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The Haines Borough School Board on Tuesday appointed former member Brenda Jones to a vacant seat. The unanimous vote came moments after a secret...

Police chief Gary Lowe said he wouldn’t seek changes in borough laws that effectively prohibit hunters from shooting big game with a rifle in...

During her youth in Haines, three things attracted Ada County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Tessie Buttram to a career in law. First was an...

I believe the borough assembly and manager should do what their sign on the dock says: Breathe. And, after that breath, I hope they will realize it...

Gunalchéesh, Chilkoot Indian Association. I went to the open house for the new subdivision that CIA built and was quite pleased to see the...

Many thanks to the Haines SEARHC Clinic, Dr. Noble Anderson and the emergency room personnel, Al Badgley, Julie Anderson and the ambulance crew for...

To all you dear people who attended my birthday party Friday: I was surprised and grateful – overwhelmed – by your hugs and...

Thank you all for making the upper valley Halloween party happen this year. It is great to see the community pull together to put smiles on those...

Nearly 100 people - students, parents, school staff and community members - turned out on a stormy evening last week for the fourth annual Chilkat...

There seems to be some confusion as to how the borough may recover the cost of abating Lucy Harrell’s tire shop/junkyard. There is no need for...

Hazel Englund celebrated her 95th birthday in Anchorage with her daughter Jo Kauffman on Sept. 16. Hazel and daughter, Emily Zimbrich, drove to...

Federal officials on Wednesday extended a public comment period on a permit for the proposed Connelly Lake hydro-electric project for 60 days due to...

That citizens are now leading Haines Borough officials by the nose to enforce the municipality’s laws on junk cars is only the most recent...

Led by a sixth-place finish by squad leader Jimmy Thomsen, the Haines wrestling team finished about middle of the pack of 50 mostly larger squads...

The Haines Borough Assembly on Oct. 25 approved the first appointments to the new Haines Port Development Steering Committee. Departing mayor Jan...

The second season of the Discovery Channel reality television show "Gold Rush" debuted Friday, with "Dakota" Fred Hurt buying a...

The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted 4-1 to authorize manager Mark Earnest to hire from a pool of four consultants for the...

The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel has recently added pet care services including vaccinations, broad-spectrum wormer and flea, tick and lice...

Public facilities director Brian Lemcke said road maintenance service area boards in the upper valley could hire a snowplow company to clear roads in...

The Haines Borough Assembly is scheduled to meet as a committee 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Nov. 3) in the assembly chambers. Terms for newly...

At the intersection of Chilkoot Street and Chilkoot Court, several generations of Chilkoot Natives gathered Friday for the ceremonial opening of the C...

The Haines Borough would establish a public park at Picture Point and increase regulation of parks borough-wide under two ordinances the assembly...

Public radio station KHNS saw an increase in income in the last fiscal year and topped it off with a record-breaking membership drive, staffers told...

Glenn Englund died Sept. 27 in Walnut Creek, Calif. of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 72. He lived in Walnut Creek from 1974 until 2010 and lived briefly...

Summer resident Everett Charles Davidson, 69, died Sept. 23 at the Portland Veterans Hospital after an 11-year battle with prostate cancer. His...