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Haines Borough voters selected Stephanie Scott as their new mayor, by a 47-vote margin, a canvass of outstanding ballots determined Tuesday. She recei...

The Haines Borough Assembly in a 3-2 vote Tuesday ditched an often-delayed ordinance that would have permitted the operation of all-terrain vehicles...

Freshman year of high school was rough for Rich Cooper. It was 1980 and his family was living in Olympia, Wash. "I had bad grades. I...

Local Internet service is not as fast or as affordable in the community of Haines as it could be, despite claims to the contrary reported in your...

Inviting all teens: The next meeting of the Haines Alcohol Task Force will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19. We would like to invite all interested...

The recipe for a luminary lantern is simple: a white paper bag with a light inside and the names of our deceased loved ones written thereon. Placed...

I recently had a caring, kind and knowledgeable employee from the Alaska Center for the Blind and visually impaired help me decide which vision...

Gunshots, thunder or explosives? Those were among theories circulating to explain a series of loud booms heard around town early Tuesday morning. As...

It’s time to do away with designated seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. They limit our choices as voters, and can result in the election of...

Some residents mounted a last-ditch effort to save the elementary school and gym this month, but demolition appears on track to start next week....

The daughter of longtime former Haines police chief Greg Goodman has a different view of lawmen following her involvement in the Occupy Wall Street...

A festival of wild and scenic films will be held Thursday, Nov. 10 at Harriett Hall. The event, sponsored by the Takshanuk Watershed Council and...

The Haines Borough is accepting proposals for website redesign and development through Friday, Nov. 4. "We want something that’s fast and m...

Meredith Pochardt turned a summer job with Takshanuk Watershed Council into a longer stay in Haines. Pochardt last week started as the Haines...

Broadcast of Haines Borough Assembly meetings on local cable TV station Channel 14 resumed this week. Videographer Bill Kurz had stopped filming the...

Residents have until Nov. 4 to submit comments on the state’s plan for transportation in Southeast. The Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan is...

Haines wrestlers notched some impressive wins at last weekend’s tournament in Hoonah, including five wins each and no losses for brothers Jimmy...

A man cited last month with discharging a firearm in the townsite has requested that big-game hunting be allowed on his golf course property. "It...

The Haines High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team attended its first meet of the season Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Juneau. "Haines got off to one...

The Lynn Canal commercial fishing season ended Wednesday, Oct. 5. "The fall run of chum and coho was petering out. It’s winding down...

Residents around Klukwan can now get cell phone service in the area around the village, following completion of a tower behind the village last month...

A memorial service for former resident Howard Kenneth Phillips will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the Haines ANB Hall, followed by graveside services at...

The Haines varsity volleyball team had a jam-packed weekend in Juneau, and topped 4A Thunder Mountain to win the Silver bracket championship. Assistan...

Monday, Oct. 10 A caller reported a vehicle parked on the side of the road at 4 Mile Haines Highway, making it difficult to pass. A state trooper...

Twenty-two bull moose were taken in the valley’s annual subsistence moose hunt ending Oct. 7. The harvest included three sub-legal animals,...