Mud Bay land owners brought forward a petition to the borough assembly’s Government Affairs and Services (GAS) Committee on Tuesday, calling for the prohibition of resource extraction in their neighborhood. Lutak residents said they felt “blindsided” by a proposal to add language in their zoning code that allows resource extraction. The committee ultimately voted to advance the […]
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Police Report
Monday, Oct.21 Several callers reported a fireworks display launched in the harbor area at 5:15 a.m. Police were unable to locate the source of the fireworks. A person reported a horse loose on Small Tracts Road. The horse’s owner reported they were attempting to capture it. A caller reported a vehicle dropped trash on Small […]
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Monday, Oct. 20 A Barnett Drive caller reported hearing bear activity at a neighbor’s house. The caller scared the bear away. Police, troopers and Fish and Game were advised. A Comstock Road resident came to the station to report she had found her car door open earlier in the week. The woman said she only […]
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Duly Noted
Joe Parnell competed in the Whitehorse Fall Football Classic last weekend. The town revived the flag football tournament – or “Yukon Super Bowl,” as Parnell calls it – this year, after many years of a declining flag football presence. Parnell’s eight-person team consisting mainly of young Whitehorse men placed third among four teams, narrowly missing Saturday’s […]
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Police Report
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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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 […]