Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak King Salmon Peace Cup Tournament derby kicks off tomorrow (today), and though the exact amount of the prizes aren’t known yet, it’s sure to be more than last year’s. Jay Barrett spoke with Kevin Brennan of the Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association about the event.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly failed to override the mayoral veto paying attorney fees for three of its members at last night’s meeting. The vote to pay the legal bills of assembly members Tom Abell, Louise Stutes and Reed Oswalt in the Mel Stephens attendance lawsuit was four in favor of the override and three to uphold the …

Jay Barrett/KMXT May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and on Saturday there will be a workshop that will allow people to experience what it’s like to hear voices. If you are interested in participating in the training, call Marita Kaplan at 486-2203 to sign up. Space is limited to 30 participants.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Voters in October will see a question on the ballot that would exempt Kodiak Island Borough elected officials and candidates for office from filing new, more comprehensive financial disclosure forms required by the state. Some have called the new forms intrusive, and Borough Clerk Nova Javier says some communities are seeing declining interest in public office because of …

AP/Jay Barrett/KMXT The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species today, saying it must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne cited dramatic declines in sea ice over the last three decades and projections of continued losses. These declines, he told a news conference, mean the polar bear …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears baseball team kicked off the 2008 season yesterday (Monday) afternoon in Soldotna, where they fell to the Stars 8 to 6. Doug Letch is the voice of Bears baseball for KVOK radio this season, and he spoke with Jay Barrett during today’s noon news about the first game of the year and the …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak Island Borough Mayor Jerome Selby’s veto of a resolution paying attorneys fees did not get much reaction at the work session late last week, but it’s likely to dominate Thursday night’s regular meeting.

Jay Barrett/KMXT At Thursday’s work session, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly got its first look at the administration’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which begins in July.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Just when you thought the Mel Stephens lawsuit against the Kodiak Island Borough was finally over, the issue is coming back at this week’s assembly meeting. Mayor Jerome Selby vetoed a resolution passed on May 1st that would have paid the legal bills for three assembly members who hired their own attorney in the case. They were Tom …

Parliamentary Showdown Thursday Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak Island Borough Mayor Jerome Selby vetoed a resolution passed last week to pay the fees for three assembly members who hired their own attorney during the Mel Stephens lawsuit over attendance.