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Haines School Board approves budget for 2019
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...
Hart enters race for House District 33
Two Haines residents want to represent Lynn Canal communities in the Alaska House of Representatives. Tom Morphet and James Hart filed to run for House District 33 last week. Hart just finished paddling in a dugout canoe from Haines to Juneau with North Tide Canoe...
Da Ku Cultural Centre celebrates 150 years of the Kohklux Map
Yukon First Nations and Alaska natives gathered at the Da Ku Cultural Centre in Haines Junction Saturday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Kohklux Map. That’s the oldest map of the Southern Yukon region from Klukwan, Alaska to Fort Selkirk in the Yukon...
Yukon-Alaska bike relay set to mark 25th year, following 2017 cancellation
The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay was set to mark its 25th anniversary last year. But, June snow in Haines Junction caused the event to be cancelled. Now, the 2018 race will mark the quarter century anniversary. Just over 1,200 riders and 200 volunteers are...
Haines sees increased bear activity around town
A man was charged by a bear in Haines on Wednesday. He did not sustain any injuries. Meanwhile, numerous residents have reported bears getting into compost piles, freezers, and other food sources this month. Representatives with Alaska Department of Fish and Game say...
Haines Borough assembly members host town hall in Excursion Inlet
Haines Borough Assembly members met face-to-face with residents of Excursion Inlet on Friday. The town hall-style meeting took place at the Ocean Beauty fish-processing plant. Residents voiced questions, comments and concerns about a number of issues affecting their...
Yukon legislators declare climate emergency
Yukon’s territorial government declared a climate emergency this month. What started as a milquetoast motion turned into a strong message that the Yukon Territory isn’t afraid to get out in front on climate leadership. The Yukon government initially considered a...
Haines Assemblyman files to run for Alaska House District 33
"It was never my dream to go into politics. But I just get frustrated being on the receiving end of a lot of bad policies," says Tom Morphet. Morphet’s background is in journalism. He spent decades reporting and editing for the Chilkat Valley News. Morphet owned the...
Haines Borough, USFS and Senator Murkowski dedicate bridge in Excursion Inlet
Last year, the Haines Borough and the U.S. Forest Service replaced an unsafe bridge providing access to Neva Lake in Excursion Inlet. Borough assembly members, U.S. Forest Service officials, and Senator Lisa Murkowski officially dedicated the new bridge on Friday....
New research shows juvenile rockfish boomed during “the blob”
"The blob" is the ominous nickname used by fishermen and marine biologists to describe warm ocean conditions that appeared in the North Pacific in 2014. It lingered for about two years and the negative impacts on Alaska’s marine ecosystem were widely reported. But for...