Joanie Wagner will be a refreshing change for our borough government. These past few months have been shrouded with a dark heavy cloud; not the way to be entering a winter season. Joanie promises to bring new energy and a new perspective to our community. Think about the qualities that good leaders must possess: fairness, […]
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Duly Noted
Ted Hart and Meghan Elliott were married Friday, Sept. 8 at the Chilkat State Park picnic shelter. Kevin Thompson, who introduced Ted and Meghan, served as officiant. Ted’s brother, James Hart, and Meghan’s stepbrother, Joseph Cataldi of Houston, Texas were witnesses. Meghan’s family guests included mother Joan Elliott and stepfather John Cataldi, of Houston; Ted’s […]
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Borough candidates differ on police, Tier 3 protection
Haines Borough Mayor and assembly candidates differed on policing outside the townsite and Tier 3 designation for the Chilkat River at a Wednesday forum at Mosquito Lake School Community Center. Incumbent Mayor Jan Hill and opponent Joanie Wagner, as well as assembly candidates Michael Fullerton, Sean Maidy, Diana Lapham and Brenda Josephson answered questions from community members up the highway. Assembly candidates […]
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Haines to host Southeast Conference next week
Haines will host more than 200 municipal government leaders next week for the Southeast Conference annual meeting. The three-day event, which begins Tuesday, will feature more than 60 speakers with presentations on transportation, energy, seafood, timber, mining, tourism, economic development, health care, workforce development and more. Former Haines resident and Southeast Conference Executive Director Robert […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Slow down cowboy, let us all vote
I have been listening, with some interest, to the most recent local borough controversy of expanded police service (and I assume patrols) outside of the townsite service area. I think it’s fair to say that there are two opposing sides; those who want police services and those who don’t. The solution’s simple: let the tax […]
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Police chief calls on state troopers to clarify position
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 […]
Posted inNews, Courts
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. […]
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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 […]