Students board the bus at the first stop of the day on Thursday, March 6, 2025 (Will Steinfeld/Chillkat Valley News).

After months of wrangling and a controversial decision to drop busing for the year, the Haines school board voted to lease up to three buses and take on the responsibility of transporting students to and from school this year. 

The vote came after Superintendent Lilly Boron presented a transportation plan to the board during…

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