Ten Haines residents have launched a recall petition against Haines Borough Assembly members Heather Lende, Tresham Gregg and Tom Morphet. Borough clerk Julie Cozzi received the petitions, co-sponsored by Don Turner Jr. and Ryan Cook, Wednesday afternoon. Cook and Turner cite unverified quotations from emails between borough employees and between assembly members as evidence that assembly members […]
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Police pull-overs pushing minor offense numbers
Between 2015 and 2016, Haines minor offense cases jumped by 101 percent, according to Alaska court records, reflecting the largest increase in minor offense case dispositions statewide. Of the 279 minor offenses logged by Haines Police and troopers in 2016, 131 were for “improper driver behavior.” According to Alaska court records, those numbers compare to 17 people […]
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Drugs stolen at clinic
A “small amount” of prescription painkillers and sedatives were stolen late March 16 or early March 17 during an apparent break-in at the SEARHC medical clinic. The list of stolen medications includes codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone-acetaminophen, oxycodone-HCL, morphine and fentanyl, along with lorazepam, diazepam, clonazepam, midazolam and chlordiazepoxide, according to Haines Borough police. Juneau’s SEARHC director of primary […]
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Thanks for helping in time of need
There simply are not enough kind words to express my thanks to the many people involved in mine and Bill Kurz’s life yesterday and today. I would love to name each of you, but the list is so long I don’t want to chance missing anyone. You know who are. Special thanks to SEARHC, Dr. […]
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State trooper position moved
Alaska State Trooper Director Colonel James Cockrell wrote Haines Mayor Jan Hill last week informing her of the state’s decision to move the Haines trooper position to Bethel. Cockrell said his agency has experienced a $10 million budget reduction during the past two years and is facing a $1.4 million reduction this year along with the loss of […]
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School principal grateful for presenters
It is incredibly wonderful to be a part of a school and community that work together to benefit our students. The schoolwide celebration of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and the Healthy Choices Workshop for the middle and high school students were awesome! We could not, however, have done it without help. A big thank you to […]
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Commission recommends state pay police for time
The Haines Borough’s Public Safety Commission unanimously recommended Monday that the municipality pursue billing the Alaska State Troopers to reimburse the police department for emergency services outside the townsite. The commission also recommended Police Chief Heath Scott estimate the cost of those emergency calls for the next year and meet with Chief Fiscal Officer Jila […]
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Police blotter is valuable for community
I have been a subscriber to the Chilkat Valley News for 15 years or so since visiting my Navy shipmate, Erwin Hertz, a couple of times. The police blotter has always been of interest to my wife and me. Here in Lansing, Mich., people have open access to criminal activities. Sexual predators, for instance, are […]
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Seward weighs lawsuit; recall effort in works
Bill Seward, who was fired as Haines Borough manager in an emotional assembly 4-2 vote last week, is pursuing legal action against the borough for wrongful termination. A U.S. Coast Guard veteran with no municipal experience when he was hired in May, Seward on Tuesday hired Isaac Zorea, an Anchorage-based employment law attorney with 16 years’ experience. […]
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Homeless in Haines: Help sparse for indigents
By John M. Glionna Nobody really knows how Ken McDowell ended up in Haines, or precisely when he got here. His pup tent was spotted following the mid-October snowfall, pitched at Portage Cove wayside. A longtime resident checked on him, bought him a cup of hot chocolate, listened to his story and loaned him a […]