Articles from the March 19, 2020 edition
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Haines Borough issues disaster declaration
Haines Borough mayor Jan Hill issued a declaration of emergency Tuesday as the state and nation...
Hiring committee recommends Boron for school principal
The Haines School principal hiring committee last week recommended longtime teacher Lilly Boron for...
School closes to students through March 29
The Haines School will keep its doors closed to students until Monday, March 30 based on Alaska Department of Education and Early Development...
Haines braces for dismal tourist season
COVID-19 could have a severe impact on Haines tourism this summer and, by extension, the Haines economy as a whole. The Centers for Disease Control...
Organizations for seniors increase health precautions
In response to the threat of COVID-19 spread, organizations serving senior citizens in Haines are taking extra steps to protect their clients. Older...
Two test negative for COVID-19 in Haines so far, SEARHC says
The local Southeast Regional Health Consortium clinic is offering COVID-19 testing to those in the community who meet a very specific set of criteria....
Signatures stall on Recall Dunleavy effort
After a busy first two weeks gathering roughly 380 signatures in Haines, the Recall Dunleavy campaign ground to a halt on Tuesday as the effects of...
Glacier Bear Boys take second at regional tournament
The good news for local sport fans is that for the second year in a row the Haines Glacier boys’ basketball team has qualified for the state basketb...
Commission rejects comp plan RFP
The planning commission voted unanimously to decline to award a bid for the 2025 Haines Borough Comprehensive Plan Action Summary, with some members...
CWS prepares to ship garbage, unsorted trash goes up in price
Community Waste Solutions, the private company that operates the Haines landfill, announced that it will begin shipping most solid waste to the Lower...
Haines couple postpones wedding due to Coronavirus
Until Sunday night, the plan for Haines residents Katie Dickerson and Benjamin Bard had been to get...
Chief proposes flat-funded police budget
Haines Borough police chief Heath Scott submitted a flat-funded budget proposal for a five-officer force for the coming fiscal year. The proposal come...
'End times are here' says self-proclaimed prophet
David Powell chose Martin Luther King Jr. Day to nail his manifesto to the door of the Governor's...
Miles Klehini Classic cross-country ski day
Josie Allen topped a field of 13 skiers to win the annual Miles Klehini Ski Classic Saturday at 25...
This week in history
March 30, 1970 Chilkat Snow Burners held the first ever Alcan 200 at the end of February. There...
Bike Relay postponed until further notice
Registration for the 2020 event is postponed so the board can assess impacts of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. This is a fluid situation, and we...
Duly Noted
Clara Granger, known locally as Nattaphon “Ice” Wangyot, married Dakota Maatz on March 9 at Calgary, Alberta’s Fairmont Hot Springs Resort....
