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The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a new fuel tariff expected to nearly quadruple municipal revenues from shipments, based...

As part of Haines’ Snow Dragon at the annual community holiday celebration Saturday, I had the time of my life, but couldn’t wait for the...

The fate of the waterfront, regulation of helicopter skiing and problems with bears dominated headlines in 2010. The town also celebrated its second...

You always hear this: Shop locally. On June 22, the Haines Borough Assembly voted to give the Southeast Alaska State Fair $175,000 for the renovation...

Some of the shareholders that live here in Haines are outraged that our village corporation’s business would be placed in the local paper with...

Why do we not have cell-phone use in the valley, with so many homes that we have past 1 Mile Haines Highway, and so many outdoor activities that go...

Kudos to our post office people for being the good guys in the interest of public service. The carpets you thoughtfully lay down every winter so that...

The sky is dark with flak regarding President Obama’s recent compromise. My initial reaction was similar, until I thought about it. I was (a lon...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Laughter, joy, and excitement fill the air. And the 2010 Christmas Celebration exhibited this joy....

The Sheldon Museum Board and staff thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for helping to fund the documentation of the museum’s...

Kristine Harder and Terrance Pardee are correct in asserting that trawlers, gillnets, and fisheries mismanagement in general severely affect numbers...

I enjoy reading the Chilkat Valley News each week on-line to keep up with the news there. We enjoy reading about events and folks there that mean so...

Having been a habitat biologist for ADF&G in the upper Lynn Canal and throughout Southeast Alaska over 10 years, I had the opportunity to review...

Thanks to Brian O’Riley, Ralph Swinton, Sarah Swinton, Gary Stigen, and Ray Chapin for their help with Community Youth Development Basketball....

We would like to thank everyone who attended the 8th annual "Gifts for Grub" toy drive dinner. This has been a tough year for many Haines...

Hospice of Haines wishes to thank the Chamber of Commerce for the generous, $1,000 grant we received to purchase items for our hope baskets. Filled...

The middle school robotics team, GangGreen, would like to thank the following community members for their generous support in helping us get to...

About five Haines residents are among 178 working at the Kensington gold mine, according to Coeur Alaska spokesman Tony Ebersole. Most mine employees...

Haines skaters could see substantially more ice this winter. A rink at the fairgrounds set up previously under Payson’s Pavilion is being...

The third session of the Well and Fit Community Challenge will launch 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at the Haines School. "The overall goal is that...

Haines Borough planning commissioners last week approved a variance for Haines Assisted Living’s addition, but said that continuing,...

Two of three finalists for the Haines Borough’s vacant tourism director position are expected to attend a 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20,...

The Haines Glacier Bear boys return just one starter from last year’s state championship team, but coach Steve Fossman will have more height to...

The Haines Lady Glacier Bears have their sights set on a trip to Anchorage this basketball season. The girls were one game short of the state...

Brad Ryan is the new executive director of the Takshanuk Watershed Council, replacing Emily Cowles, who held the job about a year. A former federal...