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Planners vote to rezone retreat center in Mud Bay area
The Haines Borough Planning Commission voted on May 12 to rezone a popular retreat, wedding and yoga center at the northern edge of the Mud Bay...
Eagle preserve council to assess fish habitat impacts from commercial tours
The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council voted this week to devise a method of assessing impacts on fish habitat from commercial...
Tlingit Park longhouse pavilion built; artwork, trails to come
A long house pavilion now stands at the southern end of Tlingit Park, marking completion of the...
Nationwide teacher shortage hits Haines
Amid a teacher shortage across Alaska and the Lower 48, the Haines Borough School District is struggling to fill vacancies. For two months, the...
Packrafters learn safety, swimming techniques at swiftwater rescue course
Twelve packrafters attended a swiftwater rescue course on local rivers this weekend, instructed by...
Draft budget transfers areawide funds for police calls beyond townsite
The Haines Borough manager’s draft budget for the next fiscal year includes a sizable transfer from the areawide general fund to the townsite...
GASC proposes application system for nonprofit funding
The Haines Borough Assembly soon will vote on whether to return to an application process for allocating funds to nonprofits. The assembly used an...
Excursion Inlet harbor needs an overhaul, community members say
If you don't have a plane, or can't afford a charter, you need a boat to get to Excursion Inlet....
New forest management schedule released; public comments due June 7
The state last week released a five-year management schedule for the Haines State Forest that includes more than a dozen timber sales and plans to...
Protestors gather at courthouse after leaked SCOTUS abortion decision
About a dozen residents gathered outside the Haines courthouse Tuesday to protest a leaked draft...
Housing group weighs multi-unit tax incentive; talks short-term rental scene
The Haines Borough Housing Working Group on April 27 considered a tax incentive for multi-unit residential dwellings and discussed the state of...
Assembly votes to give ad hoc committees clearer direction
The Haines Borough Assembly decided unanimously Tuesday to give ad hoc advisory committees clearer direction by formalizing them through resolutions....
Remains found during Haines Highway reconstruction confirmed to be human
Bone fragments found two weeks ago during construction along the Haines Highway were determined to be human, a state spokesperson confirmed on Monday...
State proposes airport rehabilitation project
The Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing a new project at the Haines Airport to rehabilitate the runway and several taxiways, build... Full story
Borough publishes six-year capital improvement project list
As part of the manager’s draft 2023 budget, Haines Borough staff published a six-year capital improvement project list devised through a new...
Revival of Fort Seward Hospital Building is underway
Work is underway to resuscitate the Fort Seward Hospital Building, long used as the headquarters...
Haines route added to new digital cargo network
A new digital cargo network expanded in recent months and now is working with a freight company that’s planning service to Haines. The network was...
Data firm seeks input from businesses for regional survey
A Juneau data analysis firm is seeking responses to an annual Southeast Alaska business survey that will be used to guide state and regional economic...
Constantine files updated wastewater management plan
In an updated permit application submitted last week to the state, Constantine Metal Resources made significant changes to its wastewater management...
Shipwrights blow life into boat project
Two local shipwrights on Monday gave Haines High woodworking students a tour of a unique boat...
Details from decades-old U.S. census give glimpse of local history
Full details from the 1950 U.S. Census were released earlier this month, intriguing historians from around the country and providing a snapshot of...
Coho, sockeye runs projected to be average; kings, pinks to be low
Local sockeye and coho salmon runs are expected to be average this season, while the Chilkat king salmon run is projected to fall below the state’s...
Science ed initiative to explore Chilkat Valley
In mid-June, teachers from around the state will have an opportunity to learn about place-based science education through a new initiative in the...
Constantine to build new facilities with big 2022 budget
Constantine Metal Resources plans to spend $18 million on the Palmer Project in 2022 — its largest annual project budget to date, according to a...
Possible human remains found during Haines Highway construction
Work at a small section of the Haines Highway reconstruction project was stopped Monday — and will remain suspended indefinitely — after possible...
