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The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee met Friday to vote on game-management proposals to be considered by the Alaska Board of Game...

The code review commission has recommended updates to the borough assembly that include fee increases, control of female “in season” dogs and...

Assembly cancels Dec. 18 meeting The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted on Tuesday to cancel their Dec. 18 meeting, in a suggestion brought...

The University of Alaska’s land management branch representatives visited Haines this week to host discussion groups on a proposed 10-year timber...

A shortlist of applicants for the Haines Borough attorney position will be interviewed at the end of March, the assembly’s personnel committee...

Haines had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day meal at the Haines Senior Center, thanks to so many people who took the time during their busy holiday...

“One of the members of our assembly is now a person who communicates with a Juneau radio station and it may not be the right thing to do,...

The government affairs and services committee discussed on Nov. 6 the creation of an ordinance that would address broader impacts of resource...

Two borough advisory boards have recommended to the assembly that the raw fish tax revenue go directly into the harbor enterprise fund instead of the...

Borough manager Debra Schnabel met with borough attorney Brooks Chandler on Tuesday in Anchorage to draft a response to Alaska State Troopers on...

In a nod to Diabetes Awareness Month, a new community program in Haines challenges residents to do one thing: walk. Beginning on Nov. 18, individuals...

Letter to the Haines Assembly—The votes are in. Not only did Ballot Measure 1 fail statewide, Haines voted decisively against it. Yet the assembly,...

School enrollment higher than projected Haines school enrollment is more than projected, which will result in an increase in the school’s budget....

On behalf of the Chilkat Center for the Arts and the Haines Borough Public Library, I would like to thank everyone who attended “Tapestry of...

The Tourism Advisory Board discussed staff-recommended revisions to the borough’s business licensing code Tuesday that would eliminate references...

This police responsibility question is an interesting one; just who is responsible for law enforcement response inside the borough outside of the...

The Haines Borough Assembly is being asked right now to commit to adding new assembly chambers to the public library building. The initial cost...

Should the Haines Borough spend $30,000 on a library addition design for assembly chambers that would ultimately cost upwards of $430,000 to build?...

The University of Alaska’s negotiated timber sale contract negotiations have been delayed until spring 2019. “Due to ongoing field work remaining...