Posted inNews, Environment
‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture
METLAKATLA, ALASKA — Across Alaska’s coastline, from the Indigenous communities of Bristol Bay to the Tlingit and Haida villages of the panhandle, rural harbors that once bustled with commercial fishing boats now sit unused and empty. Abandoned boats covered with mold and algae line the shores of one Southeast town; others have seen their fleets […]
Posted inLocal News
Record-breaking Easter egg hunt at the Haines school
With baskets in hand, Haines youth filled the high school Sunday afternoon on the hunt for Easter eggs. More than 160 children spread out throughout the school, filling their baskets and bags. Organizer Krystal Lloyd said 14,000 eggs were in the building, a large number compared with the previous year’s 11,000 eggs and the 2024 […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Easter eggs, boat engines and a moose stalker
Krystal Lloyd helped to organize the Haines community Easter egg hunt and hot dog social this year. She gathered volunteers to fill the plastic eggs for the 14,00-egg event at the school on Easter. On Friday and Saturday Ron Weibel, Sue Waterhouse, Joshua Lloyd, Serena Woods, Judy Weibel, Neil Einsbruch, Joan Degen, Megan Highfield-Stewart, Savannah […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Bikes, books, biennial theater festival
10 years ago – April 7, 2016 Kluane bike relay registration fills up in 8 days The window for team sign-ups for the Kluane-Chilkat bike race is now a matter of days. Race coordinator Mike Kramer said the June 18 relay race between Haines Junction, Yukon, Haines reached its cap of 1,200 team riders within […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter: March 29 – April 4
Sunday, March 29A caller in the 2000 block of Lutak Road requested a citizen assist. An officer provided an escort into town.A caller at 100 Main Street reported a burglary alarm going off. An officer responded. Monday, March 30A caller reported an incident of stalking behavior. An officer responded. A caller in Haines reported receiving […]
Posted inLocal News
Legislators hope to mandate tighter PFAS regulations
As the Trump administration moves to rescind regulations on so-called forever chemicals, Alaska lawmakers hope to create a separate, stricter set of state standards. PFAS chemicals are durable, water-soluble compounds that have long been used in both consumer and industrial products for their non-stick and water-resistant properties. Usage in firefighting foams in particular has led […]
Posted inEating Well in the Chilkat Valley
Eating Well in the Chilkat Valley: It’s a great time to consider growing your own vegetables
It’s the time of year to think about growing food. You can get a lot of food out of a small amount of space once you get the hang of it. But this is a learned skill. The worse our economy gets, the more you are going to wish you knew how to grow your […]
Posted inLocal News
Upper Lynn Canal collared moose get a tech upgrade
Alaska Department of Fish and Game staff tagged 13 moose in the Chilkat Valley last week.But those tags are different from the ones they’ve been putting on moose for the last seven years. During a meeting at the Haines library, area management biologist Hannah Manninen said Fish and Game staff are making the switch from […]
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Hundreds seek temporary relief from Haines’ summer sales tax
A petition to pause the 2026 seasonal sales tax increase gathered hundreds of signatures over the week that it was out at five local stores. Organizer Barb Nettleton delivered the petition, which has more than 500 signatures, to the borough clerk on April 6. The language on the petition asks for a “temporary pause of […]