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Police Blotter
Monday, July 30 Police issued a warning to a person who walked through wet cement at Fourth Avenue and Union Street. A strong smell of marijuana was...
Museum resumes push for lighthouse
Following an eight-year hiatus, the Sheldon Museum is resuming efforts to lease and restore the Eldred Rock lighthouse. The museum’s Eldred Rock com...
Lari will seek police recording
Resident Dean “Bear” Lari this week said he would hire a lawyer to seek a police recording of a disputed encounter between him and Haines Borough...
Hess: Consider using head tax for shuttle ferry
Should the Haines Borough use cruise ship head tax funds to subsidize a shuttle boat that brings cruise passengers to Haines from Skagway? The questio...
Borough starts saving ship revenues
The Haines Borough budget shows $137,000 in cruise ship head tax income for the coming year, but the municipality has plans to spend only a little...
Wind power meeting set
The Haines Borough will host a meeting about the potential for wind power in the Chilkat Valley at 10 a.m. Aug. 2 in the assembly chambers. Reuben...
Fuel in tank; no theft
The suspected theft of heating oil from the health clinic in Klukwan in May turned out to be a misreading due to a faulty gauge. Building attendant...
Most Chilkat River fishing closed
Northern Chilkat Inlet and sections of the Chilkat River will remain closed to subsistence, sport and commercial fishing through July 31 to protect...
Police Blotter
Monday, July 23 A caller requested a welfare check on a woman. Police were unable to locate the woman but she called the station to say she was okay....
Editorial
In recent years, as the word “taxes” became lethal to political careers, savvy politicians turned to user fees to raise revenues. They hiked fees...
Borough pursuing pellet heat project
Apparently bucking the recommendations of a draft report by an energy consultant it hired, the Haines Borough is pursuing a wood-pellet-fired boiler...
'Treasure Island' on stage this weekend
“Lots of fun pirates, and really cute, singing pirates.” Director Elisé Lammers said that’s what audience members should expect at weekend...
Gravity research returns to fairgrounds
In June 1987, researchers with Scripps Institute of Oceanography set up an absolute gravity meter in the 4-H room in the fairgrounds’ McPherson...
Cold, rain records broken
Warm sunshine this week was making it seem like a distant memory, but rain and cold temperatures early last week set several daily weather records in...
Culbeck gets nod to assist manager
Consultant Darsie Culbeck this week said he would accept Haines Borough’s manager Mark Earnest’s...
Mayor: Tow complaint a civil matter
Mayor Stephanie Scott said there doesn’t appear to be a remedy in Haines Borough code for addressing complaints of two visitors who said they were...
Workshop offered on foundation grants
A workshop on creating a grant application to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation will be held 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 31 at the public...
Police uncertain on release of tape
Haines Borough police chief Gary Lowe this week declined to say whether he would make public a recording of a July 4 encounter between officer Simon...
Police Blotter
Monday, July 16 A motorcycle was reported in a ditch at 17.5 Mile and had been there since July 13. Troopers were notified. A bear was reported close...
Store specialized in handmade items
Manager Michael T. Ward said experienced extreme sports enthusiasts and novices will find what they need at “Mike’s Bikes and Boards,” a new...
Air Excursions changes hands
A former president and a former owner of Wings of Alaska are the new owners of Air Excursions, a commuter airline serving Haines formerly owned by Mik...
Byer receives "excellent' from boatd
Haines Borough school superintendent Michael Byer received a nearly perfect score from school board members during his annual evaluation June 28. The...
Assembly supports ILP for Connelly project
The Haines Borough Assembly on a 4-2 vote Tuesday endorsed an integrated licensing process for the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project. The...
Most fair exhibits due July 21
Veteran quilter Donna Walter of Haines fashioned lace from a bridal net and learned 35 new techniques to create a satin and silk quilt that will be...