Blake Hamilton was selected as the U.S. Naval Academy’s Midshipman of the Month. The honor comes with a formal presentation and additional privileges in his regimented schedule. Hamilton, who grew up sailing with his family, was also selected to sail on the Varsity Navy 44 as crew in an upcoming yacht race from Annapolis to […]
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Slump gets disaster designation
The Haines Borough Assembly on Feb. 3 held a special meeting to declare a disaster and request state assistance in response to the slump and ground movement near the Oceanview and Lutak areas. Ground shifting on the Oceanview hillside was first reported Jan. 16 and continues. A main sewer line that runs through the approximately five-acre area was breached […]
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Monday, Aug. 2 The ministerial association responded to a person’s request for food and lodging until their job started. A caller reported a boat hit another boat at the small boat harbor. A caller reported the intersection at Third and Main is very dangerous and should be a four-way stop. A […]
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Monday, Jan. 30 A 911 caller reported a suspicious light at a residence. The light indicated the fuel tank was empty. A caller reported he had a warrant out of Florida for violation of probation. Florida Department of Corrections was contacted and would not extradite the man, who had no place to stay. The ministerial […]
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Monday, June 28 Police responded after a caller reported a person broke into their Fourth Avenue residence and was breaking things. A caller reported a dump truck driving erratically into town with its blinkers on. A caller reported eagles swooping down on something in the Chilkat River at 6.5 Mile Haines Highway. Troopers found a dead moose. […]
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Slump continues slipping, shifting
Borough and state engineers this week finished installing sophisticated monitoring equipment near the slump causing earth movement, cracks and heaves in the Oceanview Drive and Lutak Road area. Another sudden shift occurred late Tuesday, expanding existing cracks by several inches. Borough engineering company PND Engineers from Seattle set up control points around Lutak Road and Front Street to monitor […]
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Moores grateful for community help
Josh, Alex and I want to thank all the volunteers who helped us move out of our home and into another home last Thursday. With such an unfortunate situation with our home being affected by the land movement of Lutak and Oceanview, I was amazed at how our community comes together for one another. We felt so […]
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Ground slump still vexing
Sub-surface movement continues in the Oceanview Drive and Lutak Road area, prompting the Haines Borough late last week to implement its emergency response plan and causing one family to voluntarily move out of their shifting home. A “command center” was set up in public facilities director Brian Lemcke’s office on Jan. 19 and local disaster response planner Roc Ahrens […]
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Monday, June 14 A person reported fuel from his vehicle was siphoned out while the car was parked at the airport. A person reported a male was walking on private property at 7 Mile Haines Highway and was asked to leave. Troopers were advised. A caller reported a large plume of smoke from the Skyline […]
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Ground shift threatens roads, homes
In what Haines Borough officials are calling “significant ground failure” cracks and heaves have recently and suddenly appeared along Oceanview Drive and Lutak Road, the main route for travelers Alaska Marine Ferry Terminal to Haines and beyond. Borough and state engineers and geologists arrived in Haines on Wednesday to assess the ground cracks, surface ruptures, lateral spreading and differential […]