Haines Borough Police Chief Heath Scott said resistance to borough-wide police expansion is due to “misinformation that’s being circulated.” “I think one misconception is how much skin does (Alaska State Troopers) still have in the game,” Scott told the Haines Public Safety Commission last week. “If there is truly something dramatic that happens out the […]
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Single judge could serve Skagway and Haines
Haines District Court may have a resident magistrate again, according to Alaska Court System representatives. Clayton Jones, rural court assistant who provides administrative support for the First Judicial District, said Tuesday that the court system’s longtime goal is to have a magistrate judge stationed in Haines who will also serve Skagway and Yakutat by phone. […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Sheldon Museum Director Jerrie Clarke is home in Haines following a decision to shut down this season’s research by the universities guiding an archaeological dig in Egypt. Jerrie was part of an archeological team in Abydos, over 300 miles south of Cairo. The team had been working for only two weeks on a project planned to last […]
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Users beware, E. coli found in Mud Bay water
An unregulated water source for many Mud Bay and Haines Borough residents has tested positive for E. coli and a state drinking water specialist has advised residents to stop drinking the water unless they boil it. KHNS reporter Abbey Collins investigated the water source after the public radio station sponsored a listener question program. KHNS solicited questions […]
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Duly Noted
Suzanne and John Newton will be looking at different mountains soon. After 11 years in Haines, the couple is moving to Crossville, Tenn. The view from their new house will include the Cumberland Mountains and the start of the Great Smoky Mountain range. Back when they lived in the Midwest, the couple would take their […]
Posted inNews, Obituaries
Recall proponents absent from public forum
In a public forum Wednesday, Aug. 9, the three Haines Borough Assembly members targeted for recall answered questions regarding the allegations against them in a KHNS and Chilkat Valley News public forum. While around 30 of the recall sponsors and supporters were invited to defend their views, none agreed to attend. The special election to recall assembly […]
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Haines votes ‘No’ to recall three assembly members
Assembly members Heather Lende, Tresham Gregg and Tom Morphet retained their seats on the assembly, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s special recall election. More than 1,050 people, 47 percent of registered voters, cast their ballots in the special election, signaling the end of a recall effort that started in April. Don Turner Jr. initiated […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Recall has long-lasting effects
A couple months ago I was asked to sign the recall petition. I declined. I kept remembering the last recall we had years ago and how that divided the community with lingering animosities that lasted for years. I also reflected on the comments from several people including the Mayor, some assembly and board members as to […]
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Haines to host legislative talks
The Alaska Municipal League Summer Legislative Conference will bring about 100 people to Haines next week to discuss the state’s recent legislative session and how to prepare for the next year. AML is a statewide nonprofit organization that advocates and provides trainings for local governments and builds partnerships between municipalities. At the annual conference, AML […]
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Expanded police service goes back to committee
The question of extending police service borough-wide won’t go before voters this October after the Haines Borough Assembly referred the issue back to committee. Borough staff recommended sending it back to the Government Affairs and Services Committee after several public meetings about the proposed ordinance to create a “community safety service area.” The issue began after the […]