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Officer Brayton Long will return to the Haines Borough Police Department while it hires a replacement for Officer Adam Patterson. Officer Long will start on Monday. Brayton Long left the Haines Borough Police Department in May to start a tour business, but he will be...

For over a decade, Lynn Canal gillnetters have hosted a king salmon barbecue each summer to celebrate local fishermen and the start of the fishing season. Since it started, the event has become a way to showcase Southeast Alaska’s local bounty. This year, however, a...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources postponed road improvements on the Chilkoot Lake corridor for one year.  DNR secured over one million dollars in funding for the project through a federal grant last year. The money will help pay for resurfacing of the road,...

The Skagway Assembly wants to see money budgeted for the Juneau Access Road diverted to help fund ferry infrastructure. That’s one issue the group voted on at a meeting Thursday. Other topics ranged from Skagway’s new parking rules to Carnival Corporation’s...

The Skagway Assembly will consider the municipality’s request to acquire and maintain the state ferry terminal and adjacent uplands on Thursday night. It’s a bid to help the state cut costs and maintain ferry service. The borough also sees opportunity in increased...

Excursion Inlet’s fish-processing plant is gearing up for another season. Recently, seafood processor and distributor Ocean Beauty has been reducing its canning operations while ramping up frozen fish production. This new direction has brought in more business for the...

Tourism season is in full swing in Southeast Alaska. And, a big change is coming to a major cruise ship port in the region. One of Skagway’s main tourist attractions and port operators is set to be sold to a cruise company. In a press release Wednesday, Carnival...

A Haines bookstore will be going through some changes in the next few months. Jojo Goerner, the owner of the Moosterious Emporium says she will be moving her business from its location on Main Street and shifting her focus from books to art and music. "I’m going to...

The City of Hoonah filed a petition to create what would be the region’s biggest borough early this month. It would include some profitable land that is currently part of the Haines Borough. As proposed, the more than 35,000 square mile Xunaa Borough would include...

The Haines School Board met on Tuesday to go over the school’s budget for the coming year, discuss new Language Arts curriculum and review hiring decisions for two positions.  Over the school year, significant restructuring has taken place to cut costs. The front...