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The public may have an opportunity to weigh in on the Haines Borough’s next manager. After a meeting July 1, the assembly’s personnel committee...

Alaska cities and boroughs are still figuring out how to spend the $569 million in federal CARES Act funding coming their way from the state — with...

The Haines Borough School District has developed a tentative COVID-19 mitigation plan for the upcoming school year including in-person classes, small...

The U.S. Small Business Administration has reopened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to new loan applicants, while a recent change amends the...

Alaska state ferry service is getting closer to normal, even though passenger loads are far from normal. Even the Matanuska, the oldest operating...

The commercial drift gillnet season, which began June 21, is off to a slow start. Prices are comparable to this time last year, but so far fish...

On Tuesday, the Haines Sheldon Museum board of directors released an official statement about the firing of director Helen Alten. Alten, who worked...

Chilkoot Lake Tours began annual maintenance on the Chilkoot Lake boat docks July 6. This year, dock repairs will be more extensive than in past...

Norwegian Cruise Line has decided to give up on bringing its ships to Alaska even in late September and early October, putting an end to any chance...

The Lynn Canal Community Players is continuing to recruit storytellers, historians, comics and improvisational performers for what the organization...

The U.S. Mint in February released its $1 coin commemorating and honoring the late Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich,...

Pioneer Bar reopens after 3-month closure The Pioneer Bar reopened June 26 for the first time since closing March 17 amid COVID-19 concerns. The bar...

The application period for the Haines Borough’s small business and nonprofit COVID-19 relief grants opened on June 25 and will remain open until 5...

Haines Sheldon Museum executive director Helen Alten was let go without warning Tuesday night after the board eliminated her position. Board...

Haines police last weekend killed the sow brown bear and two cubs that had been causing property damage across town for weeks. Police responded to a...

The Chilkoot Corridor road improvement project could begin as soon as mid-August, according to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of...

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a packrafter on June 14 after her raft capsized the day before on the Klehini River. The 42-year-old woman...

Delta Western is moving forward with cleanup from the May 29 diesel leak at its tank farm in Haines. The leak occurred around noon when 750 gallons...

Refillable foods at the Farmers Market Potter Betsy Van Burgh is expanding her pottery business to the sale of bulk and non-bulk food in refillable co...