Sunday, March 23 Police followed up on a court order on Mosquito Lake Road. Monday, March 24 Police followed up on a court order in Haines.A caller reported four-wheelers driving around wetlands on Lutak Road.A caller reported three children speeding on two four-wheelers on Lutak Spur. Tuesday, March 25 Police followed up on a court […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Local News
Musician Seán Dagher set to bring his sea shanties to Haines
Musician Seán Dagher will bring his interactive sea shanty performance to Haines on April 9, as part of his first tour of Alaska. He’ll ask locals to join in the maritime musical tradition that has experienced a surge of recent popularity. The performance will be “pretty participatory,” Dagher told the Petersburg Pilot in a recent […]
Posted inLocal News
Residents plan local rally tied to national day of action
The first thing to keep in mind is that it’s not a protest, it’s a rally. At least, that’s what United for America organizer Nancy Berland said when she laid out the details of the event in Haines scheduled for April 5. The timing of her new group’s rally coincides with a planned national mobilization […]
Posted inCommentary
State’s fiscal mess is not a surprise
North Slope oil production has been in steady decline since 1988. The trans-Alaska oil pipeline is more than three-quarters empty. It’s no one’s fault, that’s just how oil reservoirs behave. They are not some kind of eternal spring that replenishes itself. Even as companies work hard to find new oil fields and increase production from […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Support Fair, Responsible Business on April 8th
Please consider supporting our business at the Haines Borough Assembly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8. We desire to amend our tour permit for guided two-wheel tours on Lutak Road. In 2024, we voluntarily redirected our Lutak tour to Haines Highway and Mud Bay after opposition from other tour operators. But officials blocked us […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Balloons, babies, bridge and more
Jeff Bochart recently returned to Haines following travel abroad. His adventure started in Tanzania, where he climbed Kilimanjaro, then visited the Serengeti and Zanzibar. Jeff also spent time in New Zealand practicing the finer points of driving on the left and can assure us that it only takes about three days for “left-side driving” to […]
Posted inLocal News, Police
Haines interim police chief resigns
After nearly six years with the department, Haines’ interim police chief Michael Fullerton is stepping down at the end of April. Fullerton said he submitted his resignation to the borough administration on Tuesday. While he doesn’t want to go into specifics about his immediate plans, he said that with the full support of his spouse […]
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Tax assessments are out, appeals due April 4
This year’s property tax assessments have been sent out, with final appeals due on April 4. Though the assessments the past few years have brought plenty of controversy and change to the process, this year’s – at least so far – have been relatively uncontested. Martins Onskulis of Appraisal Company of Alaska is in his […]
Posted inEducation, Local News
Manager’s budget similar to last year, grants school district half of its ask
The borough manager’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, released Tuesday, projects revenue and spending largely in line with last year. That includes the borough’s contribution to Haines Borough public schools, which sees a slight bump up to $2,295,000, from $2,025,000 the previous year. While that is a raise, it’s not the one the […]
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Haines narrows in on police chief finalist
The Haines Public Safety Advisory Board voted unanimously on Saturday to recommend police officer Jimmy Yoakum of Loudon County, Tennessee as next borough police chief. Yoakum stood out to the advisory board among the three finalists for the job during Saturday’s public Zoom roundtable. After deliberation in executive session, the advisory board also unanimously ranked […]