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By Friends of Recycling to propose plastic bag ban
In a tribute to Earth Day, Haines Friends of Recycling in partnership with three sixth-grade students will bring a draft ordinance banning single-use...
Draft budget increases property taxes, no cuts
The Haines Borough manager’s 2020 proposed budget released this week amounts to nearly $18.7 million in total spending using $426,508 of borough...
Sperm whale carcass beached near Eldred Rock, jaw bone stolen
For the first time on record, a sperm whale carcass was found in Lynn Canal. This is the third time...
Man attacks cop, charged with two counts of assault
Haines Police charged a 40-year-old transient man with inciting fear and for physically assaulting a police officer, two counts of assault. On April...
Coast Guard rescues stranded boaters
By Jenna Kunze Stranded 10 miles up the Chilkat River Saturday evening with wet clothes, little food and the inky black of night rolling in, seven...
Car submerged in Tsirku all winter
The stranded car that stranded two residents driving to a mining claim last November remains in the...
CIA to open Portage Cove dock
This month, the Chilkat Indian Association expects to begin operating the long-dormant Portage Cove Dock for smaller cruise ships and private yachts....
Biologist measures low body fat in valley moose
“We don’t know a lot about moose around Haines,” said Carl Koch, a wildlife biologist for Alaska Department of Fish and Game. “We know a lot...
Does uptick in flu reports mean increased flu cases?
Clinical data from Haines’ SEARHC clinic indicates that perceptions of the 2019 flu season may be more complicated than it appears. Media has...
Man arrested for driving into $16,000 bear statue
By Sarah Chattah Early Saturday morning, Haines Police charged a 34-year-old man with leaving the scene of an accident, a DUI, and refusal to submit...
Who serves who?
Mayor Jan Hill’s recent testimony on the Tier 3 nomination process raised concerns from some assembly members and the public this week about how...
Merchants with third consecutive Gold Medal championship
The Haines Merchants won its third B Bracket championship title last week at the 73rd annual Lions...
Exposed trash puts landfill in DEC's sights
A resident’s written complaint on landfill management in the Haines Borough has caused the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to...
Stuart places third at state spelling bee contest
Sixth-grader Willa Stuart is a formidable competitor. During lunchtime at Haines School Willa told me that she memorized 1,100 words for the Alaska...
'Snow Drought' bodes ill for ski season
For the past three seasons, drought conditions have marred the heliski industry, which depends on adequate snowfall. Snowfall in Southeast is 50 to...
Police to form volunteer squad
Beginning in July, the Haines Borough Police Department will initiate a program to put three trained volunteer officers into service with staff...
Borough denied grant for ADA upgrades, plans to appeal
The state fund grant proposal that would have allocated more than $500,000 for a public safety building upgrade was rejected this month for the...
