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Reams to fill vacant Planning Commission seat

(Courtesy/Nathanael Reams) Members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission on Thursday appointed Nathanael Reams to fill a vacant seat on the commission. The seat was vacated by Eben Sargent, who resigned from the planning commission after being elected to the borough assembly in this month’s municipal election. Sargent had two years remaining in his planning commission term, but Reams will serve only until the municipal election next year. …Haines · Haines Read Article

Duly Noted: Silver derby, seals, scalloped potatoes and more

(Charlene Jones/Chilkat Valley News) Erika Merklin peddles vegetables from the back of her car on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Mosquito Lake. Doug Olerud shared the results of the ongoing Haines Silver Salmon Fishing Derby. Going into the final week of the derby, Chris Hill is in the lead with a 12.85-pound silver that she caught on a fly rod! Olerud says that Hill is very excited to be in the lead as she has been participating in the derby since t…Haines · Haines Read Article

Federal agency advises MARAD to reconsider its consultation with Chilkat Indian Village

After more than 2.5 years of government-to-government conversations, the federal agency overseeing millions in grant funding earmarked for the Lutak Dock replacement project is at impasse with the Chilkat Indian Village. Documents from the Maritime Administration, MARAD, show that the agency determined that the Lutak Dock repair and replacement project would have no adverse effect, meaning MARAD defined an area of potential effect associated w…Haines · Haines Read Article

After nearly two months, Haines DMV office reopens

The Haines branch of the Division of Motor Vehicles reopened on Monday. The Main Street office has been closed since Aug. 1 when longtime staff member Teresa Albecker retired. New employee Natalie Williams deferred questions about her new role and the reopening of the office to a Department of Administration spokesperson, Forrest Wolfe. Wolfe wrote in an email Wednesday that the office will be open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with an h…Haines · Haines Read Article

Haines sales tax dispute with Tlingit & Haida heads to court

The Haines Borough Administration Building, March 3, 2025. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News) Mayor Tom Morphet will meet with Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska president Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson this week about a dispute that has the borough and tribe headed to a hearing in Alaska Small Claims Court. The stakes, at least in court, are relatively small: roughly $7,500 in sales tax that the Haines Borough says was…Haines · Haines Read Article

Haines Herring: State To Assess Feasibility of Building Space Port On Eldred Rock

Fake news from a real town The Alaska Department of Transportation is conducting environmental reviews and soliciting comments for a controversial project that would build a space port on the small island of Eldred Rock in the Lynn Canal, 55 miles north of Juneau. “This exciting project will facilitate economic projections with monetary facilities and lots of rocket fuel manufacturing,” said project manager Beau Rocrat, “as well as providing Ala…Haines · Haines Read Article

Free lunch group in Juneau seeks to offer substantive help for federal employees facing lean times

Eric Antrim has been furloughed from his job as a U.S. Forest Service bridge inspector, but says he’s definitely not idle because he knows things may get difficult quickly for other federal employees not working due to the government shutdown that began Oct. 1. “If this goes on like it seems like it’s going to, things are going to get bad,” he said. “We got paid 70% our last paycheck. We’re not getting our next paycheck, so people are going to s…Haines · Haines Read Article

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Reams to fill vacant Planning Commission seat

Duly Noted: Silver derby, seals, scalloped potatoes and more

Federal agency advises MARAD to reconsider its consultation with Chilkat Indian Village

After nearly two months, Haines DMV office reopens

Haines sales tax dispute with Tlingit & Haida heads to court

Haines Herring: State To Assess Feasibility of Building Space Port On Eldred Rock

Letter to the Editor: Community should heed CIV on dock

Letter to the Editor: Protests are foundational part to our democracy

Alaskan Bush People: Bear & Noah Reunited In Alaska For New Season Filming!

Free lunch group in Juneau seeks to offer substantive help for federal employees facing lean times

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Reams to fill vacant Planning Commission seat

Duly Noted: Silver derby, seals, scalloped potatoes and more

Federal agency advises MARAD to reconsider its consultation with Chilkat Indian Village

After nearly two months, Haines DMV office reopens

Haines sales tax dispute with Tlingit & Haida heads to court

Haines Herring: State To Assess Feasibility of Building Space Port On Eldred Rock

Letter to the Editor: Community should heed CIV on dock

Letter to the Editor: Protests are foundational part to our democracy

Alaskan Bush People: Bear & Noah Reunited In Alaska For New Season Filming!

Free lunch group in Juneau seeks to offer substantive help for federal employees facing lean times