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Assembly tweaks bear attractants ordinance
The Haines Borough Assembly is refining an ordinance specifying what constitutes a bear attractant in preparation for the upcoming bear season....
Mechanical difficulties prompt DOT to cancel Matanuska sailings
Haines may be in for a repeat of last winter. The Matanuska is once again experiencing mechanical difficulties, according to the Alaska Department of...
Road damage reduces access to shooting range in wake of flood
Access to the Haines Sportsman's Association shooting range has been limited since the private road...
Assembly approves access to Beach Road
Beach Road residents were able to extract cars and possessions from homes beginning Monday at noon... Full story
Man who threatened clinic charged with felony
A 55-year-old man who called the SEARHC clinic and threatened to “shoot the place up and burn it to the ground” if he didn’t get an appointment...
Legislative intern boards flight despite testing positive for COVID-19
A University of Alaska student intern passing through Haines boarded an Alaska Seaplanes flight last week, despite testing positive for the COVID-19...
Assembly makes plan to address Haines' bear problem
The Haines Borough Assembly’s Commerce Committee began chipping away at a plan to address the borough’s bear problem at a meeting Tuesday. The...
Governor's budget shifts additional costs to borough, closes local DMV office
The Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget proposal Gov. Mike Dunleavy released on Dec. 11 contains several significant cuts for the Haines Borough including...
Police chief recovers from COVID-19
Although there are no known active COVID-19 cases in Haines, in recent weeks, four residents have tested positive for the virus while traveling... Full story
2020: Pandemic, natural disaster and upheaval
As I sat down to write the 2020 Year in Review, I thought: "I don't want to relive this year, nor sh...
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Alaska but will take longer to reach Haines
The first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Alaska late Sunday. As of Wednesday, it was unclear when the vaccine will arrive in... Full story
Floods, slides pummel Haines, rebuilding begins
The skies cleared Wednesday after a week of rain that kept instabilities in the landscape active and... Full story
Evacuees worry about homes and when they will be able to return safely
After the Dec. 2 Beach Road landslide, more than 50 Haines residents were displaced when... Full story
75-year-old woman rescues her malamute, neighbors' cats from Beach Road homes
Although residents were ordered to stay away from Beach Road after Wednesday's massive landslide,... Full story
Volunteers comb beaches for debris after ground search efforts suspended
Local volunteers are continuing to comb beaches for personal belongings and debris from the Dec. 2... Full story
Duly Noted
It has been an overwhelming, exhausting and tragic week in Haines. As I am writing this column I pray that by the time we print we do not receive more...
75-year-old woman rescues her malamute, neighbors' cats from Beach Road homes
Although residents were ordered to stay away from Beach Road after Wednesday's massive landslide,... Full story
Geohydrologists remain in town to monitor landscape as rain continues, spring melt could pose additional risks
A team of state geologists briefed displaced residents Sunday evening and said small, localized... Full story
Troopers suspend search for Simmons and Larson
The Alaska State Troopers suspended search operations Monday for Jenae Larson, 23, and David... Full story
Solid Waste Working Group to address bear nuisance code language
The Solid Waste Working Group discussed researching potential borough code change recommendations that pertain to bear nuisances in an effort to...
Jusi joins police force after 4 months at academy
As of Nov. 21, the Haines police Department is back to full staffing. Officer Max Jusi became the fifth officer on the force after graduating from...
Assembly to allocate remaining CARES Act funds for those with greatest need
Under a revised CARES Act spending plan, the borough has $134,989 left to use before the end of the year. The question before the assembly is what to...
Bear activity persists despite early snow
Two bears were shot in the Haines Borough this past weekend, both by homeowners defending chickens. Although bear-related calls to the police dipped...
Duly Noted
Monday, Nov. 2 was an official snow day for the Haines Borough School District. The blizzard kept most at home. Still, many essential and determined...
Borough, Fish and Game reach impasse over bear issues
The Haines Borough is asking residents to report the cost of property damage from bears. The request comes not in an effort to compensate residents...
