Residents collected more than four tons of garbage during the annual community cleanup this month. The total included 159 bags of trash turned in to Community Waste Solutions, plus 4.5 tons of non-bagged items, said Jamie Knudsen, office manager for the Haines Chamber of Commerce. “I was really pleased with how the community and all […]
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Brownies grateful for help with activities
The Haines Brownies would like to extend a big, heartfelt thank-you to many people and organizations for helping us have a great experience this year! A gigantic thank you to the Stanfords for the great dog-mushing adventure, to Barbara Mulford and the Takshanuk Mountain Trail for an exciting overnight with our Juneau Brownie sisters, to Steve […]
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Monday, May 14 A caller reported a moose headed toward a residence near Carr’s Cove. A caller reported a person was handling trash inappropriately on Deishu Drive, possibly creating a bear attractant. Police said the junk in the yard was not putrescible waste, so did not meet the borough code definition of a bear attraction […]
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Junk car collection suspended
Acceptance of old cars and scrap metal at the Lutak sawmill site was discontinued Wednesday, as workers removing toxic fluids, tires and batteries from vehicles there fell behind a steady stream of junkers. The number of wrecks there approached 400, officials with Channel Construction said. “The problem is we have to have them all drained,” said project […]
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Monday, May 7 Police were informed about an abandoned vehicle on Haines Borough property on Mathias Avenue. A caller requested a phone number for a corrections center out of state. A caller requested a counselor for a friend who was drunk. Police conducted a welfare check and determined the person was not in danger. Sunday, May 6 […]
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Monday, May 10 A caller reported someone ran the stop sign at Second Avenue and Main Street. A person came to the police station with the identification number of a vehicle that had been abandoned on their property. Police ran the number, but did not find information about the vehicle’s owner, and referred the person […]
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Junked cars accepted free at old mill site
Channel Construction began receiving junk metal – including cars – at the former sawmill site near 3 Mile Lutak Road this week. The site will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. All types of metal, including large appliances, will be accepted, but fluids must be drained from machinery like lawn mowers. Freezers […]
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Monday, May 30 Port Chilkoot Dock construction workers reported a vehicle was parked in the way and had been there several days. An officer responded and workers moved their vehicle. A business reported a tour bus blocking their driveway and an alley. The bus was moved. A caller reported water flooding Haines Highway at 8.5 […]
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Monday, March 21 An employee at a local business reported a person drove away without paying for gas at 1 Mile Haines Highway. Sunday, March 20 A caller reported that a person was in violation of a protective order downtown. Saturday, March 19 A caller reported their friend was having trouble with […]