Fuel prices jumped Monday, up to $5.74 per gallon for gasoline and $6.53 for diesel at Haines Industrial’s pumps. At Delta Western across the street, prices are now $5.79 for gasoline and $6.58 for diesel. Prices had held steady in Haines for weeks, even as global fuel prices skyrocketed following the United States’ war on […]
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After failed Upper Lynn Canal union push, AP&T workers regroup on Prince of Wales
After a unionization effort in the Upper Lynn Canal collapsed last year, a new group of Alaska Power and Telephone employees on Prince of Wales Island has voted to unionize. It’s the third time in just over a decade that workers at the Southeast Alaska utility have tried to organize and join the International Brotherhood […]
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Trumpet student assists mayor in time of need
Haines High senior JC Davis got a knock on his front door last week. When he answered it, he found a high-profile visitor. It was the mayor, Tom Morphet, come on “bended knee,” as Morphet later described it, with $100 in hand. He needed the young Davis’ help. The trouble had started a few weeks […]
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Duly Noted, and Tattoo-ly noted
Ed and Yuko Hays visited Duluth, Minn. for the home birth of their granddaughter. Ariel Susan Hays was born to Mori Hays and Julia Hays on Jan. 15, 2026. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces at birth and was 20 inches long. The proud grandparents will get to visit her again when they attend the […]
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Palmer Project announces uptick in exploration
Palmer Project owners have announced a $13.7 million budget for 2026 operations at the Chilkat Valley’s lone major mining project — an increase after a year without new drilling. The Palmer Project is currently in the mineral exploration phase. Its managing company Constantine Metals was purchased last year by Vizsla Copper. Before extracting and selling […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Thank you to those who helped extinguish car fire on the highway
Kudos to the Southeast Road Builders’ fire brigade along with the all the others who responded to the fiery demise of my beloved SueBeeSue#6 along the highway just south of Klukwan. Thanks to the unknown driver of the blue pickup who I flagged down and dispatched to alert the SERB crew nearby. Thus, all the […]
Posted inBlotter
Blotter: April 22 – April 25
Wednesday, April 22 A caller in Haines reported a scam on social media. They were given the information for the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. A driver on Beach Road was given a verbal warning for not meeting requirements to display a license plate. An officer put a 72-hour notice on an abandoned vehicle on […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Alaska Marine Highway System
Columbia delayed two more weeks coming back to work
The state ferry Columbia, the largest vessel in the fleet, has been delayed a second time coming back to work on the busy summer route between Bellingham, Washington, and Southeast Alaska. The ship is now scheduled to make its first northbound run from Bellingham on June 5, according to the Alaska Marine Highway System’s online […]
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The 33-Mile Roadhouse closed this week
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the apparent reopening of the restaurant. Another Chilkat Valley restaurant closed suddenly. The 33-Mile Roadhouse has not opened to the public for several days and, up until Wednesday morning, had one sign on the front reading “Closed” and another reading “For Sale.” Reached in person Monday, […]
Posted inTransportation, Tourism, Local News
Haines receives offer from world’s largest cruise port operator
The Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Cabo Verde, Casablanca, and now, maybe, Haines? The world’s largest cruise port operator wants to lease Haines’ Port Chilkoot Dock and add it to a portfolio of global holdings. Haines Borough officials said last week they had been approached by representatives from Global Ports Holding, a Turkey-based company, that reported hosting […]