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Lily Lake water line installers didn't account for drought conditions
Although water levels at Lily Lake are at an all-time low, that's not what's prompting water...
Rogers only filer for two assembly seats
With less than one week before the filing deadline, Paul Rogers is the only candidate registered to run for one of two open seats on the Haines...
Family brings relative's remains home after 85 years
Last month, 85 years after she died, Louise Hinchman's remains were laid to rest beside relatives...
Low enrollment threatens Klukwan school
Klukwan School may be at risk of closing due to a lack of enrollment, as parents discuss pulling their children from the school. At the beginning of...
Pretzel lines linger on Main Street
On Friday, food-truck owner Chris Peterson worked through a line of customers that spilled out into...
EPA fines Kensington mine for illegal discharge violations
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached three settlements with Kensington gold mine totaling $534,500 for discharge...
Dunleavy restores senior benefits, early education and other state funding
This week Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he will approve funding for the Senior Benefits Program, early education services including Head Start, and will...
Wildlife trooper to leave Haines
Alaska State Wildlife Trooper Wallace Kirksey is set to leave Haines for another station in October after just five months in the Haines post. The...
Planning commission advances library expansion
This week the Haines Borough Planning Commission approved a 35 to 65 percent design plan for the public library expansion project. The project design...
Assembly to consider cutting staff positions
The Haines Borough Assembly will meet as a committee of the whole with manager Debra Schnabel on Aug. 20 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss personnel...
Man stabbed during 'horseplay'
The Haines Borough police are completing a report on an accidental stabbing of a man on Aug. 5 at a vocational rental on Mud Bay Road. The incident...
Environmental groups, residents push back against Constantine's exploration permits
At least five local and out-of-state environmental groups and individuals filed informal requests for review to the Alaska Department of...
Ferry strike leaves lasting impact
The ferry workers’ strike that flustered business and tourism in Haines for more than a week may have lasting consequences for the future of the...
Residents to embark on historic Tlingit trade route
This month, Haines residents Tim Ackerman and Mike Bott will embark on a nearly 200-mile route...
Nearly 300 voters sign petition to recall Dunleavy
As of Wednesday, 294 Haines residents have joined a statewide movement to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy...
Marching band receives long-awaited sousaphone
The Haines Community Marching Band finally got its "booming baseline"-the sousaphone-after four...
Klukwan school teacher resigns
Klukwan School’s only full-time teacher with special education endorsements resigned last month, leaving only one teacher leading up to the Aug. 26...
Dry conditions persist, borough reissues mandatory water restriction
The borough re-issued mandatory water restrictions this week amid drought conditions and as Lily Lake water levels continue to drop. In anticipation...
Committee rehashes fund ordinance
At a finance committee meeting Tuesday, assembly members Brenda Josephson and Tom Morphet rehashed a debate to reallocate sales tax revenue funds...
Borough Briefs
KHNS receives borough funding The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $20,000 allocation Thursday to KHNS in the wake of stripped state...
Scholarship funding for college students restored
State university students no longer have to worry about losing their scholarship funds—for now. Last month, University of Alaska students held...
