Inflation, supply issues persist as business owners seek stability

Fuel prices shot up 30% nationwide last year. Paper-cup costs are crescendoing. Local grocers are left guessing when products, from bread one week to cheese the next, will be back in stock.

Historic inflation and supply chain problems have persisted for months across the country and in Haines, and there doesn’t seem to be a clear end in sight.

“I think Haines has been hit just like the rest of the United States,” said Mountain…