On Oct. 8, the U.S. Army disposed of two grenades found in the Haines Borough.

One was in Alaska Wildlife Trooper possession and the other was turned in to police by a local contractor, police chief Heath Scott said.

Scott said after receiving the grenade, he notified the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, as is required under federal law.

“We have what’s called the Military Munitions Rule,…