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Police blotter

Monday, Oct. 8 A downtown business reported a man with an offensive odor had entered the establishment. A theft was reported from a vehicle. Police...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

Miners: Bridge, town's support are key

A $2.5 million upgrade of the planned Wells Bridge replacement and a certain amount of public support may be necessary for mines in the western Yukon...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

Voters: Waterman, Berry, change in disclosure

Incumbent assembly member Joanne Waterman cruised by challenger Jim Studley and former City of Haines mayor Dave Berry topped Jono Greene for an open...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

District finds photographer 'controversial'

The Haines Borough School District steered a presentation by nature photographer Amy Gulick to two classrooms instead of a school-wide assembly after...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

Head Start finishes 'natural' playground

Head Start teachers, parents and volunteers gathered Sept. 21 to dedicate a playground two years in the making that statewide officials describe as a...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

Legislative candidates to debate

Candidates for Haines’ seat in the state House of Representatives and at least one candidate for state Senate have said they’ll attend a debate 7...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

Heat is on for LCCP's 'Oklahoma!'

The heat was back on at the Chilkat Center Wednesday, a relief for the 30 actors and actresses who’ve been bundled up for six weeks, rehearsing...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

Man accepts blame for shooting

A Haines man who shot another man during an early-morning party Sept. 28 this week said he felt “horrible” about it. Frank Hickman Jr., 24,...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

LCC revives claim against jetboat wakes

For the third time since 2004, Lynn Canal Conservation says it has evidence of Chilkat River Adventures tour company damaging fish habitat in the...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

Police play tape of July 4 run-in

A recording of a July 4 encounter between resident Dean “Bear” Lari and officer Simon Ford played by Haines Borough police last week revealed new...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

Expert says drainages ran together, triggered slump

As immediate measures to prevent further erosion of the slumping, Mount Ripinsky hillside, the Haines Borough will extend two drainage pipes,... Full story

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    October 4, 2012

Police report

Monday, Oct. 1 A caller reported skateboarders on Lutak Road hill. A vehicle was reported abandoned on North Sawmill Road. The owner was advised to...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 27, 2012

Borough considers heli-skiing safety

Haines Borough officials last week addressed the topic of safety in relation to management of heli-skiing, following concerns raised by the family of...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 27, 2012

Book an inside view of air taxi work

Resident Bob Adkins recounts flying stories comic and tragic in “Panhandle Pilot,” a self-published book now available in Haines. According to...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 27, 2012

Financial disclosure, 7 candidates on ballot

Haines Borough voters on Tuesday will fill two seats on the assembly and three seats on the school board, and revisit a question about exempting...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 27, 2012

Mud Bay gold dig stirs neighbors

A Skagway truck driver this week said his plan to dig two, 500-foot-long trenches for mineral exploration on state land near Mount Riley amounts to a...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 27, 2012

Three candidates vie for 4 seats on school board

Three candidates are running unopposed for the Haines Borough School Board. A fourth seat open on the board that has attracted no candidates will be...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 27, 2012

Candidate shortage not uncommon in Southeast

Some Haines School Board members have pointed to the state’s financial disclosure requirements as reasons for apparent low interest in recent...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 27, 2012

Haines boys runners qualify for state

A combination of veterans and new recruits “toughed it out,” Saturday as the Haines High School boys’ cross-country team earned its first trip...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 27, 2012

Police report

Monday, Sept. 24 A person reported being assaulted outside a bar; an officer responded but was unable to make contact with either party. A caller...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 20, 2012

Assembly to hear report on hill slide

Property owners and Haines Borough officials are set to question experts on a mystery that’s lingered for eight months and cost upwards of $100,000...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 20, 2012

Assembly hopefuls field questions

Three candidates for Haines Borough Assembly offered views on a range of local issues at a candidates’ forum last week sponsored by We the People...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 20, 2012

Haines port 'summit' on Sept. 27

Haines Borough officials say the town won’t likely see transshipment of ore at Lutak Dock for at least five years, but members of the Haines Port...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 20, 2012

Mayor opens 'dialogue' over plywood

Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott said last week that “a dialogue has been opened” concerning Main Street’s boarded-up Coliseum Building. At...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    September 20, 2012

Totem, drum raise domestic violence issue

About 100 residents turned out Friday for the unveiling of a “Healing Pole” downtown aimed at bringing awareness to domestic violence. Like...

 

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