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Haines Borough Manager Bill Seward this week offered office “space, utilities and transportation” for five years to the state’s Division of...

Residential and small commercial electric rates would go down slightly but rates for bulk power, five fees and a monthly customer charge would...

Haines Borough Manager Bill Seward wants to check the pulse of the borough and establish a baseline of data about its organizational climate, or...

Three new candidates will vie for two open seats on the Haines Borough Assembly alongside incumbent Diana Lapham and challengers Judy Erekson and...

The American Bald Eagle Foundation will host “Day of the Denticles: A Celebration of Sharks” to educate the public about shark species throughout...

The Haines Borough School District and the Chatham School District each have hired two new teachers for the 2016-17 school year. Alex Van Wyhe is the...

Students have returned to schools in Haines and Klukwan. The Haines Borough School District opened its doors for the 2016-2017 school year Tuesday....

Tony Habra, the new superintendent for the Haines Borough School District, asked at Thursday’s meeting for the school board’s input and opinions...

A recent survey of Haines School students and staff reported increases in student delinquent behaviors as well as decreases in peer climate and...

The Bills, a Victoria, B.C.-based acoustic quintet, bring their “Coast Canadian” sound to the Chilkat Center for a show starting 7:30 p.m....

The Haines Borough Assembly stalled appropriations for local nonprofits Tuesday, delaying discussion of any funding for three months. The group also...

A dozen or more members of the Chilkat Snowburners snowmachine club gathered heaps of trash from the woods and flats near 25 Mile Haines Highway...

The Southeast Alaska State Fair will hold its annual membership meeting starting 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 at the fairgrounds’ Harriett Hall. A dinner...

Constantine Metal Resources last week won agency approval for 2.5 miles of additional roads, 120 feet of bridges and other infrastructure at the Palme...

About a dozen timber operators and sawyers made their case for keeping open a state Division of Forestry office in Haines Tuesday, including...

As I recently filed to run for a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly, people have been asking me how I will run the newspaper and also run for...

The Chilkat Snowburners would like to thank all who helped with the cleanup at 25 mile on Sunday the 21st. We wish we could name each and every one...

I am the gardener for the Sheldon Museum. I am writing to thank those in our community who appreciate and enjoy our 100-year-old Anway apple tree...

Thanks to Turner Construction for the loan of its forklift, without which we would not have been able to paint the north side of the American Legion...

The second community market held at Mosquito Lake School on Sunday featured over 100 attendees despite a bluebird late-summer day that might have...

We would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for the very generous donation they provided to the Haines Hot Shots youth shooting...

The Back to School Basketball Camp had a great turnout.  Thank you to the Chilkat Indian Village and the Chilkoot Indian Association for your...

The assembly, at this moment, appears to be preparing to charge every household in the valley $40 a month for garbage regardless of the amount or if...

Thank you everyone for coming out in the rain to our Garden Party fundraiser. We had a lot of fun and we were able to raise enough money for a...

The Sheldon Museum is extremely grateful to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for its support of our archives. This financial support has...