Monday, July 27 A caller reported motorhomes were parked on the Haines Highway to view the fish wheels. Troopers were advised. A person reported a domestic dispute on Fourth Avenue. Police responded and found the dispute was over ownership of a dog. Police advised the parties to settle the issue through the court system. A […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, July 4 A birth certificate found on Fourth Avenue was turned in to police. The owner was notified. A caller reported juveniles jumping off the Port Chilkoot dock. Officers made contacts with the individuals. A 36-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated at 3 Mile Lutak Road and transported to the Haines jail. A dog […]
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Big guns complicated riverside dispute
The dispute over property rights versus subsistence use in Lutak Inlet has been resolved by the courts, yet it has led to a severe financial penalty for the losing party. If it remained in the hands of the local people involved, it might not have been so costly. The area by the mouth of the Chilkoot River […]
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Thanks for hammerers, spike drivers
The Hammer Museum’s annual Fourth of July spike-driving and nail-pounding competitions were a big success this year. Thirty-two men and women stepped up to the spike, and like the Gandy-dancers of the past, each drove home an authentic piece of railroad steel. Haines’ Jason Verhamme won the men’s division and local kneader Josie Allen, the […]
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Assembly favors taking ownership of bridge
The Haines Borough Assembly expressed support for taking over ownership and maintenance of a new bridge at Excursion Inlet to be built by the U.S. Forest Service. Borough manager Debra Schnabel said the federal agency proposed the borough take ownership of a new, $700,000 structure that will cross South Creek and the right-of-way beneath it. It will replace a […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 23 Police initiated a case for a hit-and-run vehicle accident in a business parking lot near 1 Mile Haines Highway. A caller reported seeing a vehicle run a stop sign then fail to yield near the intersection of Main and Front streets. Police responded but did not locate the vehicle. A caller reported […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, June 27 A 32-year-old man reported an assault by a 45-year-old man near 0 Mile Haines Highway. Charges were forwarded to the district attorney. Alcohol was involved. Wednesday, June 28 A wallet found on Front Street was turned in to police. The owner was notified. A caller reported unwanted contact with a person on […]
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Police Report
Monday, July 20 A caller reported his vehicle broke down near 10 Mile Haines Highway. Police arrested a 44-year-old man for driving without a valid operator’s license. The man was cited and released. Four traffic stops resulted in four warnings for speeding and two citations for failure to provide proof of insurance. Sunday, July 19 […]
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Green bears still pose mystery
The “green” bears seen along the Chilkoot River in September are still a mystery to the Department of Fish and Game, wildlife biologist Carl Koch said this week. “I never heard what happened,” Koch said. Koch was looking for answers when a sow and cub turned up with more than half of their bodies evenly […]
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July Fourth fun prevails over rain
Mount Ripinsky runners climbed into the clouds and youths scrambled in wet grass at Tlingit Park during Tuesday’s Fourth of July festivities in Haines. A morning drizzle gave way to afternoon showers, but events went on as scheduled. The Deuling family and friends, 17 Canadians who have visited here for 20 years, made a big splash. They […]