Kayla Desroches/KMXT A group of science-smart high schoolers have returned victorious from a world-wide competition yet again. Last year, Kodiak High School’s World Bridge Team won the NASA World Wind Europa Challenge, an international competition designed for university teams and research groups. They took home the gold in the same competition this year. According to a press release from the …

A Coast Guard helicopter hovers above the Prinsendam. Via Wikipedia Kayla Desroches/KMXT Today 36 years ago, an engine room fire on a cruise ship led to one of the biggest coast guard rescues in history. A couple of Kodiak residents were players in the two-day rescue and remember that mission. Before becoming the driving force behind the LegHead Report, Maggie …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT A unionization proposition is on the ballot for Tuesday’s municipal election. If passed, it would amend a City of Kodiak ordinance to recognize the right of its public employees to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining. The adopted changes would permit city employees to negotiate wages, hours, and other conditions of employment, and those terms would be …

Matt VanDaele Matt Van Daele is running for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and has his eye on Kodiak’s housing situation. Van Daele, who works as Koniag’s Lands and Resources Manager and also sits on the Borough Lands Committee, says the borough needs to work on opening up land in order to jumpstart the economy and revitalize the community. He says …

James Turner James Turner is running for a seat on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, and as a write-in, he almost slipped under the radar. Turner, who is the plant manager at Ocean Beauty, says he turned in his paperwork a little bit late. “I had plans on bringing in the paperwork on time, but got a little busy that …

The Kodiak Island Borough Municipal Election is Tuesday, which means people interested in joining local government have put their names on the ballot. Here’s an overview of some of the community members running for local seats. For the entire list of candidates for borough positions, check out the borough’s election pamphlet, and to learn more the City of Kodiak’s election, …

Monique Lewis, far left, talks at candidate forum. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Monique Lewis is running in Tuesday’s municipal election and wants to add the position of Kodiak Island Borough Assemblywoman to her current public service, which includes volunteering as a firefighter and sitting on the Chiniak library board of directors. Lewis says she has a desire to serve, and …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT A special stitch is what historically kept Alutiiq kayakers dry, and one crafter will walk her audience through the sewing method at a lecture tonight. The talk is part of the Alutiiq Museum’s fall lecture series. Kodiak local Susan Malutin says Alaska Natives in every region use a waterproof stitch. “The techniques of constructing it and the different …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT One community member who joined the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly this summer hopes to continue serving. Scott Smiley joined the assembly in June, following Mel Stephen’s resignation in April. While Stephens did not explicitly state his reasons, he stepped down shortly after the assembly decided to hire current Borough Manager Michael Powers. Smiley says more than a year …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT A local nonprofit is close to finishing up this year’s marine debris cleanup on Shuyak Island. Volunteers and staff with Island Trails Network kayaked along the shoreline and stockpiled the debris on the beaches there. Director of Education, Outreach, and Marine Programs Tom Pogson says they’ve so far removed roughly 75 percent of the garbage Pogson says the …