Updated Dec. 2, at 10 p.m.

(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) Haines’ newest school board member Corrie Stickler listens to board president Shelly Sloper during the meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Haines, Alaska. Stickler was selected by current school board members among a pool of five people who applied for an open board seat. She will serve out the remainder of the seat’s term, which is about a year.

The Haines Borough School board…

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