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Kodiak Island experiences major power outage Monday night

Kodiak residents experienced a power outage Monday night that left thousands in the dark for about two hours. According to a press release from the Kodiak Electric Association, a critical piece of substation equipment called a circuit switcher failed, shutting down the whole system.  The power went out at Safeway and left customers to either purchase their groceries with cash …

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Kodiak kids get a hands-on science lesson at ComFish dissection

The salmon shark dissection was a fan favorite event at Kodiak’s commercial fishing trade show, ComFish. It started before that at Kodiak’s Whale Fest when it was led by longtime Kodiak resident Gil Bane. This year, the dissection returned after a pandemic-induced hiatus. No sharks were available for last weekend’s event, so organizers used an inky alternative instead. The crowd …

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Midday Report 22 March, 2023

Whales in Glacier Bay (Wikimedia Commons)

This week on the Midday Report with host Terry Haines: There will be no sac roe herring fishery in Togiak this year. As Southeast Alaska otter populations have grown, so have calls to loosen the strict federal rules protecting them. And after losing half their population, humpback whales in Glacier Bay are rebounding. Whales in Glacier Bay (Wikimedia Commons)  

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Petro Express’ contaminated fuel an ‘isolated event,’ company to pay for repairs

Petro Marine Services, the parent company of the gas station chain Petro Express, has released more information on issues with contaminated fuel that was reported over this past month at its Kodiak location near Safeway.  The Petro Express near Safeway in Kodiak. This was the location affected by the strange liquid. March 21, 2023. Brian Venua/KMXT The company’s general manager, …

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Kodiak residents to rally for respect at downtown march this week

Kodiak residents will rally in support of healthy relationships and against domestic abuse on Thursday, March 23, as part of the Choose Respect March. It’s the first march since before the pandemic; it starts at 12 p.m. at the Sun’aq Tribal Hall in downtown Kodiak.  The Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center is one of the organizers of this year’s …

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Midday Report 21 March, 2023

rosion carries trees over the edge of a cliff and into the sea in Dillingham, Alaska, a coastal city about 350 miles west of Anchorage. Grist / Saima Sidik

This week on the Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A new article examines coastal communities that are losing land to erosion. The Choose Respect March is tomorrow. And Senator Sullivan speaks at Comfish. Erosion carries trees over the edge of a cliff and into the sea in Dillingham, Alaska, a coastal city about 350 miles west of Anchorage. Grist …

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Kodiak ComFish forums wrap up with Sen. Sullivan legislative update

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Sen. Dan Sullivan reiterated his support for the state’s salmon fisheries during his presentation on the final day of Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show, ComFish, on Saturday. Sen. Sullivan reiterated his support for the state’s salmon fisheries during his federal legislative update (Photo courtesy KMXT) Sullivan slammed a Washington state conservation group’s lawsuit seeking to close Southeast Alaska’s king …

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Kodiak’s state legislators update on fishing, ferries, and the PFD

Kodiak’s state legislators are concerned about Alaska’s shrinking budget and shared their priorities at ComFish last week. There wasn’t much talk about fish at the state legislative update on Friday, but Rep. Stutes did provide one big update for fisheries; the commissioner of Fish and Game is creating a new board to tackle bycatch.  A screen capture of Rep. Louise Stutes’ …

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