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The assembly voted 5-1 on July 18 to elevate the Haines Borough chief of police position to a borough officer. That would put the chief directly...

A new mining steering committee recently organized by Takshanuk Watershed Council plans to educate the public through a “comprehensive and...

In the 2002 Haines Highway improvement project from 25 Mile to the border, Alaska DOT created 22.6 acres of wetlands, 3,945 lineal feet of relocated...

The Haines Borough Code Review Commission set minor offenses – the catalyst for the group’s formation – as its third priority as it begins to...

The Haines Borough’s new Code Review Commission will look for guidance from the assembly and the public on what area of code it should tackle...

An election by the membership of the Haines Chamber of Commerce in December will seat five directors on the group’s nine-member board of directors....

Gov. Bill Walker cited the state fiscal crisis last week for his decision to halt the Juneau Access Road Project, making good on his promise to...

The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously appointed seven people Tuesday to the borough’s new commission to review its code. Overall, the borough...

Sale of a waste-handling business has resurrected discussion of consolidating service in Haines. Acme Transfer owner Paul Nelson has agreed to sell...

Basketweaver and textile artist Lani Hotch recently received a $5,000 cultural preservation grant and fellowship from the First Peoples Fund, a...

I would like to thank all the residents of Haines who work here and live here for your support in our local election. I would encourage you to stay...

It’s Tresham Gregg by a nose. Gregg beat out candidate Jerry Lapp for a Haines Borough Assembly seat by only 12 votes, according to Tuesday night...

It’s a tie. Tuesday’s unofficial election results have Haines Borough Assembly candidate Margaret Friedenauer as the clear winner of one seat,...

Voters, take note: The town’s polling location for Election Day, Tuesday, Oct. 6, has moved from the American Bald Eagle Foundation to the Chilkat...

Both Tresham Gregg and Jerry Lapp assured me that if elected they would not vote in favor of the resolution to approve the policy developed by the...

Ketchikan has the Marijuana Advisory Committee. Petersburg has a 19-person Local Marijuana Regulation Advisory Committee. Juneau has the CBJ Marijuana...

Three candidates vying for two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly fielded questions at last week’s Haines Chamber of Commerce forum, sharing their...

A third Haines resident has filed for Haines Borough Assembly. Tresham Gregg turned in his papers minutes before the borough offices closed Wednesday...

A familiar face and a familiar voice will vie for seats on the Haines Borough Assembly this October, but if no one else files for candidacy soon, it...

A popular after-school program may be a casualty of the Haines Borough’s budget this year, as funding for the environmental education class is...

Despite appeals from audience members and the Haines Assisted Living community manager, Haines Borough Assembly members declined to reconsider votes...

Former Haines Borough Assembly member Debra Schnabel applied for the municipality’s community and economic development director position this week,...

Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village officials don’t think property tax should be levied on the second floor of their building. The Haines Borough...