The annual Spring Fling community barbecue and dance 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, will feature local performers Julia Scott and the Perpetual Beer Run at the fairgrounds’ Harriett Hall. “I think we have great musicians in town, and it’s really lovely to be able to have a community party where we feature those local musicians, […]

Former resident and Chilkat Valley News advertising manager Zach Sheldon said he’ll continue his pursuit of flying following a solo air crash in Fairbanks Saturday that broke his back in three places. “The worst part is that it’s going to delay my certification,” Sheldon, a student pilot who hopes to fly commercially in Haines, said […]

After three years of relative quiet, debate over the fate of old school property on Main Street resumed at the Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting April 19, when commissioners split on a proposal that would classify two lots west of Fourth Avenue for sale “in the near term.” By a 4-3 margin, commissioners voted for a proposal […]

The annual community clean-up offers residents three ways to help spruce up their community. It all starts Saturday, May 5, with a Cinco de Mayo celebration dubbed “Cleano de Mayo.” Besides the traditional, town clean-up, the second annual Chilkat River cleanup and the first Pooper Trooper cleanup also are on May 5. Cleano de Mayo, from 11 […]

A recent book about a Gold Rush-era shipwreck at Eldred Rock speculates that as much as $17 million in gold stolen from it may lie near the shore of Chilkoot Inlet, between Mud Bay and Seduction Point. “While the boxes may have long since rotted away, the gold is most likely still there, all 11,000 […]

Phil Benner is returning to his post as Haines Borough harbormaster, three years after leaving the job. “I am committed to Haines for the next 10 to 15 years,” Benner said this week. The Haines Borough Assembly approved Benner’s hire Tuesday, on the recommendation of manager Mark Earnest and the borough’s port and harbor advisory committee, at an annual salary of […]

The Haines Borough is sponsoring a work visa for a Chinese national to become the municipality’s next planning and zoning technician. Xi “Tracy” Cui, who holds a master’s degree in planning from the University of Florida, was the administration’s top choice for the job, said manager Mark Earnest, who made the hire with the assistance of clerk Julie […]

By Krista Kielsmeier Haines Borough code mandates the municipality have a department of economic development and a director to lead it. “Despite this code requirement, to my knowledge the department has never been established,” Mayor Stephanie Scott wrote in a memo last month, requesting that section of code be repealed. The Haines Borough Assembly this week advanced to a second public […]