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'Feels like a whole new school': Klukwan school energized for new year
Each morning, students at Klukwan school begin the day by gathering in the cafeteria, sitting in a...
Tlingit and Haida talk ANB Renovations, Indigenous People's Day at council meeting
After breaking for summer subsistence activities, the Tlingit and Haida community council met for the first time in four months last Thursday at the...
Morphet, Hill square off in mayoral race
This election season, there are two candidates running for mayor, Tom Morphet and Jan Hill. The two...
Concerns about undue noise dominate Mosquito Lake forum
Concerns about undue noise drew the strongest interest from viewers during the second public...
Assembly, mayoral candidates square off at chamber forum
Haines' two mayoral candidates and four of the five assembly candidates squared off on economic...
Meet the assembly candidates
Five candidates are vying for three seats on the assembly in the upcoming, Oct. 4 borough election. Early voting opens at the borough office on...
Aerial dancing comes to Haines
Tiaya Ruggirello sat perched on a trapeze, dangling her feet in the air, as her students looked on....
Haines Herring: Fake news for a reaL Town
On Sept. 12, Ethiopia celebrated Enkutatash, the country’s new year. While Ethiopians around the world welcomed 2016, it was just another rainy...
Planning commission candidate profiles
For the first time in Haines' history, the planning commission will be elected by the people...
GASC Meeting Briefs
At this month’s Government and Services Committee Meeting, several ordinances were moved to be heard at the next assembly meeting on Sept. 12,...
Hot, dry summer gives way to warm fall
As summer comes to a close and fall approaches, Haines residents should brace for the beginning of the rainy season. In the months of September to...
Auto incident in Skagway caused areawide outage
On Thursday, Aug. 31, all the lights in Haines and Skagway went out in the middle of the day during a power outage. Haines gets its hydropower from...
Grieving father builds deck to remember landslide victim
Looking at Mount Riley, the scar left behind by the December 2020 landslide is still easy to see....
Wilks to take over as museum director
After three years of operating without a director, the Sheldon Museum has finally filled the...
Meet the teachers
Lacy Fischer is the special education teacher for grades six through 12. She will be working with...
Drilling at placer mine proposed at Porcupine Creek
A Washington-based company submitted a placer mining application to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources at Porcupine Creek. RGD Mining Company...
'Like Christmas': Haines students return to school
On Tuesday morning at 8 a.m., Haines students poured out of yellow school buses and made their way...
Pioneer Bar celebrates 70 years with party
Patrons stepping into the Pioneer Bar on Friday and Saturday night were transported to the 1950s,...
New food truck highlights evolving mobile-food scene
A new food truck has opened up in Haines, adding new character to the ever-expanding food-truck...
Transportation Sec. Buttigieg makes historic visit to Haines
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got a taste of the challenges of traveling in Southeast A...
Meet the new Haines school teachers
Haines schools are welcoming 11 new teachers for the new school year, which begins Tuesday. In the...
Upper Valley art show showcases local talents and community spirit
On Saturday, the Four Winds Resource Center and Upper Valley Art Confluence hosted the first annual...
14 seats open in October election, with few candidates so far
With 14 open seats, the upcoming general municipal election in Haines could be one of the most...
Fair Recap: It was a success!
The Southeast State Fair concluded last Sunday, allowing fair staff and volunteers to breathe a collective sigh of relief and take a much-needed...
Chamber of Commerce gets new leadership
The Haines Chamber of Commerce has a new assistant director who will eventually lead the organization: Lee Zion. In June Andrew Letchworth, the...
