A string of fires destroyed three mobile homes in the past several weeks and left residents without their homes, possessions and in one case, their pets. On Jan. 4 a trailer in the Eagle’s Nest Trailer Park caught fire around 4:00 a.m. A next-door neighbor called the Haines Volunteer Fire Department, which arrived shortly after […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 2 A caller reported he kicked a woman out of his house and wanted the matter documented. A person reported the float at the Chilkat Cruises dock had been untied, causing significant damage. Police initiated a case. A caller reported seeing a whale tangled in a long line trailing three red floats west […]
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2018 required residents to face difficult truths
The surfacing of what many residents described as a decades-long open secret shook the town this year: allegations from multiple men of sexual abuse by former school official Karl Ward. Craig Loomis, the first man to speak publicly, was contacted by several others who had similar experiences after he implored those affected to reach out […]
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Police report
Monday, Aug. 20 A person turned in a hypodermic needle that had been disposed of improperly. A caller complained of an intoxicated pedestrian at Second Avenue and Union Street. A caller complained of other parties trespassing and speeding on her property at Cathedral View Subdivision. Two skateboarders were cited for skating in the lane of […]
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Letters to the Editor
Finished with Mud Bay ‘spring’ Regarding the test results for the Mud Bay “spring.” I applaud the assembly for ordering further testing of the “spring” and commend the city manager for directing a sign to be posted describing the water quality and, apparently, the fact that it is not a spring at all but groundwater runoff. No […]
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Duly Noted
Cassie Miller has released her second book “The Giant Kiss.” “It’s about an aunt that goes to visit her two nephews and explains to them about magical creatures like unicorns and giants and how in reality it gets lost in translation, in the end she explains what she means,” said Cassie. “I was inspired by […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 26 Dispatch provided a caller with the poison control hotline number to assist with a toddler who had swallowed detergent. A person reported a motorcycle parked illegally near the intersection of Second Avenue and Main Street. A woman reported she and a man were driving in a vehicle near 33 Mile Haines Highway […]
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Residents weigh in on delayed UA timber sale
The University of Alaska’s land management branch representatives visited Haines this week to host discussion groups on a proposed 10-year timber sale on university-owned land. The prospective sale would harvest trees from about 6,000 acres of land to earn the university $1 million a year, according to regional land manager Patrick Kelly. More than 40 […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 25 Two callers reported a horse loose on Small Tracts Road. The owner was notified. A caller reported a bear followed a person down Second Avenue. An officer responded but didn’t locate the bear. Police warned a resident near 1 Mile Haines Highway about cleaning up bear attractants. A 6 Mile Haines Highway […]
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Duly Noted
The Deishu Dancers and Jilkaat Kwaan Dancers combined efforts last weekend to perform at Saturday’s eagle release ceremony at the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan. Jack Strong wore an Eagle headdress that is usually displayed in the heritage center. “Our featured song for this ceremony was the Thunderbird song. Elder Lani Hotch told a […]