As voices became hushed and the crowd waited for the ceremony to begin, a toddler mumbled an inaudible question to their mother. Amid a sea of people packed into the Nolan Center, the woman’s response was clear and without question. “The Army killed our people here,” she said, “and now they’re going to say sorry.” The […]
Posted inPublic Safety, Southeast News
Border Patrol launches Juneau operation, with eye on drugs rather than mass deportations
Officers wearing U.S. Border Patrol uniforms were the first to arrive at two vehicle accidents on Egan Drive last week, to the surprise of people involved in the collisions who were among the first to meet the recently established deployment. But a supervisor says the officers — at the scene and in Juneau as a […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Record-breaking winds, tsunami aid, and a chaotic Chilkat Pass closure
10 years ago An Alaska Power and Telephone anemometer atop an FAA Road tower recorded winds reaching 64.75 mph at 4 a.m. Tuesday. Wind speeds exceeded those of a Jan. 14, 2011 storm, which reached 61.8 mph and tore siding off the Haines Quick Shop. Storm winds on Dec. 5, 2011, cut utilities, downed trees […]
Posted inLocal News, Police
Meet-and-greet with police chief finalist scheduled
A candidate for Haines’ police chief position will be available at the Haines Public Library on Monday evening. Gregory Boris is one of the two remaining candidate for the position, the other is a man named Michael Greelee. The position has been open since former chief Josh Dryden announced his resignation and left in November. […]
Posted inLocal News
Longtime community doctor celebrates 93rd birthday
The Chilkat Valley looked a lot different when Dr. Stan Jones first boarded the Malaspina ferry in 1963 headed to Haines to take over the town’s medical practice. During a party celebrating his 93rd birthday at the Haines Presbyterian Church in early January, Jones told the story of his arrival to a town with a […]
Posted inLocal News, Government & Elections
Local lawmakers outline priorities before legislature gavels in next week
While both of Haines’ state legislators have pre-filed bills and have their own priorities, they agreed that education funding will likely be at the forefront of discussion during the 34th Legislative Session. Last year, the legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy deadlocked after extensive negotiation on a historic increase in education funding with the Governor ultimately […]
Posted inEducation, Local News
Haines student data breached in PowerSchool hack
Students in the Haines school district, and their parents, are among the millions nationwide who were caught up in a data breach of educational technology provider PowerSchool. The company warned school districts across the country last week that sensitive information had been exposed by hackers in December and later confirmed for customers that it paid […]
Posted inNews, Sports
Glacier Bears kick off basketball season with mixed results against Metlakatla
The Haines Glacier Bears opened their home hoops season with two days of games against the Metlakatla Chiefs and Miss Chiefs and packed stands in the gym over the weekend. The girls pulled off the weekend’s biggest upset, first losing their game on Friday, 30-51, and then rallying Saturday to beat the same team, 52-32. […]
Posted inNews, State of Alaska
Updated estimate shows Alaska has more people than previously thought
A new state population estimate shows Alaska has 741,147 residents, an increase of more than 4,300 people from a figure published last year. While more people moved out of the state than moved into it for a 12th consecutive year, those losses were outweighed by new births within the state. Officials at the Alaska Department of Labor […]
Posted inNews, Mining
This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build two more?
Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse has little patience left for mines that aren’t getting built. After 40 years in Alaska’s mining industry, he is tired of permitting delays, lawsuits and the state’s lack of infrastructure. So a bell chimed in his head four years ago when he read a vague line in a corporate report proposing an […]