Oil was stolen from the Klukwan clinic’s fuel tank in May, according to Bob Grant, building attendant supervisor for the SEARHC clinic. He estimated that the amount of oil stolen amounted to a $1,200 loss. Grant said the clinic’s 250-gallon fuel tank was filled May 8. On May 25, a co-worker notified him the tank was empty. […]

The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Tuesday to retain manager Mark Earnest, reactivating a contract that gives him the borough’s top job for another 13 months. Member Norm Smith voted in opposition. Assemblywoman Debra Schnabel, a candidate for the vacant manager’s position, had asked to be excused from the matter that was scheduled on the assembly meeting agenda as “interim borough […]

When the crisis in the U.S. finance industry occurred in 2008, officials with the philanthropic Rasmuson Foundation told potential recipients they might want to back off their requests for giving. “Our message now is that you can be back on,” foundation president Diane Kaplan told a crowd, including officials with the Haines Borough and non-profit groups, at […]

Memorial Day will be a little different in Haines this year. Residents and veterans who turn out at the annual observance for the nation’s fallen soldiers can also pay their respects at “The Moving Wall,” a half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The wall is shaped like a “V” and displays the names of […]