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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,...
School adjusts mitigations to match CDC guidelines
The Haines Borough School District Board approved shortening quarantine periods for vaccinated students and staff at its meeting Tuesday....
Track and field season begins
The Haines Borough School District Board has approved the 2020-21 track season. It will start March 29 and end May 28. According to the Alaska...
17 students quarantine after positive test result
Haines Glacier Bears basketball players and coaches are quarantining this week after boys head coach Tyler Swinton tested positive for the COVID-19...
State waffles on $1.4 million crisis stabilization grant
The fate of a $1.4 million crisis stabilization grant from the state remains up in the air. On Dec. 10, the Alaska Department of Health and Social...
Governor's budget shifts additional costs to borough, closes local DMV office
The Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget proposal Gov. Mike Dunleavy released on Dec. 11 contains several significant cuts for the Haines Borough including...
2020: Pandemic, natural disaster and upheaval
As I sat down to write the 2020 Year in Review, I thought: "I don't want to relive this year, nor sh...
Duly noted
Ralph and Jan Borders are home after a long visit to see family down south. They left on Nov. 15 to spend a couple of weeks in the Bellevue area of...
Beach Road residents must reckon with long-term risk of living under Mount Riley
As geoscientists learn more about the Beach Road slide and the geology of Mount Riley, area... Full story
Haines receives massive grant to expand behavioral health services post-disaster
Local agencies and partners at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau have two weeks to spend an unprecedented $1.4 million the state is channeling... Full story
Hometown teacher achieved her dreams
Lifelong resident and first-year kindergarten teacher Jenae Larson is missing and is believed to...
Assembly Briefs
Manager hiring process to begin Dec. 21 The Haines Borough Assembly has agreed to engage the services of consultant Lenise Henderson-Fontenot, who...
Duly Noted
Frank Hickman and Rita Brouillette welcomed twin boys: Cyrus Rockford Hickman and Gunnar Cruz Hickman on Sept. 27 in Anchorage. The boys are joined...
Personnel Committee asks assembly to finalize borough manager hiring plan
The Haines Borough could begin accepting applications for a new, permanent manager as soon as this month if the assembly acts on a Personnel...
Duly Noted
Haines High School students MacKenzy Dryden, Jacob Weerasinghe, and Grace Long-Godinez worked together to honor veterans in Haines and nationally...
Blizzard sets daily snowfall record
Last weekend's blizzard caused the Haines Borough School District to close Monday after 16 inches...
Duly Noted
Monday, Nov. 2 was an official snow day for the Haines Borough School District. The blizzard kept most at home. Still, many essential and determined...
School gets through first quarter with no reported COVID cases, closures
Haines Borough School District students, teachers and staff have made it through the first quarter without having to close while maintaining...
Glacier Bears take regional championship
Both the girls and boys Haines Glacier Bears cross-country teams are this year's Region 5 champions...
