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GAS committee debates free speech, anti-bullying policy
Free speech gorillas? Skin as thick as a rhino? Just take it like a duck? Animal metaphors ran wild Tuesday night at the borough assembly's committee meeting on government affairs. Public officials and community members engaged in a spirited debate about creating a...

Two Chilkoot women chosen for 2024 Traditional Arts Mentorship
Two CIA tribal women have been chosen for the third and final year of the Chilkoot Indian Association’s Traditional Arts Apprentice-Mentor Program. Over the next nine months the apprentices will work with an elder as they complete work on two under-represented art...

Patty Morgan teaches toddlers to swim at Haines Pool
The Haines Pool has a new instructor. Patty Morgan has been teaching children to swim for decades. Her latest class started in the fall and teaches infants and toddlers to swim in a group class. Tot Time teaches life-saving water skills to non-swimmers and gives...

Skagway floats a new idea for the Ore Dock and approves marijuana store
Skagway will open its second retail marijuana store this spring. The Skagway Borough Assembly voted unanimously to approve the application for Boom Town Buds at last week’s meeting. Also in the meeting, Mayor Sam Bass introduced a new concept that would make...

Haines property tax assessment process undergoes public scrutiny
A group of Haines residents has taken up the task of updating the local property tax assessment process. They are holding meetings and drafting recommendations for the Haines Borough Assembly. It is a slow, complicated process, and the frustrations that grew from last...

Haines Borough looks to hire Police Chief internally
The Haines Borough is still without a Police Chief. Borough Manager Annette Kreitzer looks to hire internally before advertising for the position. She is currently drafting a contract to present to Interim Police Chief Josh Dryden. If the contract is successfully...

Haines and Skagway High School Basketball Updates
The Haines High School Basketball teams faced Metlakatla at home over the weekend. Skagway basketball teams head to Petersburg this weekend and Haines heads to Wrangell. The Haines girls basketball team lost 30-56 to Metlakatla at home on Friday. Coach Coleman...

Haines Dolphins Swim Team Holds Time Trial
The Haines Dolphins swim team held their first time trial of the year on Saturday. Eighteen swimmers competed and as many volunteers showed up at the Haines Pool to make the event possible. Results were submitted to the USA Swimming database, where the athletes can...

Road Closures and High Avalanche Danger
A large avalanche slid across the Haines Highway near 20-mile on Sunday night. The road remains closed to traffic as workers wait for safe conditions to start clearing the debris. They hope to begin work Tuesday morning. Manager of Haines Maintenance Station Matt...

One year after Skagway’s first fentanyl overdoses, community is more aware
It's been one year since Skagway experienced its first known deaths linked to fentanyl. On Jan. 13, 28-year-old Anthony Bowers succumbed to a fentanyl overdose. Less than 24 hours later, James Cook, 44, also died of a fentanyl overdose. So far, there have been no...
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