By John Stang
Heather Lende and Tom Morphet won the Haines Borough Assembly election Tuesday – defeating four others including the sole incumbent running for re-election.
The unofficial tallies are Lende, 483; Morphet, 423; incumbent Diana Lapham, 363; Ryan Cook, 299; Judy Erekson, 230; and Leonard Dubber, 146.
Morphet’s win affects the Chilkat Valley News, of which he is owner, editor and a reporter. Morphet will cut back his active participation in the news operation,…