Are security cameras around Haines waterfront locations a good security measure or an example of Big Brother government infringing on the privacy of residents? The question was zipping around the Internet this week, in advance of a resolution before the Haines Borough Assembly to accept a $233,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for fencing […]

Besides a march Friday on Main Street, the Domestic Violence Task Force in Haines is creating a moving display to bring attention to the issue and lobbying the state to ramp up prosecution in abuse cases. The march starts 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 16 at the Haines bank and ends at the library with speeches […]

State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, told the Haines Chamber of Commerce last week he wanted to serve six more years in the Alaska Legislature and would like to be the first Alaska Native named Speaker of the House. Thomas is seeking re-election this fall. He’s vying for a seat that represents rural communities that was recently […]

State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, hammered on the need to limit spending at a Friday Chamber of Commerce meeting attended by local school officials seeking increases in the state’s foundation formula. “I don’t know how many times I have to say ‘no,’” said Thomas, who co-chairs the powerful House Finance Committee, where a bill to increase […]

The Greater Lynn Canal Garden Conference will spring up in Haines this weekend for the first time. Speakers from around the region, including Alaska Cooperative Extension agent Darren Snyder, will offer advice on growing food ranging from potatoes to fruit. Resident Melissa Aronson said she’ll attend the $30 conference, and is most interested in presentations on fruit […]

Haines Borough police chief Gary Lowe this week placed officer Cassandra McEwen on paid, administrative leave, beginning March 10. McEwen is the subject of an Alaska State Troopers investigation into care of three horses she owned. Lowe said he expected McEwen’s leave would be at least for two weeks. State trooper Josh Bentz said he had resumed […]

The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved hiring a full-time executive assistant to manager Mark Earnest, a position that would cost an estimated $81,000 annually. “It was a busy workload a year ago, and it’s even busier now,” Earnest said. “We just need to find a person who would fit the criteria and be a good fit, and […]