Sunday, Nov. 16 A caller on Third Avenue reported a burglar alarm. A business owner contacted the police department to report an accidental activation. Officers assisted another agency on the Haines Highway. An officer did a follow-up report on Sunshine Street. An officer helped a citizen on the Haines Highway make contact with another agency. […]
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Duly Noted: Hot Shots, pot lucks, orcas and more
Five tourists in Haines for bald eagle viewing stopped at 33 Mile Roadhouse for lunch on a snowy Wednesday. They shared eagle stories and were thrilled to share their bear pictures also, but Alison Walters’ visit to Haines was highlighted by a fire department call at the Aspen motel at 5:45 am. She was woken […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Bring broader representation to corridor working group
The Chilkoot Corridor Working Group needs broad representation. Borough manager Alekka Fullerton was tasked with naming members to the group. She appointed the following: Tourism Director – Reba Hylton Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Hannah Manninen Alaska State Parks – Jacques Turcotte (or other Parks designee) Chilkoot Indian Association – Zach Wentzel Representative […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter Nov. 9 – Nov. 15
Sunday, Nov. 9 Multiple callers reported trees down on the Haines Highway and Beach Road. DOT and Public works were advised. Nixles were sent out. A caller reported their phone missing. Multiple callers reported power outages throughout the day. Including one on Piedad Road reporting a popping sound at a power pole, another on Lutak […]
Posted inLocal News
Assembly Briefs: Heli-ski data, lawsuits, and dock updates
Heli-ski data debate A debate has been brewing, and will stretch at least into next month, over GPS data collected by heli-ski companies. The GPS data in question is logged by heli-ski helicopters, tracking where heli-ski tours fly and land. In July, the Commercial Heli-ski Map Committee voted to recommend the borough assembly request the […]
Posted inLocal News, Police
No charges filed after weekend shooting at Picture Point
Haines police detained a woman, but no charges have been filed after a Haines man was shot over the weekend and had to be medevaced out of town for medical treatment. Sgt. Max Jusi said in an email Monday that he believes this was an isolated incident, that both parties knew each other and he […]
Posted inLocal News, Public Safety
Haines man shot near Picture Point on Saturday
Updated Nov. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Haines police briefly held a woman, but no charges have been filed after a Haines man was shot over the weekend and had to be medevaced out of town for medical treatment. Sgt. Max Jusi said in an email Monday that he believes this was an isolated incident, that […]
Posted inLocal News
New survey launches seeking input on the Chilkat Valley’s transportation needs
Staff at ProHNS debuted a new survey on Tuesday during a meeting at the library laying out the borough’s participation in a national program called Safe Streets for All. The program is the result of a collaboration between the Chilkoot Indian Association and the Haines Borough, which is the lead applicant on a grant through […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Derby winners, witch’s paddle, soup and family
Chris Hill has been fly fishing in Alaska for about 15 years and chasing salmon around Haines for about a decade. This year she won the Haines Silver Salmon Derby with a 12.85-pound Chris Hill has been fly fishing in Alaska for about 15 years and chasing salmon around Haines for about a decade. This […]
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Haines’ landslide maps unused, what comes next?
Around the Piedad area, there’s plenty of recent memory of the ground moving. That includes Geneva Randles’ household, where her mother and daughter were living in December 2020, when heavy rain caused landslides throughout Haines. Randles’ daughter Grace Comstock remembers the day — her grandmother seeing the unstable ground across the street, and the policeman […]