Four Haines Borough representatives traveled to Whitehorse last month to discuss potential partnerships between the two municipalities. “We delivered the message, and it was well received, that Haines is open for business and we want to work with our Yukon neighbors and the visitor industry, government and their mining groups,” said Mayor Jan Hill. Borough manager Mark Earnest, consultant Darsie […]

A hunter who shot a bull moose at a local golf course Sept. 27 has been cited with discharging a firearm in the townsite. The incident near 2 Mile Haines Highway has raised questions about the fate of animals harvested in the townsite and whether the penalty for shooting is enough to deter hunters when […]

A lack of federal funding stopped most cleanup efforts this year at the Lutak tank farm site, according to agency officials. The work is being done by the Idaho-based firm Northwind, Inc., which has held a contract with the U.S.Army for removing contamination at the site of a Cold War jet fuel depot near 3 Mile Lutak Road. Army […]

Members of the Haines Borough Assembly will return to the topic of all-terrain vehicles at their meeting Tuesday. A third public hearing will be held on the proposed ordinance that would allow ATVs on borough streets and roads for operators at least 16 years old who have a valid driver’s license and annual, borough road-use permit. The […]

Local Internet service is as fast and cheaper than service in other comparably sized communities like Cordova, and only slightly more expensive than in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, according to information shared by a representative of Alaska Power and Telephone, who spoke to a Haines Chamber of Commerce committee. Bryant Smith recently addressed the chamber’s […]

KHNS will add two reporting positions in a staff expansion made possible by grants and increased fund-raising in the past year. Adam Richards, chef at a local restaurant, has been hired as assistant news director in Haines and will work 12 hours per week. Adams has a management background, great curiosity and computer skills, said […]

Freshman Zayla Asquith-Heinz finished 13th of 106 girls in the small schools division at the state cross-country championship meet held last weekend at Bartlett High School in Anchorage. Finishing the five-kilometer course in 20:53, Asquith-Heinz was the fastest runner from Southeast in the race. Conditions included near-freezing temperatures on an all-hills course. Asquith-Heinz said the race […]

The second season of the Discovery Channel reality television show “Gold Rush” will launch Friday, Oct. 28, with men again looking to strike it rich at the Porcupine mining district. According to The Futon Critic website that covers the TV industry, new episodes of “Gold Rush” averaged 3.73 million viewers a week, making it the […]