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New Palmer Project permit up for review
The Palmer Project’s application for two separate permits that would regulate subsurface exploration are pending two state agencies’ approval...
Seniors to lose monthly state benefit subsidy
Many Haines seniors won’t receive Senior Benefits Program payments from the Alaska Department of Human Services (DHSS) for the next two months due...
Commissioner resigns after rewrite
Last week, Haines Borough Planning Commission chair Don Turner III resigned over a last- minute rewrite to an ordinance the commission worked on for...
Klukwan residents save teacher's job
On Wednesday Chatham School District superintendent Ann Hilburn told Klukwan School teacher Jenn...
COW holds first budget meeting
The borough manager’s draft budget was brought to life Tuesday when 11 department heads pitched assembly members on operations and goals....
Conservation group lists Chilkat River among 10 most endangered rivers
On Tuesday, the Washington D.C.-based river advocacy group American Rivers named the Chilkat River on its annual list of the 10 Most Endangered...
Editorial
Last week a federal judge threatened to temporarily ban Carnival Cruise Corp. from docking its ships in U.S. Ports for violating probation—a...
Helipad application withdrawn due to lack of full commission
Four hours before the Haines Borough Planning Commission was set to hear a conditional use permit application for a heliport at 26 Mile, the...
Hydropower cable on verge of failure
The submarine cable that brings hydroelectric power to Haines has been damaged and could fail at any time, Alaska Power & Telephone officials warned t...
Scammer posing as Mayor Hill steals from residents
It starts with a generic question. A one-liner email appears in your inbox from what appears to be Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill. “Are you...
Art teacher retires after 38 years
Haines School's longest serving teacher, Linnus Danner, won this year's Champion of the Arts in Educ...
Assemblyman drafts regulation that prohibits
An ordinance that would prohibit underwater storage of hazardous materials within one mile of any surface body of water in the Haines Borough was...
2018 economy grows by $60 million
Roughly $60 million more came into the Haines Borough economy last year, creating close to a 10 percent increase in sales tax revenue from 2017. In a...
Mud Bay petitions against extraction
Mud Bay land owners brought forward a petition to the borough assembly’s Government Affairs and Services (GAS) Committee on Tuesday, calling for...
Assembly requests delay constraints on Haines Hwy
The Haines Borough Assembly passed a motion Tuesday to direct the manger to ask the companies working on the highway construction projects this...
Citizen bat scientists on the lookout for white-nose syndrome
Patty Kermoian has worked as a citizen bat scientist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) since the inception of the program in Haines...
Globe trotter to report for six months at the CVN
By Sarah Chatta Ayubowan! Namaste! Salam! Xin chào! Privyet!—or ‘Hello!’ in the predominant...
Seed starting for the hesitant new gardener
As the ground thaws and the breeze warms, gardeners around town are itching to start digging in their soil. Here in Alaska, we always start seeds in...
Planting in pots for the spacially challenged
Be it a pot, tub, shipping container or the drum of a dismantled dryer machine, container gardening in Haines can be an appealing option for new...
Locally made fish fertilizer adds to bounty
With a dual purpose of recycling fish waste and tapping his knowledge of soil science, Jim Syzmanski has engineered Sea to Soil, a locally produced...
Dolphins finish in top spots at SE Champs
Six Haines Dolphins brought home best times and other accolades from 2019 Spring Southeast Champs...
Valley bears in 'walking hibernation' last week
Of the 29 brown bear dens surveyed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Anthony Crupi last week, most still held bruins in or nearby. On...
Haines Avalanche Center asks for borough funding
Haines Avalanche Center director Erik Stevens asked the Haines Borough Assembly for $20,000 in the 2020 budget on Tuesday. Stevens said the money...
