press c...

Bob and Margaret Andrews and family gathered on the Oregon coast for the wedding of their son, Jeremy, to Jamie Boersma of McMinnville, Ore. June 19....