Tuesday, March 5 Dispatch received a call about two vehicles parked on the side of the Beach Road extension, making it difficult to drive around them. An officer determined the vehicles were not a hazard. A Mathias Drive resident reported a disturbance and requested extra patrols. Dispatch received a call about garbage falling out the […]
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Tuesday, May 23 A caller reported trespassing on private property on Mud Bay Road. Police secured the premises. There were no signs of entry. A caller reported a pickup truck with a camper parked partially in the roadway on Second Avenue. Upon inspection, police found the vehicle was parked legally. A caller reported they found […]
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Tuesday, May 16 A caller sought extra patrols on Dalton Street due to suspicion that someone was rifling vehicles. Police responded to a report of a suspicious person near 1 Mile Haines Highway. A caller reported loud equipment near 1 Mile Haines Highway. Wednesday, May 17 A caller reported a tour bus passed a school […]
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Rain sets single-day record
A rare May storm dropped more than two inches of rain on town Sunday, about a half-inch more than the average total rainfall for the entire month. May is typically the driest month of the year in the Chilkat Valley. “It is possible to get precipitation amounts this high in May, but not very often,” […]
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Police Report
Sunday, Feb. 9 A man requested dispatch logs related to his arrest for driving under the influence. A woman, whose conditions of release prohibited her from entering a liquor store, did so. Spotted by an officer, the woman was arrested and held on $500 bail. Saturday, Feb. 8 A Fourth Avenue resident reported fuel […]
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Assembly seat draws 7 applicants
Seven residents are seeking appointment to the Haines Borough Assembly seat vacated by the resignation of Mike Case. The applicants include some who want more assembly representation by young people, the sponsor of the recent recall effort, and the borough’s former Mayor, who says she knows her way around borough code. The assembly will interview Paul Nelson, Sean […]
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Seep leaks tank farm fuel
Work at the Haines Fuel Terminal last year revealed significant underground pollution at Tanani Point Beach, representing as much as one third of the remaining soil contamination at the former U.S. Army tank farm at 2.5 Mile Lutak Road. Arden Bailey, project manager for North Wind Group, a contractor testing soil and groundwater for pollutants, gave a […]
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Mystery object may be from kitchen tool
A curator at the Alaska State Museum appears to have identified a mystery object found on a Lutak Inlet beach. Ellen Carrlee, curator for Alaska State Museums, has located images of a the handle of a sharpening steel that appear to identically match a handle-like object found by resident Luke Marquardt about a year ago. Carrlee’s photos […]
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Full roster for April’s ‘First Friday’
April’s First Friday celebration will feature creations ranging from whimsical to decorative. The monthly art walk starts at 5 p.m. April 7. The Alaska Arts Confluence will display the work of Jim Wilson, who describes himself as a “scrounger-upper” from jobs to art as he collects and repurposes items on his travels. Confluence creative director […]