A big thank you to volunteers Dawn Woodard and Leanne Converse for organizing the Christmas meal gathering at the Haines Senior Center! Although it’s new to my husband and me, these ladies have hosted the Christmas dinner for many years. This year, some two dozen friends old and new showed up to enjoy holiday company, […]
Posted inHaines Herring
Alaskan Fluffy Dogs Announce Resolution To Be Just Such Poofy Little Marshmallow Floof-Noses
The Alaska Federation of Fluffy Dogs has released its New Year’s resolution of being little furball cream puffs for the coming year. “I hereby boop my snoot to this resolution,” said Mister Twinklebutt in a packed room to loud barks, howls and yaps. The resolution was passed unanimously and certified by Twinklebutt, a six-year old […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough, Public Safety
Police chief, assembly member clash over moose’s fate
A borough assembly member followed another across a parking lot shouting obscenities after a meeting that laid bare a conflict with the acting police chief over a moose he killed in December. The dispute between Craig Loomis and chief Michael Fullerton has ballooned, drawing in multiple state agencies, the union that represents Haines police officers, […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: A beer break, hot springs and the best holiday lights
After 25 years, and 1,550 batches of beer, a large copper kettle at Haines Brewing cracked and sent water running all over while staff were brewing a batch of Doppelbock in early November. Owner Paul Wheeler said they were fortunately able to use a newer kettle to finish that batch but it took a long […]
Posted inLocal News, Police
We’re hiring: Borough considers police chief, clerk applicants
Editor’s note: Police chief candidate Gregory Boris has withdrawn from consideration. A police chief finalist and two borough clerk candidates were interviewed this week as city leaders work to fill key roles that have been without permanent leaders for months. Assembly members met in a committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday to interview two […]
Posted inLocal News, Economy
Goat Lake Hydroelectric asks to raise electricity rates, deadline for public comment Friday
Haines customers could face another jump in their electricity bills if the state approves Goat Lake Hydroelectric’s ask to increase rates. The company, a subsidiary of Alaska Power & Telephone, asked to increase rates in part due to the costs of repairing a submarine transmission cable which was damaged in 2019 and cost more than […]
Posted inLocal News
Egg shortage hits Haines
A bird-flu fueled mass die-off of egg-laying hens in November and December has Haines grocers struggling to keep up with the demand for eggs. IGA owner Mike Ward said he’s been having trouble getting eggs at all three of his stores in Haines, Wrangell and Petersburg for months. “Its been a crapshoot,” he said. “One […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: A graduation, a delay returning to school, and a regional landslide meeting
Luke Davis ran into a hiccup getting back in time for his spring semester at Eastern Oregon University when the Hubbard ferry was stranded in Haines on Jan. 3. Davis, 19, and his mother Holly Davis were supposed to leave town on the evening ferry but instead waited for several hours while the crew worked […]
Posted inNews, State of Alaska
Alaska teachers, local government workers go weeks without retirement contributions after hack
Thousands of Alaskans who work in the public sector are waiting on retirement contributions deducted from their paychecks starting in November, after the Division of Retirement and Benefits was hacked, state officials said. The Alaska Office of Information Technology identified suspicious activity in the retirement division servers on Nov. 4, according to Department of Administration […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter: Dec. 15-Jan. 11
Sunday, Dec. 15 Caller advised that his vehicle won’t start on Main Street and he needs a jump. Officer advised. A cellphone was left in the ambulance after the parade. The owner was located and the phone returned. Caller advised the theft of some fuel oil at Fort Seward. Officers advised. A caller reported a […]