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Will the bald eagles return this year?
Last fall, Stacie Evans counted fewer bald eagles around Haines than in any survey since 1986, when counts began. On the peak day in 2020, Evans obser...
Coho derby continues with tie at the top
Haines’ coho derby just crossed the halfway point, and no one is winning. Well, two people are. Robert Jennings and Olen Larson are tied at the top...
New and improved? Some residents wonder about changes at Chilkoot
Three months after the Chilkoot River corridor improvement project finished, some Haines residents...
Salmon abound at Chilkoot, but Chilkat sockeye numbers stay low
The Chilkoot sockeye run was exceptionally strong this year, but Chilkat sockeye stocks have struggled for the second year in a row, and biologists ar...
Duly Noted
Army Sgt. Kelsey Hannon Brewer used CPR to save a soldier in a parking lot at Fort Riley, Kansas on Aug. 31. A certified nursing assistant, Kelsey...
Coho derby kicks off next Wednesday
Anglers can begin casting in Haines’ annual coho salmon derby next Wednesday. The contest, hosted by the Haines Sportsman’s Association, will run...
Late Chilkoot River sockeye run causes surprise, nostalgia
Fishermen in Lutak Inlet saw a bumper run of sockeye salmon in the last two weeks of August as more than 24,000 fish passed the weir between Aug. 22...
Assembly candidate profiles
The CVN reached out to this year's candidates for assembly to learn more about their background,...
Duly Noted
Outside Magazine this week published an in-depth article about brown bear encounters in Haines, including last winter’s attack on backcountry skier...
Duly Noted
Jenn Walsh, Jessica Kayser-Forster, and Abbey Holmes are home from a nine-day and 100-mile journey. They were dropped on top of Flower Mountain by...
Arts Outlook
Display of antiquarian books Haines reporter and writer Tom Morphet will display a collection of...
Chum returns are off to a good start, but sockeye below average
Three weeks into the Upper Lynn Canal commercial gillnetting season, fisheries managers say it’s off to a good start. “It’s actually pretty...
Duly Noted
Deanna Wheeler and Candi Bradford hosted a “see ya later” party on June 27 for the Crager family and Joshua Wheeler. Joshua Wheeler and Makayla...
High flows may speed Chilkoot River racers
High flows could make for a thrilling ride at the annual Mad River Raft Race, a Fourth of July tradition in Haines since the 1960s. The informal,...
Chilkoot Lake Corridor project nears completion
Southeast Roadbuilders finished paving Chilkoot Lake Road last week and the $1.6 million improvement project, more than 10 years in the making, is nea...
This Week in History
June 1971 Kayaks, canoes and rafts will careen down Chilkoot in annual 'Mad Raft Race' This year's...
Chilkoot Lake Road is abysmal
It is difficult for me to comprehend the incredible level of stupidity or outright incompetence that accompanied the planning and design of our new...
First cruise ship in nearly two years docks
The first cruise ship to visit Haines in 622 days, the American Constellation, docked Saturday. The...
What's making our dogs sick?
I live out the Highway on Mosquito Lake Road. I have two dogs, a terrier named Rocky and a German Shepherd named River. Rocky is known to eat...
ProHNS submits proposal for road design
Engineering firm proHNS has submitted a proposal for the engineering of roads damaged by the December natural disaster, a first step toward permanent...
Two dogs get sick after Chilkoot visits
An unknown substance near the Chilkoot River made dogs sick twice this month. The pet owners had to make their animals vomit and the dogs needed...
Woman gets surprise bite while using outhouse
Although Shannon Stevens was prepared for the sting of cold when she bared her behind in a Chilkat Lake outhouse last weekend, she wasn’t expecting...
Man mauled by bear near Chilkoot Lake
Bart Pieciul, 38, was released from the Bartlett Regional Hospital Tuesday after being mauled by a...
