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 […]
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Corrections
A June 13 obituary of Florence Holmes reported she was raised on a homestead on Sullivan Island. Holmes’ family spent less than a year on Sullivan Island in 1923. Her family homesteaded at Lutak. A July 25 story about the KHNS fund-raising marathon incorrectly reported its dates as July 21-18. It was June 21-28.
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Police Report
Tuesday, January 22 A water/sewer alarm was activated on Piedad Road. Wednesday, January 23 A welfare check was requested on a Vermier Street resident. The water/sewer department was contacted regarding the smell of sewage by a First Avenue resident. A First Avenue caller reported hearing a plow truck scraping the ground. Thursday, January 24 A […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 22 A caller on Piedad Road reported hearing gun shots. Police advised duck season was open and people were hunting near the river. A motorist driving toward town on Lutak Road reported a possible drunk driver. Police were unable to locate the vehicle. A caller near the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Union Street reported […]
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Police officials at ‘highest levels’ discuss request for Trooper post
The Haines Borough Assembly’s letter to Alaska State Troopers refusing to violate its own charter by providing borough-wide police protection “adds to the conversation the Department of Public Safety will have at the highest levels,” according to Alaska State Trooper’s former acting director Major Andrew Greenstreet. At a Jan. 8 assembly meeting, the borough assembly unanimously voted […]