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The cost of an emergency medical flight out of town may be going up. Beginning May 2013, insurance provider Apollo Medi Trans will not cover 100...

Cold, dry weather has created ideal skating conditions at the rink at the Southeast fairgrounds. More than 70 residents turned out for a “community...

A declining number of Haines School students qualifying for free or reduced-charge meals could spell the end of a popular “sack supper” program...

Two Southeast developers are interested in constructing a hydroelectric operation at Walker Lake, but who gets first priority is in the hands of the F...

State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, filed a recount request for the House District 34 election Tuesday. Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka was...

Is our borough being mistaken for a federal bureau? While our borough policies may help us regulate the heli-ski industry’s impact on local...

  Haines, wake up! The Chilkat River bridge needs attention! Since when? The powers that be in Haines evidently are dealing with the possibility of...

A big thank-you for all the well wishes and prayers while I was down in Seattle last week. I am home and doing well now. Special thanks to the Haines...

A local motor vehicle tax to help clean up junked vehicles isn’t a bad idea, but critics seem to be saying they’d like to see the Haines Borough...

Evan Frank White was born Friday, Nov. 23 to Kristin and Frank White. A snowstorm swirled around Juneau and birth attendants feasted on turkey and mas...

In the Nov. 22 edition of the Chilkat Valley News my friends had two paid advertisements on pages 4 and 9. I wish you all to know that we are from a...

I would like to express my appreciation for Tom Morphet’s recent editorial regarding our residents that “stick” for the winter. Our business is...

There is a line between public comments critical of a public employee’s job performance and comments about the person her/himself. During recent...

A local production of “The Dixie Swim Club” is pushing a couple of Haines performers out of their comfort zones. The play will feature actress...

Haines Borough Assembly members and residents expressed misgivings about a proposed motor vehicle registration tax Tuesday. The assembly postponed a...

A ports and harbors construction bond approved by voters in the statewide election Nov. 6 will fund breakwater construction and dredging work to expan...

“Haines people are always late, but the cannoneer operates on Greenwich Mean Time,” said Annette Smith, as a warning to those who would show up...

A new discipline program in Haines Schools is aimed at setting clear and uniform standards for student behavior, as well as identifying and keeping...

Tammy Jobbins said she’ll be whipping up something new for the Chamber of Commerce Cookie and Candy Contest, held annually at the Haines Visitor...

Community Waste Solutions and the Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation are partnering up to construct an electric fence around the CWS building to deter...