Tuesday, March 12 A Beach Road caller reported a possibly abandoned vehicle. Vehicle owner was contacted to remove it. A Lutak Road caller reported a rock in the roadway. DOT was advised. A Chilkat Lake Road burglar alarm was activated. Wednesday, March 13 A Main Street caller reported a noise complaint. A search and rescue was conducted […]
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A difference of degrees: The innate risk in avalanche terrain
Twenty feet below avalanche forecasters Erik Stevens and Jonny Cromwell, on a gray and frigid alpine slope behind Mount Ripinsky, passing clouds shroud then reveal a 3-meter deep fracture in the snowpack. The 400-meter long cleavage of snow is a crown line, one of at least seven where massive slabs of snow broke loose and cascaded […]
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Police Report
Monday, Oct. 13 A Chilkoot Estates subdivision resident reported bear activity in the area. An officer responded but the bears were gone. A Mud Bay Road resident reported a bear tore into the shed on his lot the previous night. Police, troopers and Fish and Game were advised. A person reported a minor collision between […]
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Police Report
Monday, Oct. 6 A caller in the Fort Seward area reported a bear had broken into a garbage containment building and made a mess. Police, wildlife troopers and Fish and Game were notified. A person reported the free vehicle taken from the Small Boat Harbor parking lot several weeks ago had been located and returned. […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 16 A caller reported a parked vehicle blocking traffic near Third Avenue and Deishu Drive. Police responded but the vehicle had been moved. Two traffic stops resulted in a warning for speeding. Sunday, Sept. 15 A Main Street bar owner sought a police walkthrough to keep the peace. Police responded and found everything […]
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Participation soars in Kat to Koot race
A trifecta of sun, powder snow and fun-loving outdoor community made the third annual Kat to Koot alpine adventure race an unequivocal success, and certainly burned a positive image of our town in the minds of more than 30 visitors. A total of 68 skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers aged 16-60 from six different communities traveled […]
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State considers status of wildlife Trooper position
State wildlife trooper Trent Chwialkowski will leave Haines before summer for a post in Cantwell, Alaska. “No decision or change has been made in regards to the Haines Alaska Wildlife Trooper post,” said Department of Public Safety spokesperson Megan Peters. “At present, all one-man trooper posts are being analyzed.” A “blue shirt” trooper position in […]
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Police report
Monday, Nov. 12 An anonymous caller reported a parking violation near a downtown business. Sunday, Nov. 11 A caller reported hearing noises in her downstairs apartment in the Young Road area. An officer responded and found no one at the residence. An intoxicated person came to the police station around 2:30 a.m. because he missed […]
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Resource extraction in Mud Bay is again on the table
The Haines Borough Planning Commission reversed course last week, advancing a code change that would allow large-scale resource extraction in the Mud Bay zoning district, including by non-resident landowners. Commissioners voted 4-1 to resurrect conditional use permitting for property owners seeking to move over 30,000 board feet of timber or 1,500 cubic yards of gravel on a […]
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Area museums popular with state grantee
Three of the eight Alaska museums selected to receive money aimed at supporting local artists are in the Chilkat Valley. Museums Alaska, a statewide nonprofit, awards Rasmuson Foundation funding in an effort to encourage museums to buy work from local artists, said Museums Alaska executive director Della Hall. Grants to Haines and Kulwan totaled more […]