Monday, August 1 A caller requested help contacting the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel to assist an elderly, sick cat. A caller reported locking their small child in a car. An officer responded and they found someone with a key. An officer reported a gate had been run over and was off its hinges on the […]
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Monday, Oct. 19 A caller reported that as he was stopped at a Main Street stop sign around 10:30 p.m., another vehicle ran the stop sign. School district staff reported misconduct involving a controlled substance. Police responded and are investigating. Sunday, Oct. 18 A Minnesota police department requested a welfare check on a juvenile in […]
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Monday, Jan. 17 A caller reported having problems with two employees they just fired in town. An officer was advised and determined the individuals were not a threat. A caller reported being harassed by another person at a downtown tavern. No charges were filed. A caller reported no water pressure at their residence. Public works […]
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Borough explores economic development options
The Haines Borough Assembly’s commerce committee on Wednesday endorsed exploring a shift that would put its economic development efforts under a non-profit development corporation. The committee, comprised of George Campbell, Diana Lapham and Ron Jackson agreed to recommend to the full assembly that manager David Sosa be directed to flesh out the idea, working in tandem with […]
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DOT: Snowplowing, sanding will be reduced
Due to budget cuts to the state Department of Transportation, motorists should expect to be driving in more snow this winter during evenings and weekends, and on generally slicker roads. Matt Boron, station foreman for DOT in Haines, said his crews aren’t authorized to work overtime this winter and will work strictly from a priority […]
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Monday, July 25 A caller reported a bear outside their Small Tracts Road residence. An officer responded, but the bear was gone. A caller reported a loud explosion coming from a local shop. Officers and fire crew responded and found a controlled burn in a gravel area. A caller reported a blue pickup truck had […]
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Monday, Jan. 24 A caller requested extra patrols of their Fourth Avenue apartment complex after an early-morning knock on their door. State road crews were advised of a boulder in the road at 6 Mile Lutak. An officer responded to a call that a parked vehicle slid down a hill and hit another car on Major […]
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What should town’s message be to state?
A Haines Borough committee is trying to hash out what priorities the municipality should submit to the Alaska Legislature, and it wants to hear from citizens. Manager David Sosa told the Government Affairs and Services committee last week that some people faulted the borough last year for not putting the discussion out to committees and members of […]
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Lauren Rutland is the new Haines Dolphins swim coach. She and husband Ryan Rutland moved to Haines from outside Saginaw, Texas, with their three dogs, two cats and two children, Carson, 5, and Archer, 4. Ryan was recently hired as a Haines Borough Police Department officer. Before moving to Haines, Lauren was doing graphic design […]
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Lauren Rutland is the new Haines Dolphins swim coach. She and husband Ryan Rutland moved to Haines from outside Saginaw, Texas, with their three dogs, two cats and two children, Carson, 5, and Archer, 4. Ryan was recently hired as a Haines Borough Police Department officer. Before moving to Haines, Lauren was doing graphic design […]