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Cornejo to step down from Constantine, work as consultant
Constantine Metal Resources has reduced its share of the Palmer Project and vice president of community affairs Liz Cornejo stepped down from the...
Haines unemployment rate is the highest in the state
In May, Haines had the highest unemployment rate in the state, according to preliminary numbers released by the Alaska Department of Labor and...
New traveler recommendation creates testing gap in Haines
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly updated its 14-day quarantine recommendation to mirror the state’s new mandate for travelers entering...
Classroom aide hours cut from Klukwan School budget
The Chilkat Indian Village is looking for ways to absorb a cut in hours for assistant teachers at Klukwan School after the Chatham School District...
$850,000 will fund first round of CARES Act business grants
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly passed a spending plan for $2.1 million in federal COVID-19 relief, the first of three installments the boroug...
Marijuana businesses have been shut out from COVID-19 relief
Marijuana businesses are falling through the cracks when it comes to economic assistance for COVID-19. Although pot businesses were deemed essential...
Assembly puts permanent fund question to voters
In October, Haines residents will vote on a proposed $450,000 draw from the borough’s permanent fund to offset unexpected costs associated with scho...
Troopers arrest resident for intent to distribute meth
The Alaska State Troopers drug unit Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs arrested a Haines resident on May 15 for misconduct involving a controlled...
Police kill sow causing property damage
Haines police officer Brayton Long shot a female bear on Highland Drive this week and police later cited the resident for an unsecured compost pile th...
Arts Outlook
Community Players to organize YouTube variety show Lynn Canal Community Players hopes to produce a summer production consisting of vignettes viewed...
CARES Act distribution still a work in progress
In the next six months, Alaska municipalities will need to figure out how to distribute a total of $569 million in federal CARES Act coronavirus relie...
Police authorized to kill sow, cubs damaging property
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has given the Haines Borough Police Department permission to kill a sow and two cubs after reports of property...
AML will build new freight ramp for Haines
The Haines Borough has reached an agreement with Alaska Marine Lines (AML) for construction of a new roll-on, roll-off ramp at Lutak Dock. At present,...
2020 Census could influence future COVID-19 recovery funds
After a month without much movement, Haines’ census response rate is now 27%, more than twice what it was a week ago. However, this is still 35%...
State grants are slow to come for eligible businesses
The state’s small business and nonprofit relief program opened on June 1, but the $290 million allocated is taking a while to make its way to...
Without borough funding, HEDC faces uncertain future
Since losing borough funding, the Haines Economic Development Corporation faces an uncertain future. The uncertainty is making it difficult for the...
Business Briefs
Recent grad offers drone services Joseph Rossman is providing unmanned drone services including aerial photography and 3D and 2D mapping through his...
