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Hart asks voters not to consider him for House District 33
A Haines candidate for Alaska House District 33 is asking the public not to vote for him. It’s past the deadline to withdraw as a candidate in the primary election, but 28-year-old James Hart says he no longer wants to be considered. He says a summer job in Sitka...
New Haines manager gets positive reviews during first evaluation
Haines’ new borough manager had her first evaluation Tuesday. The positive review turned into a discussion about how the assembly could become more efficient. Haines has seen a revolving door of borough managers over the past several years. The most recent manager...
Pending contract approval, Schnabel takes over manager job June 1
Pending approval from the assembly, Debra Schnabel will take over as Haines Borough Manager next week. Assembly personnel committee chair Margaret Friedenauer said Schnabel’s tentative contract includes a June 1 start date. Friedenauer, Assemblyman Ron Jackson and...
High winds reroute cruise ship from Skagway to Haines
Haines wasn’t scheduled to have any cruise ships in port tomorrow. But, with high winds forecasted in Northern Lynn Canal, around 3,000 extra visitors are headed for the Chilkat Valley. The National Weather Service is forecasting a southerly gale at 35 knots, with...
Trump’s budget includes steep cuts for national parks
President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget includes sweeping reductions to many programs and departments, including the EPA and Health and Human Services. National parks, including the 23 in Alaska, are not spared. The Department of Interior budget includes for a...
Commission to start reviewing Haines governance code
There are hundreds of pages of Haines Borough Code that dictate everything from assembly procedures to land use. It’s the newly-formed Code Review Commission’s job to find redundant or unnecessary pieces of code and recommend changes. At a meeting last week, the...
Haines Assembly to consider possible ballot questions
At a meeting Tuesday, the Haines Assembly will consider three ordinances that could result in ballot questions this October. Police service outside the townsite is the focus of two of them. The first would create an on-call police service area. The second would amend...
KHNS News – Aug. 23, 2017
Haines recall results certified; Haines Assembly hears opposition to mayor pay cut; Haines School welcomes two new teachers; Haines Assembly considers scaled-back Lutak Dock project
KHNS News – May 24, 2017
25th Haines Beer Fest will feature 25 breweries; Seventeen students graduate from the Haines School
Former Skagway Assemblyman claims he misunderstood public office disclosure forms
Alaska’s campaign finance watchdog group held a hearing Tuesday morning on a complaint against former Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry. The complaint against Henry involves incomplete public office financial disclosure forms. During the hearing, Henry said he...