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Jess Giddings married Austin Strutz on July 18 in Harrisburg, Oregon. The bride’s father, Al Giddings, officiated the ceremony. A total of 40 people...
Fishing remains slow, chum returns 'extremely poor'
Poor chum salmon returns combined with an uncertain sockeye run have gillnetters concerned. "It's di...
Lende's latest book reflects on small-town political stress
Oh, the toxic political vitriol, the alternative facts, the intimidating personalities, the...
Slow start to season for Lynn Canal gillnetters
The commercial drift gillnet season, which began June 21, is off to a slow start. Prices are comparable to this time last year, but so far fish...
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Carlee Mae Heinmiller, Haines High School 2010 alum, and William Young were married just outside Fort Collins, Colorado, on June 27. Although they...
Haines unemployment rate is the highest in the state
In May, Haines had the highest unemployment rate in the state, according to preliminary numbers released by the Alaska Department of Labor and...
ADF&G restrictions, COVID-19 could dampen gillnet season
Gillnetters in the Lynn Canal will face restrictions similar to last year’s despite a slight rebound in the Chilkat River chinook salmon population...
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Mike Case, a former Haines Borough assembly member and mayor, has moved with dog Fox to the Palmer Pioneer Home. Case said that although it is quite...
DOT finalizes plans for summer highway project
Phase two of the Haines Highway reconstruction project will take place this summer. The Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) said it hopes to...
Brewington remembered for kind heart
Sherrie Brewington died May 1, 2020 after succumbing to colon cancer. She was 69. Brewington was...
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Kimberley Strong is running for the Sealaska Board as an independent candidate. “Sustainability of our traditional ways of living off the land is...
Eulachon study abandons old techniques due to COVID-19
For the first time, this year’s eulachon run estimate will be calculated without using the “mark-and-recapture” technique. The change in the est...
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Josie Allen celebrated her 40th birthday camping on the Katzehin and hiking the ridge towards Santa Claus Mountain with friends Alissa Henry, Gen...
McNamara, NBA star and coach, leaves legacy
Local coach, filmmaker, and former NBA player Mark McNamara, 60, died of heart failure on April 27...
Spring eulachon run brings people together for the first time since March
As spring slowly unlocks in the Chilkat Valley, so too have state social distancing restrictions,... Full story
Ocean-going king smolt continues to dip
An estimated 61,000 king smolt left the Chilkat River drainage in 2015, the lowest on record according to new Alaska Department of Fish and Game...
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Haines Presbyterian Church pastor Dana Perreard said a friend’s video of praise songs on a street in Brazil inspired his “Amazing Grace...
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The website Thrillist has named the Haines Highway Alaska’s best scenic drive. “It’s not the road or even the legendary backdrop that puts...
Separate forums highlight risks and benefits of mining in Haines
How to minimize risks while maximizing the benefits of mining were themes at two mining forums held last week in Haines. It’s the second year in a...
Haines Assembly misses Army Corps public comment deadline
The Haines Borough is asking the federal government to halt interim plans for in-place remediation for contaminated soil at 15 Mile on the Haines...
Assembly Briefs
Two new tours approved This week, the Haines Borough Assembly approved two new tour permits—one for Chilkat River Adventures and one for Alaska...
With regard to the mining forum last week
PR spectacles displaying glossy certainties are paramount to professing the gospel of wealth. In order to create the kinds of over-confident...
Assembly discusses swath of budget cuts
From divesting from the Chilkat Center and Mosquito Lake Community Center to closing the visitor center seasonally and rejecting the library...
Army Corps proposes soil cleanup plan
To remove fuel contaminants in the soil at 15.5 Mile Haines Highway, the Army Corps of Engineers proposed excavating at least 7,500 tons of soil as...
New reporter backs Subaru into snow drift
After an uneventful 14-hour drive through -40 degree weather in the Yukon, it took me less than 48...
