The Haines Borough is considering a partnership with freight company Alaska Marine Lines, which would construct, operate and own a new roll-on/roll-off barge ramp on leased borough land at the Lutak Dock. Engineers have told the borough that the municipally owned freight dock at Lutak is in poor shape and in danger of catastrophic failure. Borough manager Debra Schnabel introduced a memorandum of […]
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Even the Southeast rainforest can be in a drought
The Southeast Alaska rainforest is in a moderate drought, according to the National Weather Service. Not necessarily Haines, but the overall area. A drought in a rainforest is difficult to predict and less easy to define than droughts elsewhere, said Rick Thoman, Alaska Region National Weather Service climate science and services manager stationed in Fairbanks, […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, June 12 Police responded to a minor vehicle accident on Third Avenue. Insurance information was exchanged. Police and Fire Department responded to an expected death on Union Street. A water/sewer alarm was activated on Piedad Road. A Fit Bit found near 1 Mile Haines Highway was turned in to police. The fire department responded […]
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Juneau firm proposes to take over borough’s junked vehicle removal
The Haines Borough wants to make it easier to get junked vehicles out of town. A code amendment proposed by the planning commission would do that by allowing a storage yard for the cars and trucks in waterfront industrial zones. Juneau-based Skookum Sales & Recycling, owned by parent company Channel Construction, has contacted the borough with interest […]
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Duly Noted
Ava Jade Stanford was born to Amber Long and Coleman Stanford on June 4 at the Family Birth Center in Juneau surrounded by siblings Grace, Ari’el and Oryn. Ava weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 21 inches long. Tyler Thomas and Teresa Jeans were married on Saturday at hole number four at the Valley […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, May 29 A St. James Place caller reported a verbal argument with a family member. An Anchorage caller reported receiving an unwanted Facebook message. A misrouted 911 call was transferred to Skagway. Wednesday, May 30 A message was relayed to the owner of a vehicle parked on FAA and Tower Road. A Main Street […]
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Police Report
Monday, June 9 A caller reported seeing an intoxicated couple walking with a child near Tlingit Park. Police investigated but couldn’t find the couple. A person reported a juvenile missing, but later called back to say they found the juvenile. A person reported an unauthorized burn on Lutak Road near the ferry terminal. A person was […]
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Dramatic rescue saves man from beach
The Haines Volunteer Fire Department treated and evacuated a man from a rocky Lutak beach Sunday after he badly injured his right leg, which required a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. Fire chief Al Giddings said the man was walking along the beach and injured himself after he jumped and got his foot caught between rocks. “He […]
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Police Report
Monday, July 15 A woman reported she and her husband became separated after a kayak trip in Lutak Inlet and she hadn’t seen him for several hours. Troopers and police investigated and found the man was fine. A business owner near 0 Mile Haines Highway reported cars parked in his lot while drivers were patronizing another business […]