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Assembly Briefs
Assembly plans Chilkoot corridor meeting, annual tour company conduct review The Haines Borough Assembly last week approved two advisory board...
Planning commission decisions sparks calls for election of members
A controversial Dec. 8 planning commission meeting motivated a citizen and borough assembly member to seek turning the commission into an elected...
Arts Outlook
First Friday The Haines Sheldon Museum’s Model train display is back this year. The train will be running throughout the main gallery and in and...
After Ketchikan fire, Wrangell considers insurance mandate for boat owners
After a recent fire put the Ketchikan harbor department at risk of a lawsuit for not requiring boat owners to carry insurance, the Wrangell Port and...
Haines to host Honor Fest
For the first time since 2016, the Southeast Alaska Music Honor Festival will be held in Haines. The festival gathers outstanding student musicians...
COVID cases among non-residents aboard ships highest all summer
Covid cases have spiked again in Haines in recent weeks, driven by a new variant and an influx of tourists, according to health officials. Infection n...
Reduction in food stamp benefits will affect households in Haines
More than 100 Haines households will see their food stamp payments reduced beginning in September as a result of the official rescinding of the...
Montgomery wins inaugural 4th of July Harbor to Harbor run
Garrett Montgomery won the first-ever Fourth of July Harbor to Harbor Mountain Run, overcoming nine...
Alaska state ferry system returns to Prince Rupert after long absence
Alaska state ferry service between Ketchikan and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, resumed this week, after an almost-three-year absence from the...
Vuillet: athlete, world traveler
A family funeral service for Bob Vuillet, 88, was held Dec. 30 at St. Michael and All Angels...
Constantine adjusts some language around Palmer road access
In recent months, Constantine revised language on its website with regard to the Palmer Project’s road access—an issue raised in a securities...
Half of renters receive covid relief
Using federal pandemic relief funds, the state has paid more than $179,000 toward past-due and future rent and utility bills in Haines, part of $85.2...
Murphy worked as longshoreman, took pride in family
There will be a memorial service followed by a potluck reception hosted by the American Legion...
Big Brothers Big Sisters can match again
In 2018, a funding shortfall prompted Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska to stop making new matches in Haines, but a new state grant will help at...
Shop Local and Save round two generates $160,000 in one week
The second round of the Haines Borough’s “Shop Local and Save” program, which opened Nov. 20, ended a week early after residents submitted the...
Election day voters favor Trump
Similar to statewide trends, Haines voters favored Donald Trump on election day, but it's unclear...
Robert Bears: traveler, life-long learner
Robert Edward Bears, 67, died June 11 at his home in West Richland, Washington. Bob was born Aug. 26, 1952 in Council, Idaho to Robert J. and Sally...
Preserve council seeks to repeal Parks regulation
The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council is seeking repeal of a regulation restricting firearms use in the preserve. Council members...
Robert Carlin "Buckwheat" Donahue Jr.
Skagway's Buckwheat Donahue, a man friend Jeff Brady called "larger than all of us in size and...
This Week in History
August 1969 The construction of the Haines ANB Hall has begun. The forms were being laid at press time for the pouring of concrete walls. R and H...
A chilly ride forecast for Kluane
If you’re driving, slow down. If you’re pedaling, bundle up. That’s the advice of organizers in advance of the annual Kluane to Chilkat Internat...
Court Report
Stephannie M. Quinn, 26, of Juneau was sentenced March 27 after pleading guilty to driving under the influence on Sept. 21. Quinn came to the...
Duly Noted
Parker Schnabel isn’t the only Haines miner mucking about on prime time television. Creighton Lapp, a 1996 Haines High School graduate, has been...
Police Blotter
Monday, May 7 Police were informed about an abandoned vehicle on Haines Borough property on Mathias Avenue. A caller requested a phone number for a...
Business Briefs
Zumba studio waltzes onto Main A new dance studio on Main Street offers a range of Zumba classes. Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance fitness program...