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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak’s city parks will now have hours of operation. Last night the Kodiak city council passed winter and summer hours that run from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. to 12 midnight, respectively. But those weren’t the hours the council faced at the beginning of last night’s meeting. The original hours suggested for the summer were …

Marina Cummisky/KMXT As we get further into December, Christmas lights have been going up around Kodiak, lighting up buildings and houses in the darkening evenings. The festive cheer will soon be spreading to both the St. Herman and St. Paul harbors, as part of the Harbor Lights Festival. Toby Sullivan is the executive director of the Maritime Museum, and helped …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On Thursday, Governor Sean Parnell proposed a $12.4 billion state budget for next year, which would tap into almost $1.1 billion from savings. The budget for the current year is $13.4 billion. The Associated Press reports that Parnell’s plan includes big-ticket items like $10 million for the proposed Susuitna-Watana dam and about $20 million for the completion of …

Coming up this week, salmon is the focus of a science workshop in Anchorage, folks in Homer get reminded of when crab was king, and a story I’ve wanted to share for a couple months, and not just because of its name: Spawn-O-Rama! Thanks for stories from KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, KBBI’s Aaron Selbig in Homer and KRBD’s Leila …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Responsible Seafood Certification and Labeling Act introduced this fall by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski would prohibit any US federal agency from requiring the use of third party criteria or to certify seafood as sustainable. It came in response to a couple of federal agencies or contractors bypassing Alaska salmon because most of it now lacks endorsement by …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The 2014 Legislative Session is still more than a month away, but the Kodiak City Council is already gearing up for what will most likely be another tight-budgeted year. Tuesday night the council heard from its lobbyist, Ray Gillespie, about what the next year of spending might look like for Alaska. “The revenues are down significantly in the …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak held its annual membership meeting on Sunday afternoon, electing two members to the tribal council. Frank Peterson with 97 votes and Sophie Frets with 93 were sworn in following the meeting. Jonathan Sholl and Iver Malutin were also candidates. New officers for the tribe were appointed by the council on Sunday as well. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT When Kodiak High School students arrived at school this (Wednesday) morning, they were welcomed by the acrid smell of soot. According to an announcement by the school district central office, a boiler backfired before classes and the smell was picked up by the building’s air handlers and piped throughout the building. Maintenance personnel replaced the air filters and …