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Alutiiq Museum plans to reach more tourists with advertising campaign and new Keneq gallery

Kodiak’s Alutiiq Museum has been awarded a $143,460 federal grant to expand its efforts to attract more tourists. The money is from the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) and the U.S. Forest Service. The Alutiiq Museum was one of six Native organizations across the country to receive over a hundred thousand dollars in grant funding. April Counceller is …

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City Council plans to replace city manager, seeks to change residency limits for prospective candidates

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Updated 02.08.2024 Kodiak City Manager Mike Tvenge is stepping down from his role at the end of April after the end of his current three-year contract. Tvenge has held the position since 2017. The City Council is currently weighing its options to fill Tvenge’s seat. During a work session Tuesday night, the council discussed amending the future city manager’s residency …

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Midday Report – February 07, 2024

The seven-member Anchorage School Board is the governing body for the Anchorage School District.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A former firefighter who sued the Kenai Peninsula Borough last year settled out of court with the borough. A legislator from Big Lake has a vision of an Alaska Port Authority. And the Anchorage School Board presented a budget that would cut nearly 100 full-time positions. The seven-member Anchorage School Board is …

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Cost Savers’ liquor store license being transferred to new owners, the Native Village of Afognak

The Native Village of Afognak is one step closer to full ownership of the liquor store in Cost Savers, after purchasing the bulk grocery retailer last year. The package store license for the Liquor Cabinet, which is the liquor store owned by Cost Savers in Kodiak, will be transferred to the Native Village of Afognak under Back Bay LLC. The …

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Midday Report – February 06, 2024

Lake Kulik, in the Wood Tikchik State Park.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Advocates call for more education funding locally, and state wide. Lieutenant Governor Dahlstrom’s US House campaign is funded mostly by outside PACs. And Governor Dunleavy wants to eliminate the state board that oversees the nation’s biggest state park. Lake Kulik, in the Wood Tikchik State Park.  

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Public calls for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly to contribute more money to school district

Future funding for education dominated the first 30 minutes at the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 1. Although there has not been an official draft budget released yet by the Kodiak Island Borough School District, residents are already calling on the Assembly to provide more money to local schools in the upcoming fiscal year. “As I stated …

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Midday Report – February 05, 2024

LuLu Small performs at the Watering Hole at the Alaska State Fair. Jacob Mann/Frontiersman

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska is a motherlode of characters, and Lulu Small is one of them. Tribes have submitted evidence to the Canadian government that they hope will give them a voice in transboundary mining discussions. And a condo developer in Juneau borrowed money from the city’s affordable housing fund, but is not offering affordable …

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