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HEDC resigns from mining committee
The Haines Economic Development Corporation resigned its membership on the Chilkat Valley Mining Forum committee last month, with HEDC president...
Pool reopens after seven months
At 6:30 a.m. on Friday morning, 91-year-old Joan Snyder eagerly penned her name on the sign-in sheet at the Haines swimming pool on its opening day....
Maidy hangs up on GAS committee
At a borough government affairs and services committee meeting Nov. 28, member Sean Maidy, who attended by phone, hung up on the two other committee...
Local smokejumper details record season
Squeezed into the back-bending cargo area on a fixed-wing plane in July, Haines resident Russell...
Library Lighting a success
On behalf of the Friends of the Haines Borough Public Library, I wish to sincerely thank everyone who helped decorate, sent donations, and attended...
Borough staff to prioritize road maintenance
Of 70 streets in the borough, only 15 of them comply with code. The Haines Borough Planning Commission and staff are beginning to tackle how to priori...
Businesses projected to lose $3.4 million in tourism sales this summer, study finds
Local businesses stand to lose about $3.4 million in tourism-related sales, and the Haines Borough about $187,784 in sales tax revenue, as a result...
This week in history
Nov. 24, 1969 Service will be stressed this year by the Haines Unity of the American Cancer Society...
Tazlina to sail again, winter travel remains grim
Last week, some Haines residents learned from Facebook that ferry service would increase from one sailing a week to three with the addition of the Taz...
Pool could open next week, staff says contractor left town
Employees for the Indiana-based contractor working on the swimming pool left town last weekend, though the company president said they will return aft...
Heli port application withdrawn
After a 40-minute discussion at the planning commission meeting Thursday, Big Salmon Ventures owner Scott Sundberg withdrew his application for a...
Teacher's fire response was 'textbook'
The effects of the Haines Borough Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Fire Prevention Week paid off last Thursday afternoon when Haines Middle...
Borough approves task force to address bears
A new ad hoc committee Haines Borough manager Debra Schnabel created has one goal in mind: to reduce bear and human interactions. Last week, the...
Museum up for grant improving handicapped access
The Haines Sheldon Museum is in the running for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant that, if awarded, will improve accessibility...
Borough joins remote sales tax commission
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously last week to join the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission—a state board established to...
Pool opening dependent on contractor sign off
The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to prioritize getting swimmers into the pool—so long as the contractor on the job accepts a change order...
Scott, Maidy push to fund safe home
Last month, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to grant Becky’s Place—a local safe house for victims of abuse—$8,000 for rent....
Severe winds cause seven power outages
Strong winds from Friday night through early Sunday morning, with gusts recorded up to 66 miles per...
Policing issue heads GAS committee
Despite its new three-members, the Haines Borough Assembly is no closer to a solution on areawide policing. On Tuesday, the same resolution that...
Students write biomass resolution
Students across the state unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Haines Borough’s use of a biomass boiler to heat public buildings at an Ala...
Town beaver's lair discovered
To local eyewitnesses, he goes by Timber, Cleaver, The Beavs and, for those determined not to get...
Borough, contractor impasse stalls swimming pool opening
The opening of the swimming pool is stalled indefinitely because the Haines Borough and the Indiana contractor working on the renovation project are a...
Commission to decide on considering heliport permit
The Haines Borough Planning Commission will need to decide whether or not they should consider a conditional use permit (CUP) application for a...
Duly Noted
The Haines Friends of the NRA hosted a successful banquet at Harriett Hall in late October. “One hundred percent of the money goes to range...
150-year-old Tlingit maps celebrated
In 2007, when cartographer John Cloud was cataloging more than 7,000 maps at the National Archives...
