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Memorial event scheduled for Saturday
An anniversary memorializing the Dec. 2 flooding and landslides that killed two and displaced dozens last year will be held Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1.30...
By Hospital's plan for mental health care office delayed indefinitely
Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital announced plans over the summer to open an outpatient mental health care office in Haines, but due to turnover...
Dozens of open seats on borough advisory boards
The Haines Borough Board and Committees Fair, an event scheduled to raise awareness of the various ways to be involved in local government, drew few...
Borough secures $20 million to renovate Lutak Dock
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski called Haines Borough mayor Douglas Olerud on Tuesday with some long and eagerly awaited news: The borough has been...
Final redistricting map could mean change in House rep
After several weeks of public hearings across Alaska, the state’s redistricting board settled on a state house map that would link Haines to...
Thanks for advancing dock discussion
The Haines Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the Haines Borough staff and assembly, grant administrator Carolann Wooton, Haines Borough Ports...
Canadian border reopens with brass
When Bruce Funk left his Whitehorse home at 8:30 a.m. Yukon time on Monday, he didn't expect cookies...
Committee proposes yurt definition, zoning code addition
What’s a yurt? Should yurts be allowed in town? The Haines Borough Government Affairs and Services (GAS) Committee recommended a definition and...
Heliski code hearing reflects sharp divide
Twenty seven people, including a Scottish expedition guide with National Geographic, commented at a Tuesday hearing on a draft ordinance that would...
Doctors present latest COVID-19 vaccine info at webinar
Haines Health Center will start administering the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 this week, following the FDA’s Oct. 29...
Assembly Briefs
Mayor honors back-to-back state cross country champs On behalf of the Haines Borough, mayor Douglas Olerud on Tuesday honored the Haines High School...
Free enterprise has consequences
After the Mayor at the last Borough Assembly Meeting on Oct. 26 introduced Ordinance 21-10-598 to remove the limit on the number of heliski permits,...
Assembly introduces law to axe heliski permit cap for a year
The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance on Tuesday that would remove the cap on heliski operators in the borough for only one year. The...
Potential FEMA funding delayed
The Haines Borough won’t be eligible to apply this year for millions of federal disaster mitigation dollars that could help compensate Beach Road...
Commerce committee considers break from grocery sales tax
The Haines Borough Commerce Committee is considering a temporary tax exemption on groceries in Haines. While the committee still needs to iron out...
Assembly creates commercial fisheries advisory board
The Haines Borough Assembly created an advisory board to guide the borough’s response to state and federal regulations that affect Haines...
Assembly inches toward removing heliski limit
Haines Borough mayor Douglas Olerud cast a tie-breaking vote Tuesday to draft an ordinance to change borough code and eliminate the current limit on...
Assembly approves shop local effort, public participation program
The Haines Borough assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a new Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that aims to increase public involvement in...
Vote Josephson for important issues
After I was elected to the Haines Borough Assembly, the mayor of Bethel, Alaska, told me, “When you run for office, you have all kinds of plans to...
Duly Noted
Greg Schlachter and Chris Hill married Sept. 18 at Calleva Farm in Dickerson, Md. Chris’ sisters Robin and Angie officiated Saturday’s nuptials....
Harrell sent out with a bang, donates final $1 million
In accordance with her last will and testament, the late Lucy Harrell was sent "out with a bang" Sat...
The conspiracy has been revealed
Thank you for pointing out the Illuminati symbolism around Haines. I too am concerned about the proliferation of these symbols. Cruise ship lines,...
Science over fiction
It is unfortunate that Mayor Bronson of Anchorage does not know what more can be done to stem the spread of Covid in his town. One wonders if he...
Duly Noted
Dr. Kirk Mosley is the new dentist at SEARHC dental clinic. Kirk retired from a private practice in Tucson, Ariz. after 25 years there. Since 2012,...
