Monday, Oct. 8 A downtown business reported a man with an offensive odor had entered the establishment. A theft was reported from a vehicle. Police believe the matter was part of a domestic dispute. A woman was arrested on a warrant for violating probation. Sunday, Oct. 7 A caller reported that an air compressor was […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Feb. 7 A fire was reported on the beach along Beach Road. Firemen responding found a controlled burn. Sunday, Feb. 6 State troopers and an officer responded and dispatched a mountain goat found at 7.5 Mile Haines Highway. An officer arrested a person who was driving while intoxicated on Small Tracts Road. Saturday, Feb. […]
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Miners: Bridge, town’s support are key
A $2.5 million upgrade of the planned Wells Bridge replacement and a certain amount of public support may be necessary for mines in the western Yukon Territory to use Haines as an ore transshipment site, local leaders heard at a “Minerals, Natural Gas and Transportation Summit” last week. About 20 officials, including ones from mine […]
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Expert says drainages ran together, triggered slump
As immediate measures to prevent further erosion of the slumping, Mount Ripinsky hillside, the Haines Borough will extend two drainage pipes, redirect an uphill drainage eastward and pursue an impermeable liner for a roadside ditch, manager Mark Earnest said last week. In the future, the borough may also encourage or require retention of trees on the hillside, Earnest said, following up […]
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Assembly to hear report on hill slide
Property owners and Haines Borough officials are set to question experts on a mystery that’s lingered for eight months and cost upwards of $100,000 to investigate: What caused a horseshoe-shaped parcel of prime land against Mount Ripinsky to slide toward Portage Cove last January? And what, if anything, can be done to keep it from happening again? Representatives of […]
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Haines port ‘summit’ on Sept. 27
Haines Borough officials say the town won’t likely see transshipment of ore at Lutak Dock for at least five years, but members of the Haines Port Development Council say it’s not too early to discuss possibilities. The private group led by residents Bill Kurz, Dave Nanney and Dave Berry, are holding a “Minerals, Natural Gas and Transportation […]
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Monday, Sept. 12 A caller reported two horses running loose on Small Tracts Road. A caller reported unsecured trash blowing around on Deishu Drive. Sunday, Sept. 11 A caller reported their backpack stolen from the Fort Seward area while they were at work. Saturday, Sept. 10 A caller reported a dead bear at a local […]
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State won’t fund bear monitor job
State parks director Ben Ellis this week cited a department budget shortfall and a reported decrease in bear activity at Chilkoot River for his recent decision to not hire a bear monitor this season. Ellis made his decision only days before park ranger Preston Kroes was to make a hire for the job aimed at […]
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Duly Noted
First-grade teacher Akela Silkman of Haines won third place in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ “Digital Lessons for Digital Learners” contest. The contest gave teachers an opportunity to use advancements in digital publishing technology to create “eBook” lesson plans. eBooks incorporate photos, videos, audio and hyperlinks into their pages. Silkman and Haines School technology […]
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Youth play director grateful for help
This is a very late “thank you” to the Haines community for helping with or attending this year’s Summer Youth Theater Conservatory production of Treasure Island. It’s a true pleasure to revisit this community every summer and do good work with good people. Thank you especially to the incredible parents, Lynn Canal Community Players members, and other […]