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Assembly finalizes amended budget with additional funding
Last minute amendments to the Haines Borough’s $13 million operating and capital budget for next fiscal year (FY22) included funding for the Haines...
Seattle company aims to make shipping cheaper, more efficient
Two Seattle-based entrepreneurs visited town last week promoting their company OpenTug, a digital freight network similar to Uber or Airbnb but for ca...
Unemployment filers above normal as food service employers struggle to hire
Although April unemployment claims indicate people are still looking for jobs, Chilkat Valley employers in the food and restaurant industry are strugg...
Borough reposts manager job
The Haines Borough manager job has been reposted. Haines has been without a permanent manager for more than a year. The borough assembly’s first...
Dock face needs to be addressed, harbormaster says
Haines remains divided when it comes to the new, phased plan for Lutak Dock renovations, with residents speaking for and against the proposal at a...
Borough resumes hazardous waste disposal program
The Haines Borough’s free hazardous waste disposal program will take place after a year-long hiatus. Collection dates are July 24 and 25. On...
Eighty percent of December damages occurred in Haines
A group of engineers and geoscientists updated residents last week on research efforts and projects related to the December storms, including the...
AP&T begins prep work for restoring Beach Road power
As a next step toward power restoration on Beach Road, the Haines Borough has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for excavation down to the old...
Haines on track for fall brown bear hunt, despite lowered harvest limit
Spring brown bear hunting season ended May 31 with two males harvested, putting Haines on track for a fall bear hunt, provided the town avoids a repea...
SEARHC opens COVID-19 vaccines to ages 12 and older
The SEARHC clinic is offering the COVID-19 vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds. The first youth clinic was held on May 26 in Haines. SEARHC marketing...
Track team receives 9 medals from state meet
The Haines track and field team won nine medals at the Alaska state meet in Anchorage on May 28 and...
Lani Hotch's robes part of Native textile exhibit at Alaska State museum
Master weaver and Klukwan resident Lani Hotch helped curate a new exhibit at the Alaska State...
U.S. Senators renew push for landless tribe settlement
Alaska’s U.S. Senators are planning to reintroduce legislation that would allow Native Alaskans in Haines, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg and...
Lower 48 volunteers assist with storm cleanup
Five volunteers from a Lutheran Church in Tuscon, Arizona recently wrapped up a two-week trip to...
PHAC: Abandon old Lutak Dock repair plan
The Haines Borough Port and Harbor Advisory Committee (PHAC) is recommending the assembly abandon current Lutak Dock plans and pursue funding for a...
Haines Real Estate owner to become borough planner
Newly hired Haines Borough planner Dave Long begins work on June 14. Long, who co-owns Haines Real Estate with his wife Pam, will distance himself...
Borough finances better than expected
The Haines Borough areawide general fund is earning more and spending less than budgeted this fiscal year, according to a recent financial report for...
Borough resumes Beach Road fire and ambulance service
Emergency services have been restored to Beach Road, bringing residents one step closer to returning to homes. Haines Borough interim manager Alekka...
Federal program offers hope for Beach Road buyouts
A FEMA program might help Beach Road residents who want disaster relief funding to buyout their homes, but it will likely take several years before...
Port Chilkoot Company to auction storage items
The Port Chilkoot Company will be auctioning off items dating back to the 1940s that have been stored in the Fort Seward barracks building. Auction...
Last large cruise line cancels
Hope for large cruise ship visits in Haines this summer was short-lived. Last week, president Joe Biden signed a bill temporarily exempting...
GAS Committee reimagines nonprofit funding process
The Haines Borough Assembly is in the early stages of revamping its nonprofit funding program. Under a proposal assembly member Caitie Kirby...
Legislature hung up budget dividend negotiations
Setting the amount of this year’s Permanent Fund dividend — and deciding on how to pay the cost — continues to hold up agreement on a state...
