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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter June 8 – Oct. 18
Sunday, June 8 A welfare check was requested. An officer responded. Monday, June 9 A caller reported a boat on a trailer blocking the roadway in Fort Seward. An officer responded. Tuesday, June 10 A caller on View Point Road reported a suspicious call about their property being listed for sale. The caller said they […]
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Letter to the Editor: Thank you for Section 106 Consultation article
I appreciate your publication of the story attributing the two-year delay in the process of securing a federal grant for rehabilitation of the Lutak Dock to the Section 106 consultation between MARAD and Chilkat Indian Village. Your story could be the catalyst for mending some painful community disruptions. During the 2024 borough election, an insert […]
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Borough to bill insurance, but not users, for ambulance
The Haines Borough is moving forward with a plan for ambulance billing that promises to bring in more revenue for the fire department without imposing any new costs on Haines residents. The idea of charging residents for ambulance calls at all marks a major shift. For as long as the volunteer fire department has existed, […]
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Federal agency advises MARAD to reconsider its consultation with Chilkat Indian Village
After more than 2.5 years of government-to-government conversations, the federal agency overseeing millions in grant funding earmarked for the Lutak Dock replacement project is at impasse with the Chilkat Indian Village. Documents from the Maritime Administration, MARAD, show that the agency determined that the Lutak Dock repair and replacement project would have no adverse effect, […]