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Washington, D.C. cop offered job as chief
The Haines Borough Assembly emerged Tuesday from a 45-minute closed-door session to confirm interim manager Brad Ryan’s decision to negotiate a...
VanSpronsen forfeits police badge
Former Alaska Wildlife Trooper and Haines Borough Police Department officer Ken VanSpronsen has become the fifth Haines law enforcement officer in fiv...
Plainclothes officer to walk grounds during Beer Fest
Haines Borough interim police chief Josh Dryden said he has been getting flack for his decision to station an officer in street clothes at this...
Puppeteers make debut on big stage
After years of performing in makeshift tents, basements and other small venues around town, the Haines puppetry troupe Geppetto’s Junkyard is ready...
Assembly defeats attempt to terminate lobbyist contract
A Haines Borough Assembly member on Tuesday made a move to terminate Bill Thomas’s lobbyist contract, but other members weren’t on board with the...
End draws near for 'The Swamp'
A Haines Borough Assembly member on Tuesday made a move to terminate Bill Thomas’s lobbyist contract, but other members weren’t on board with the...
Court Report
Michael R. McGregor, 32, pleaded guilty on April 28 to committing fourth-degree assault on Dec. 28. An officer responded to Union Street after a man...
Borough receives key Corps permit
The Small Boat Harbor expansion project cleared a major hurdle this week, with the Haines Borough receiving the Army Corps of Engineers 408 permit it...
Police Report
Monday, May 23 A caller asked for help relaying a message to a relative. Police didn’t have any contact information for the relative. A caller...
Duly Noted
About 70 out-of-town friends and family members from Alaska, the Lower 48 and even Guatemala converged in Haines for the wedding of Alisa Beske and...
Assembly chooses Coast Guardsman as manager
The Haines Borough Assembly bucked the staff’s choice for manager on Saturday, voting 4-2 to offer the job to Coast Guard veteran William Seward...
Transgender student sets own path
Nattaphon "Ice" Wangyot dressed like a girl long before she moved to Haines, Alaska. But when her...
Juneau man shot to death at Excursion Inlet
A 53-year-old man who allegedly murdered a hunting companion in Excursion Inlet Sunday is a former Arizona legislator with a history of violence....
Sailboat capsizes near Skagway
The Skagway Volunteer Fire Department rescued a person from a capsized vessel about halfway between Haines and Skagway in Taiya Inlet Sunday night....
Assembly rejects proposed changes to draft budget
After an hour of discussion and nearly a half-dozen failed motions, the Haines Borough Assembly voted to change only one budget item during the...
Police chief hire in the works
By Karen Garcia Haines Borough interim manager Brad Ryan has offered the police chief position to one of the three candidates who visited town last...
Police Report
Monday, May 16 A caller reported a hit and run accident in a Main Street business parking lot. An officer responded and initiated a case. Sunday, May...
Duly Noted
Hugh James Rietze was born at 12:26 p.m. on May 14 at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital to parents Genny and Harry Rietze. Hugh was 8 lbs., 4 oz....
Assemblyman's absences at issue
The Haines Borough administration is grappling with how to deal with complaints about assembly member George Campbell’s continued physical absence...
Meet police chief, manager candidates
It’s a big weekend for the Haines Borough, with candidates for two of the municipality’s top jobs coming to town for closed-door interviews with a...
Borough to help fund bear monitor
Following another rough season of tense human-bear interactions along the Chilkoot River corridor, the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday voted to...
HARK workers mourn Morpheus, greeter kitty
After three years in residence, Morpheus the shelter cat has finally left the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel. The roughly 19-year-old shorthair with...
Alten lays out play for museum worker bonuses
The Haines Sheldon Museum Board is investigating the legality of a proposed “staff bonus program” that would supplement museum employee salaries...
Police Report
Monday, May 9 A caller reported someone had removed a log blocking a temporary road. The construction company doing work on the road was contacted. A...
Duly Noted
By Karen Garcia Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill recently honored water/sewer operator Scott Bradford for receiving the Small Wastewater System Operator...
