Ray Menaker, a 43-year-old Haines High School French teacher, and Bill Hartmann, a 17-year-old student, launched the town’s newspaper 50 years ago this week. They printed it in Hartmann’s basement on a second-hand, Chandler & Price platen press that produced only a single page at a time. “The headlines had to be hand set. It […]
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Police Report
Monday, Dec. 7 A person reported large potholes at the bottom of Cemetery Hill. State road crews were notified. Traffic stops resulted in warnings for inoperable headlights/taillights, missing front license plate, failure to use a turn signal, pulling out into oncoming traffic, and citations for failure to carry proof of insurance. Sunday, Dec. 6 Four […]
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Residents invited to community forum
What do we think about the future of our community? Our economy? Our government? Our public participation? What is the role of the nonprofits? How do we enhance our local industries? How do we treat our environment? How do we envision our waterfront? How do we see our scenic highway future? Our fish habitat? The Lutak Dock? […]
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Monday, Nov. 30 A person reported a mudslide on Lutak Road. Troopers, police and state road crews responded. Police arrested a 45-year-old Haines man on an arrest warrant. A caller reported a relative suffering from dementia. The caller wanted police to know in case of any future incidents. Two traffic stops resulted in warnings for failure to […]
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Monday, March 18 A woman reported a man hit her parked vehicle near 1 Mile Lutak Road. Police responded and initiated a case. A man requested extra patrols on Deishu Drive after reporting possible theft of fuel from a tank. An anonymous caller reported a fraudulent phone call soliciting funds for “police and public service.” Police arrested […]
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Monday, Nov. 23 A person reported suitcases near the entrance of Tlingit Park. Police retrieved them and contacted the owner to reclaim them. An apartment manager reported an abandoned vehicle in a parking lot. Police provided information to have the vehicle towed. A caller requested Haines Animal Rescue Kennel respond for a feline euthanasia. Police […]
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Sunday, Dec. 14 A Fort Seward area resident reported seeing a vehicle with a door open and the dome light on. He asked an officer to respond and investigate. An officer contacted the vehicle owner and determined the seatbelt had stuck in the door and blocked it from closing. Nothing was missing from the vehicle. […]
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Monday, Nov. 16 An anonymous caller reported a Deishu Drive resident was rifling through vehicles on Deishu Drive and at bars downtown looking for money and alcohol. Officers were advised. A caller requested extra patrols near her residence. A caller reported a vehicle parked in the way of snow plows on Mathias Avenue. A person […]
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DOT: Plowing was an exception
Residents who turned out for Saturday’s bald eagle release at 19 Mile drove on plowed roads, but they shouldn’t expect such service on weekends this winter, local Department of Transportation foreman Matt Boron said this week. Reiterating a notice by DOT earlier this year, Boron said he’s been instructed by higher-ups to not authorize overtime, […]
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Police Report
Monday, Oct. 28 A traffic stop was conducted by the state trooper. Sunday, Oct. 27 A caller reported several randomly placed traffic cones in Main Street from the intersection of Fifth Avenue to Piedad Road. An officer was advised and moved the cones in the morning. A caller reported a gunshot in the Oslund Drive […]