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Nationwide teacher shortage hits Haines
Amid a teacher shortage across Alaska and the Lower 48, the Haines Borough School District is struggling to fill vacancies. For two months, the...
Tell the assembly to keep the pool open
On June 22, 1974, the entire Sullivan family – parents Patrick and Mary Lou and children Shaun, 13, Nyla, 12, Desiree, 10, Harlan, 9 and Corbet, 5...
Haines cleared of community spread
Haines Borough School District superintendent Roy Getchell will make masks optional for students and staff on March 7. The Alaska Department of...
Protesters gather outside school to oppose mask mandate
A handful of protesters gathered in front of the Haines School every day this week, before and...
School board approves Upward Bound program, art club trip
The Haines Borough School District board approved at its Tuesday regular meeting a trip to Seattle for the Haines High School Art Club and a commitmen...
State doctors to hold vaccine information session on Monday
State medical experts are hosting a virtual vaccination info session and Q&A for Haines residents on Monday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Three state...
Haines teachers among lowest-paid in the state
While many policy makers and residents lament the lack of good-paying year-round jobs in the Chilkat Valley, most don’t address the fact that some...
Haines School raises pay to attract subs
The Haines Borough School District Board voted to increase substitute teacher pay to $18 per hour at its Tuesday meeting after the school has found...
School aims to open gym by mid-October
Haines has gone more than a year without public access to the school’s gym, where residents traditionally have gone to exercise, compete on the cour...
Clerk says local Dominion voting software is secure
The Haines Brough’s voting software and equipment is a product of Dominion Voting Systems, the same company embroiled in the Trump Campaign’s alle...
Art students ollie into skate park mural project
Armed with paint brushes, rollers and rolls of tape, Haines High School art students launched a...
Five candidates run for contested school board election
Five candidates for school board are running for four open seats next month. The race is one of the first contested elections for school board in...
Students return to school with a greater sense of normalcy
Although pandemic mitigations are still in place, Haines School's first day back Tuesday was more...
As virus spreads, Haines stays on high alert
With 20 active COVID-19 cases in the Haines Borough, including four new cases on Tuesday and six over the weekend, officials are warning residents to... Full story
Does Haines have the largest population decline in Alaska?
Census data released last Thursday show the Haines Borough had its largest population decline in history and the largest of any Alaskan borough or...
COVID-19 case count reaches more than 90
The Haines Borough had 51 active COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday. While some residents reported painful symptoms, there have been no hospitalizations or... Full story
School to open with mask requirement
The Haines Borough School District Board Aug. 12 unanimously approved back-to-school plans that included universal face coverings for the start of...
School board to decide on updated mitigation protocols
The Haines Borough School District Board will vote on updated school mitigation protocols at a special meeting next week after hearing...
Proposed once-a-week winter ferry schedule raises concerns
The state’s draft winter ferry schedule, which was announced on July 13, sends one ferry a week to Haines in January and February. It could be costl...
School solicits feedback on COVID-19 mitigation plan
Beginning in the fall, grades 7-12 would be exempt from mask-wearing under the Haines Borough School District’s proposed COVID-19 mitigation plan... Full story
COVID cases climbing back up in Alaska
State officials say the highly contagious delta variant is likely driving the increase in COVID-19 cases reported in Alaska, plus the fact that more...
Assembly adds $263,000 to budget
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday added roughly $263,000 from a mixture of borough funds and CARES Act dollars to the $13 million operating and...
Haines School one of few in Alaska to open on time, all year
As the Haines School year came to a close last week, administrators and staff celebrated the district that was one of few that started on time and...
Verhamme takes first at regional wrestling tournament
Senior Wesley Verhamme placed first for the heavyweight class in the Region V wrestling tournament in Ketchikan on April 23. Verhamme was the only...
Manager's budget proposes modest increases, axes museum payroll
The Haines Borough’s $13 million operating and capital budget for next fiscal year (FY22), proposed by interim manager Alekka Fullerton,...
