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Relay for Life Kicks Off on Friday

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Tomorrow more than 24 teams will gather at Woody Way Field for the annual Relay for Life. Sarah Nugent is the survivorship chairperson for this year’s event, and said the 24-hour relay is an opportunity for Kodiak community members to celebrate cancer survivors, among other things. “And it’s a chance for us to remember those that we have …

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Purchase Authorizations on City’s Agenda Tonight

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak City Council will decide on a number of much needed vehicle purchases for various city departments tonight. On the regular meeting agenda is a series of purchase authorizations, two of which are for the fire department. Two weeks ago Fire Chief Rome Kamai explained the need for a new ambulance. He said the average life of …

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Day of Swimming Ends Tragically with Drowning of Kodiak Teen

Jay Barrett/KMXT A 14-year-old Kodiak boy drowned in Lake Gertrude at Fort Abercrombie last (Tuesday) night. The Alaska State Troopers report Rex Matautia was swimming with friends around 8 p.m. when he began struggling and slipping underwater. The other boys attempted to save him, but couldn’t hang on. A bystander who heard the other two boys calling for help dialed …

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City Looks to New Codes to Better Enforce Parking

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A bill passed in the Alaska Legislature three years ago has forced the Kodiak City Council to discuss amending certain aspects of city code. In April, a law that mandates police officers personally serve citations went into effect across the state, which caused some unforeseen consequences in the area of parking enforcement. Like many cities across the state, …

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Quadruplet Bear Cub Orphans Find a Home

Jay Barrett/KMXT When deterrents – including an electric fence – failed to chase off a dump bear in Old Harbor last week, it was shot and killed by authorities, lest it become a further nuisance. When the sow was shot, though, she left behind four orphaned six-month-old cubs. “Because there weren’t any homes in qualified places, we said, ‘Well they …

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Former Alaska Aerospace Employee Sentenced in Anchorage

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A former Alaska Aerospace Corporation employee was sentenced in Anchorage federal court on Monday for violating conflict of interest laws. According to press release from Assistant U.S. Attorney Retta-Rae Randall, Jodi Ann Andres, 48, of Anchorage, was once an auditor with the Department of Defense’s Defense Contract Audit Agency. According to the press release she worked for the …

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Humpies Overtake Reds in Kodiak Salmon Harvest

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak’s pink salmon have started exerting their numerical dominance in fisheries around the islands. With a catch Monday of 311,627, the season haul exceeded the sockeye harvest. About 1.85-million red salmon have been taken by Kodiak’s fleet, with the humpy harvest at 2.1-million. The reds are still running pretty strong, with a catch of almost 20,000 yesterday. Just …

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How Much is Too Much? A Different Look at Bear Viewing

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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Brigid and Harry Dodge, and their dog Loyal, stand at the head of Uyak Bay on the west side of Kodiak Island. The two have been operating Kodiak Treks, a bear viewing guide service, for about 17 years. It’s no secret that Kodiak is known for its bears. Each year thousands of tourists flock to the island with …

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Two Outages Leave Downtown Powerless

Jay Barrett/KMXT An early-morning electrical outage left canneries along the Kodiak waterfront without power, according to Kodiak Electric Association President Darron Scott. An electrical fault caused a circuit breaker to trip at the Hartman Substation. While crews were troubleshooting that outage, an additional component failed, resulting in an outage on Center and Mission streets. The 8:55 a.m. power surge caused …

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Performing Arts Season Packed with Music, Circus and Comedy

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The Flying Karamazov Brothers highlight the Kodiak Arts Council Performing Arts Season. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Arts Council recently released its performing arts season line up. Arts Council Program Coordinator Kate Helligso said this is the first season the organization’s executive director, Katie Oliver, put together, and Helligso said it should be a good one. “We have a great line …

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