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Bond Sales on Assembly Agenda

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will hold a regular meeting tonight with a shorter agenda than other meetings it’s held recently. The assembly won’t have any public hearings, no old business and only one item on the docket for new business – an ordinance for introduction. The sale of various revenue bonds and incoming grants for both the …

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Kulluk Loaded Atop Transfer Vessel

Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB Final preparations are being made to transfer Shell Oil’s floating drill rig Kulluk to Asia. Early yesterday morning, three tugboats maneuvered the Shell rig out of its berth in Unalaska and onto the deck of the partially submerged Xiang Rui Kou heavy lift vessel. Before the operation started, marine pilot Carter Whalen said the Kulluk would be a …

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No Need to Fly Solo While Kicking Butts

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT You may have seen dozens of red Solo cups stuck into various fences around Kodiak in the past week. They spelled out the number 1,200, and were part of a nationwide campaign to stop youth tobacco use. Eighth graders Alyssa Madrid and Katie Sundseth are part of Kodiak Alaska’s Revolution Against Tobacco, also known as KARAT. They said …

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Fishing Still Deadliest Profession

Jay Barrett/KMXT Crabbing in the Bering Sea may not be the deadliest catch any more, but commercial fishing is still the most dangerous profession in America. According to a study published in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly newsletter, commercial fishing has a fatality rate 35 times higher than the rate for all U.S. workers. In 2009, 504 …

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Governor to March in Old Harbor

Jay Barrett/KMXT In what is becoming an annual event for the Parnell administration, a series of “Choose Respect” rallies will be held around the state next week. There will be 140 events across Alaska as part of the governor’s ongoing effort to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault. The governor himself will attend the rally in Palmer at …

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Current, Former Kodiak Representatives Confab in Capital

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Representative Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, speaks with House Finance Committee Co-Chair Alan Austerman, R-Kodiak, following Monday’s House floor session at the Capitol. LeDoux’s House Concurrent Resolution 4 passed unanimously during the floor session. HCR 4 proclaims May 15 annually as Hmong-American Veterans Memorial Day in honor of the thousands of Hmong who fought alongside U.S. military members during Vietnam. (House Majority …

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Sea Otter Handicraft Rules Changing

Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska The federal government has a new proposal for defining handicrafts made out of sea otter pelts. But it’s not what some crafts-makers expected. CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld reports.

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SmartPhone-Guided Tour of Kodiak Harbors Coming

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak residents and visitors have something to look forward to this summer – guided cell phone tours of Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor. The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved the start up money for the Kodiak Maritime Museum’s proposed tour project during its March 7 meeting. Toby Sullivan is the director of the Maritime Museum and said the tour …

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Grants Fund New Threshold Recycling Truck

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A Threshold Services employee admires the recycler’s new truck this week outside the Von Sheele Way facility. Photo courtsey Threshold Jay Barrett/KMXT There’s no word on how much of the old Chevy box truck owned by Threshold Services will get recycled now that it’s retired, but the safe bet is a lot of it will. The community’s recycler will be …

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Pacific Producer May Remain Aground for Another Week

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The M/V Pacific Producer ran aground near the village of Ouzinkie on Friday. A situation report from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation said the 169-foot fishing vessel ran aground around 5 a.m. on Friday with an estimated 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel, various lubes and oils and about 8,000 pounds of ammonia on board. No pollution or …

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