The surfacing of what many residents described as a decades-long open secret shook the town this year: allegations from multiple men of sexual abuse by former school official Karl Ward. Craig Loomis, the first man to speak publicly, was contacted by several others who had similar experiences after he implored those affected to reach out […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, December 4 A cell phone found on Third Avenue was returned to the owner. A welfare check was conducted on a Lutak Road resident. Wednesday, December 5 A Mud Bay Road caller reported a moose in the road. A Florida caller reported a civil issue and was referred to their local court. A citizen reported a […]
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Buying local ripples through town
n this season of giving -and shopping- here is another reason to “By Haines” and shop locally: Local businesses support the nonprofits that help make our community a great place to live. The Southeast Alaska State Fair is one of many organizations that benefits. Support from 40 local businesses in the form of money, time, […]
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Scrap metal barge to take junk cars, scrap
A scrap metal barge will be moored at Lutak Dock through the week where Channel Construction will receive junk cars starting Friday Dec. 14. The company can take junk vehicles without titles, but they must be processed first, according to Haines Borough staff. Vehicles must have transmission fluid, coolant and all other fluids including oil and gas drained. Vehicles […]
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Townsite service area is one third sea water
One third of the town site’s 20 square-mile service area is water, according to a realization by the Haines Borough administration. In October, borough planner Holly Smith plugged boundary points into a parcel map before local elections, illustrating that the waterway from Battery Point to Taiya Point and across Lutak Inlet to the ferry terminal is within the town […]
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Letters to the Editor
Finished with Mud Bay ‘spring’ Regarding the test results for the Mud Bay “spring.” I applaud the assembly for ordering further testing of the “spring” and commend the city manager for directing a sign to be posted describing the water quality and, apparently, the fact that it is not a spring at all but groundwater runoff. No […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, November 27 A found credit card was destroyed per owner’s request. Haines Police determined an animal cruelty complaint to be unfounded. A caller reported vehicles parked near an empty building on Main Street. Haines Police received a report of a possible violation of conditions of release in the Haines area. Wednesday, November 28 A Carrs Cove […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 26 Dispatch provided a caller with the poison control hotline number to assist with a toddler who had swallowed detergent. A person reported a motorcycle parked illegally near the intersection of Second Avenue and Main Street. A woman reported she and a man were driving in a vehicle near 33 Mile Haines Highway […]
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Residents weigh in on delayed UA timber sale
The University of Alaska’s land management branch representatives visited Haines this week to host discussion groups on a proposed 10-year timber sale on university-owned land. The prospective sale would harvest trees from about 6,000 acres of land to earn the university $1 million a year, according to regional land manager Patrick Kelly. More than 40 […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, November 13 A Fourth Avenue caller requested extra patrols of their residence. Wednesday, November 14 A Haines area caller reported receiving a fraudulent telephone call. A Major Road caller reported a piano had been illegally dumped on private property. A water/sewer alarm was activated on Piedad Road. A citizen reported receiving a suspicious telephone […]