Friday Feb 5 | Juneau Empire
Hoonah police chief focusing on teamwork, community
Hoonah's new Chief of Police John Millan hit the ground running when he took the job in November to help build a positive relationship between the police department and the community.
Hoonah Police Department hosts training session on domestic violence
The Hoonah Police Department hosted a three-hour training session last Tuesday to better enable police, medical providers, emergency personnel and counselors to deal with domestic violence from a common approach.
Anchorage Edition: January 29, 2010
Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the weeka s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska.
Recent births at the Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On Jan. 4, 2010, a son, Charles Patrick Begenyi, weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces, to Eileen Marie and Barry John Begenyi, of Douglas.
Coast Guard medevacs eight-month old child
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka conducted a medical evacuation of an eight-month old child from Hoonah Friday.
Utility moves to raise village electric rates
The utility that provides power to Hoonah and several other predominately Native villages is seeking electric rate increases of more than 10 percent for communities that already have some of the most expensive power in Southeast Alaska.
Hoonah man, 52, dies in apparent drowning
A 52-year-old man was found dead Wednesday morning of an apparent drowning in the Hoonah Harbor.
Toy, coat donations made by ton
The Coast Guard Cutter Liberty returned to port several thousand pounds lighter last Friday after spending a week and two trips delivering donated blankets, coats and toys to Pelican, Elfin Cove, Hoonah, Kake and Angoon.
Recent births at the Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On Dec. 1, 2009, a son, Atlas Russel Guy, weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces, to Erin Nicole Mulkey and Jesse Russel Guy, of Douglas.
Fans at Roughhouse boxing at Marlintini's Lounge were chanting "Hoonah" after the main event, which featured Hoonah's Elijah Sheakley, 31.
Theresa Brown and David Belton, of Juneau, were married Nov. 7, 2009, at Chapel by the Lake in Juneau.
Best Beginnings allows us all to help kids
There's a small revolution going on in Alaska right now, one that just may usher in a different way of thinking about and meeting the needs of young children.
Career Connections hosts five-day training seminar
A local youth career program brought several high school students to Juneau this past week for a five-day training seminar about employment opportunities in Alaska's high-growth industries.
Woman charged with smuggling 75 grams of cocaine into Juneau
Doe closure on Chichagof Island extended to Jan.
The Federal Subsistence Board has closed doe hunting on federal lands on the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area portion of Unit 4 from Nov.
Coast Guard to recognize ferry crew for vessel rescue
The Coast Guard is recognizing the crew of the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Taku in a ceremony today for their rescue of two men off the fishing vessel Alaskan Pride in Chatham Strait last week.
Rising Above Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Seventeen years ago Morgan Fawcett was born bawling and drunk, exposed to alcohol in the womb.
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On Sept. 25, 2009, a daughter, Emilyn Cescia Aleigha Gutierrez, weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces, to Misty Leanne Dyne and Jose Antonio Gomez Gutierrez, of Petersburg.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Today's featured survivor: Leona Santiago
Juneau resident: Born in Juneau, lived in Haines, Seattle, and Hoonah. Moved back to Juneau five years ago.