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Publicly funded garbage program back on the table
On Tuesday, the borough’s commerce committee revived a 2018 proposal for a publicly funded solid waste program paid for by up-to-a-1 percent sales t...
Boat launch bids exceed funding
Bidders for the Portage Cove boat-launch project exceeded the engineer’s cost estimate by roughly $1 million, causing an executive session last... Full story
Middle school bike relay team surpasses expectations
When four Haines middle school boys took on the name "Slow and Wobbly" to compete in the Kluane...
State requests more data for Constantine permits
Two state agencies have requested additional information from Constantine Metal Resources, delaying approval for two subsurface permits the company...
Commission to review private roads after ethics complaint
By Jenna Kunze The Haines Borough Planning Commission will take up a review of private roads maintained with borough funds, following a suggestion... Full story
Verhamme breaks personal record at state competition
Fifteen-year-old Wesley Verhamme was the only Haines althete to compete in the Brian Young Invitationals in Anchorage from May 31 to June 1, a...
Library to screen Presidential debates
The Haines Borough Public Library will live-stream all presidential primary debates, beginning with the Democratic party events set for June 26 and...
Planning commission debates local ferry service
In the midst of deep state budget cuts to the Alaska Marine Highway System, the Haines Borough Planning Commission debated last week whether or not...
Three takeaways from Constantine preliminary economic assessemnt
Constantine Metal Resources, the Canadian mining company that has explored hard-rock mining in the Chilkat Valley for 13 years, came out with a...
Ryan applies for Skagway Manager job
Haines Public Facilities Director Brad Ryan is among five short-listed applicants being considered for borough manager in Skagway. Ryan, who is set...
Borough receives 14K in first quarter online taxes
The Haines Borough collected $14,731 in online sales tax revenue from January through March 31 this year, from online vendors Amazon, Netflix,...
Martin's modern Tlingit artwork shines at the Haines Sheldon Museum
The Haines Sheldon Museum has received a $1,000 Art Acquisition Fund Award from Museums Alaska and the Rasmuson Foundation to acquire “Raven...
2019 Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay & Fisherman's BBQ
Competitors zoom past the barracks on their way to the finish line during the Annual Kluane-Chilkat...
Assembly approves budget, slight hike to property taxes
The Haines Borough Assembly set its 2020 operating budget on Tuesday, adopting a significantly lower property tax mill rate than the manager’s...
Haines spared from Southeast drought
Haines is experiencing one of its warmest, driest springs on record. Conditions in northern Southeast have not yet reached drought level, but low...
Legislature approves $44 million cut to ferry system
Almost one-quarter of the total cut to next year’s state operating budget is coming out of the Alaska Marine Highway System. The ferry system was...
Residents question ethics of borough plowing manager's private road
On Tuesday, borough manager Debra Schnabel addressed citizens’ complaints on borough road maintenance benefitting her private land. Schnabel is a...
Craney article printed in West Hungary
The University of West Hungary published a textbook last month which included an article by local...
Hart travels to Hawaii to honor shared Native history
James Hart, 29, recently returned from Honolulu, Hawaii, where about 75 Native Alaskans, some in a canoe from Yakutat, gathered with Native Hawaiians...
Fishermen air concerns on season restrictions
Last week, state fisheries managers heard concerns from the Haines gillnet fleet on new restrictions intended to protect dwindling area king salmon....
Site development permits excluded from general use
The Haines Borough Assembly passed an ordinance on Tuesday that requires land use permits for site development in the townsite, Mud Bay, and Lutak...
Proposal to cut assembly pay roils members
Assembly member Brenda Josephson’s proposal to reduce assembly pay resulted in an argument about elitism, leading by example and one assembly member...
HEDC recommends wood chipper purchase
The Haines Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) recommended that the borough purchase a wood chipper this year, even if long term plans for a...
