President Joe Biden created the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in Pennsylvania on Monday to underscore the oppression Indigenous people faced there and across the broader Native American boarding school system, as well as the lasting impacts of the abuse that occurred at these schools. The proclamation came as Biden — who hosted his fourth and […]
Posted inLocal News, Public Safety
Man charged with assault, misconduct with weapons after morning confrontation near Fourth Avenue
Updated Dec. 12 Police have arrested one man and questioned at least two other people after a dispute Monday morning in the St. James Place subdivision off east Fourth Avenue in Haines ended with one man being shot in the foot. Neighbors in the small community of manufactured homes said they heard two men yelling […]
Posted inLocal News, Public Safety
Old Field Kitchen burns down Saturday morning
Updated at 3:45 p.m. Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire at The Old Field Kitchen restaurant in the Fort Seward Parade Grounds. Haines Volunteer Fire Department received a call at 7:08 a.m. Saturday. By the time firefighters arrived, the building was on fire in multiple areas. “It was fully involved when we pulled […]
Posted inLocal News, Climate
Near-sinking avoided in Haines’ small boat harbor
Late Tuesday evening Haines’ Small Boat Harbor was mostly quiet except for the occasional crack of ice breaking and sliding into the water, until you walked up on the Commander’s Palace. There, a steady stream of water pumped continuously from a hose snaked out of one of the windows. It’s a lot of water, though […]
Posted inWildlife, Klukwan, Public Safety
Klukwan residents expand wildlife protection efforts, take on VPSO role
The Klukwan residents who responded to a call about an injured brown bear on the Haines Highway last month are no strangers to late-night bear calls but it’s a rarity to get such a call in late November. For the past several years, mother and son duo Deanna and Dakota Strong have volunteered as Klukwan’s only […]
Posted inSoutheast News
Southeast Alaska’s population expected to drop 17% by 2050, by far the most statewide
Southeast Alaska’s population is expected to drop 17% between 2023 and 2050, far more than any other region of the state and enough to account for most of a 2% statewide population drop during that period, according to a report published Monday by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Furthermore, with “only” an […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter: Nov 24 – Nov 5
Sunday, Nov. 24 Caller reported finding blood on the sidewalk. Caller stated they did not know what type but it was a fair amount. An officer responded and didn’t find anyone or anything in the area. An officer assisted another agency. Monday, Nov. 25 An officer assisted another agency on the Haines Highway. Tuesday, Nov. […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Found it, tomatoes, and seasonal income
10 years agoAP&T’s lost $6K in cash found behind drawer (12/4/2014) It’s an early Christmas miracle. An Alaska Power and Telephone employee found $6,000 in missing cash behind a desk drawer on the afternoon of Nov. 26, according to Darren Belisle, AP&T’s power manager for Haines and Skagway. “The mystery is solved,” Belisle said. AP&T […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Primo, snow day, and the birds need counting
Richard Primo Williams Jr. died December 1, in Anchorage. A celebration of life will be held for him on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. at the Haines ANB Hall. A potluck dinner will follow. Dan Egolf is looking for people to participate in the Haines’ 37th annual Audubon Christmas bird count on Thursday, Dec. […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Giving thanks from The Salvation Army
We would like to thank all those involved in the Thanksgiving dinner sponsored by the Ministerial Association at the school, we had so much help this year from folks cooking and donating food, to all the folks who showed up on that day to help get things set up and serve and clean up. I […]