Sunday, Jan. 26 A handheld radio belonging to the fire department was found on FAA Road. It was returned. Saturday, Jan. 25 An officer helped a woman whose 3-year-old had locked her out of a Muncaster Road house. A 16-year-old became lost while hiking on the Mount Riley trail. Dispatch advised troopers, who initiated a […]
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Police report
Monday, June 1 A caller reported a scooter parked in a bus parking area on Third Avenue. When police responded, the scooter was gone. Police mediated a domestic dispute with citizens who came to the station. A caller reported a Young Road residence had been burglarized. The burglar cooked food in the house and drank […]
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Planners uphold decision on harbor
The Haines Borough Planning Commission last week upheld a land use permit for the harbor expansion, but one appellant said he’ll appeal that decision, this time to the borough assembly. Paul Nelson, one of three Haines residents to challenge borough manager Bill Seward’s decision to issue the permit, said this week he would appeal again. “I understand […]
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Police Report
Monday, April 29 A manhole cover was reported on the side of the Old Haines Highway near the post office. State road crews were advised. A person requested a welfare check for a man who didn’t appear for an appointment. Police determined the man was fine. A school bus driver reported two vehicles […]
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Name calling inappropriate and misleading
I was saddened to see — in an ad in last week’s CVN — the resurrection of the era of mudslinging toward Mud Bay folks. We, in Haines, have repeatedly insisted on civility in our public discourse — rejecting the use of generalized words of intolerance aimed at particular individuals and groups, as in the […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 26 A caller reported receiving harassing calls from an out-of-state number. HBPD assisted another agency in the matter. A caller reported someone illegally dumping garbage at a Small Tracts Road business. Officers responded to assist with clean-up. An Anonymous caller in the Mud Bay Road area reported someone riding a dirt bike on […]
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Police Report
Monday, Jan. 20 A caller sought a ride to a relative’s home. Police provided it, due to circumstances involving a medical issue. A person reported a burglary at an FAA Road business. Police investigated and arrested a 22-year-old Haines man. A caller reported three or four unopened beer bottles stuck in a snow bank on […]
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Assembly hopefuls enter final stretch
Now it’s your turn. Haines voters will cast their ballots Tuesday for two highly contested seats on the Haines Borough Assembly and two non-contested candidacies for the school board. Incumbent school board members Sarah Swinton and Lisa Schwartz face no challengers. Meanwhile, the assembly terms of Diana Lapham and George Campbell are up. Lapham is running for re-election. Campbell is […]
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Weather station is installed on Mount Ripinsky
The Haines Borough’s first avalanche-oriented weather station is a couple weeks from going online. About 10 people climbed up Mount Ripinsky Saturday to assemble the solar-power station equipped with a rain gauge, anemometer and thermometer with an antenna setup to transmit information to the Haines Avalanche Information Center, where it is posted on the organization’s website. At […]
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Police Report
Monday, May 18 A Young Road resident reported he had backed into a fire hydrant and wanted it checked for damage. The fire chief was advised. A caller reported a large boulder in the road near 6.5 Mile Lutak Road. Troopers and state road crews responded. Dispatch received an alert from the National Weather Service in Juneau […]