Casey Kelly/KMXT The lack of candidates for local elected office means some seats on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and school board may not be filled at the October municipal election. On the Kodiak City Council there are two seats up for grabs, and two candidates, meaning all of the seats on the city’s governing body will be filled. One …

Almost two weeks ago, Republican presidential candidate John McCain selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. Now that the shock has somewhat worn off, what do folks in Kodiak think about?

Almost two weeks ago, Republican presidential candidate John McCain selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. Now that the shock has somewhat worn off, what do folks in Kodiak think about?

Mary Donaldson/KMXT The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Member Monday luncheon yesterday (Monday) afternoon at the Best Western Kodiak Inn. Chamber officials say the new member luncheons will provide the community another way to be involved with the chamber’s future projects. Mary Donaldson was there and has this report.

Casey Kelly/KMXT &nbsThe Kodiak Island Borough School District is looking for a few good boys and girls. In an effort to increase student leadership, the district will be starting a School Board Leadership Pilot Program.

Casey Kelly/KMXT The Kodiak boys and girls swimmers fared well at the Homer Invitational Saturday, with the boys taking second and the girls finishing first overall in team competition. Kodiak’s girls blew the competition out of the water with 124 team points, soundly beating second place Homer, which had 71. Third place Wasilla had 43 points. The boys finished with …

Casey Kelly/KMXT 0 < ![endif]--> The Kenai Kardinals were no match for the Kodiak Bears volleyball team this weekend. Kodiak handily defeated Kenai in three straight games on both Friday and Saturday to pick up their first conference wins of the young season. A busy week is ahead for the Bears’ spikers. The volleyball squad heads to Anchorage Thursday for …

Casey Kelly/KMXT Without the state’s top distance runner, the Kodiak High School cross country teams still managed a solid showing at the Palmer Invitational over the weekend. Trevor Dunbar, a senior and the reigning state individual champion, was busy checking out colleges this weekend. But fellow Senior Sam Salus picked up the slack, finishing second in the varsity 5-kilometer race …

Casey Kelly/KMXT Former Kodiak resident and Coast Guard rescue swimmer Dave Skimin is being remembered as a caring, funny, and loving man. Skimin died last Thursday in a helicopter crash while on a training flight near Honolulu, where he and his wife Sally moved three years ago. KMXT’s Casey Kelly has more.

Mary Donaldson/KMXT The Cycling Association of Kodiak Island held its annual Kodiak Coastal Centurion bike ride last weekend to help raise funds for one Kodiak resident, afflicted with an inherited disease that has no known cure. Mary Donaldson has more.