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Tuynman wins fourth assembly seat 11 votes ahead of Josephson
The results of this year’s nail-biter assembly race are in. Cheryl Stickler and Caitie Kirby, the top vote-getters, will serve three-year terms...
Stickler, Lapp, Kirby secure assembly seats
This year’s Haines Borough election was marked by high voter turnout, increased early and absentee voting, an above-average number of write-in...
Charitable gaming takes a hit due to COVID-19
Pull-tab sales are down in the Chilkat Valley and statewide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pull-tabs, a type of charitable game regulated by the...
Candidates talk mining during final forum
The Haines chapter of the Alaska Miners Association hosted the final forum of the election season this week where candidates answered questions relate...
Six Candidates Running for Assembly
Six candidates, Caitie Kirby, Helen Alten, Jerry Lapp, Cheryl Stickler, Brenda Josephson and Carol Tuynman are running for two three-year seats and...
Candidates discuss firing, budget and cultural institutions
Questions about an ore terminal, the firing of manager Debra Schnabel and the best way to keep cultural institutions open during economically challeng...
Assembly approves CARES funding for low-income residents
The Haines Borough Assembly approved unanimously at its Tuesday meeting allocating $625,000 in CARES Act funds to individual relief grants targeting l...
$350,000 grant raises questions for assembly and museum board
The award of a $350,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grant to renovate the Haines Sheldon...
Candidates differ in COVID-19 response and new revenue ideas
Messages from mayoral and assembly candidates at the Haines Chamber of Commerce’s Sept. 9 forum were largely the same. The eight candidates—two...
Should the permanent fund be tapped?
A measure on the ballot for the Oct. 3 election has sparked debate over the Haines Borough permanent fund’s purpose—whether the principal should...
Two candidates withdraw from local races
Less than a week after the Aug. 20 filing deadline, two candidates have withdrawn from the Haines Borough Assembly and school board races—Tresham...
Six candidates running for four assembly seats with two days left to file
As of Wednesday morning, Cheryl D. Stickler, Jerry Lapp, Carol Tuynman, Helen Alten and Caitie Kirby are the latest candidates to confirm their...
Doug Olerud running for mayor
Business owner and former borough assembly member Doug Olerud is running for mayor in this October’s municipal election. Olerud owns and manages...
GAS Committee supports museum restructuring, begins car towing plan
A restructuring of the Haines Sheldon Museum is on the horizon if the board and the Haines Borough Assembly have their way. At present, the museum is...
Guest commentary by Burl Sheldon
About 21 years ago, the Haines Borough and the City of Haines convened its first solid waste working group and professional waste management consultan...
Assembly nixes CARES Act requests from food security groups
On July 23, the Haines Borough Assembly’s ad hoc CARES Act committee rejected proposals from two Chilkat Valley food security groups. Discussion at...
Candidate filing period opens Aug. 1
The filing period for elected office in the Haines Borough opens Aug. 1, with an Aug. 20 deadline. This year, positions up for election include the ma...
Taxpayer-funded garbage collection back on the table, again
Discussions about a taxpayer-funded garbage collection will be revived for the third time in as many years if the assembly approves the commerce...
Borough has no plans to consider face mask mandate
A growing number of Alaska communities in recent weeks have considered mandates that people wear...
Assembly puts permanent fund question to voters
In October, Haines residents will vote on a proposed $450,000 draw from the borough’s permanent fund to offset unexpected costs associated with scho...
CARES Act distribution still a work in progress
In the next six months, Alaska municipalities will need to figure out how to distribute a total of $569 million in federal CARES Act coronavirus relie...
Volunteers rally for food security, Mosquito Lake Community Center
About 60 volunteers helped cultivate a new community garden Saturday at the Mosquito Lake Community...
Final hour budget cuts reduce funding for museum, police
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly passed a $19.7 million operating and capital budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, including...
Assembly narrows down use of $2.1 million in federal funds
The Haines Borough is inching toward a finalized plan for how to spend roughly $2.1 million in federal CARES Act funds. In total, the borough is...
Public facilities director proposes lottery to fund building
A land lottery could be the salvation of the Haines public safety building. The facility is nearing the end of its life, but at present, the borough...
