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Borough Kicks Off Strategic Planning

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s strategic planning season for the Kodiak Island Borough. Tonight the borough assembly will kick off those discussions during a work session and first up is an introduction to the education section of that plan. Assembly members will hear from the school district about their goals and needs for the upcoming year, and how those fit within the …

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Bears Open Tourney Play at 3:15

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears kick off state volleyball championship tournament play this afternoon at 3:15 against host school Chugiak. The Mustangs are one of the few teams to win even one set against the powerhouse Bears this season. Kodiak is the top ranked team from the Northern Lights Conference, while Chugiak is the number three team from …

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Young Fishermen’s Summit Returns to Anchorage

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Many professions offer networking opportunities of some sort and the fishing industry is no exception. Come December Alaska’s fishermen will gather in Anchorage for the Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit, a three day leadership training. Torie Baker is with the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory program and said while the summit’s goal is to educate the next generation of …

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Fundraisers Help Family, Friends in Philippines

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last Friday the world watched in horror as one of the largest typhoons ever recorded hit the Philippines. Super Typhoon Haiyan wiped away entire towns and left the death toll in the thousands. As the United States government scrambles to send aid to those left among the devastation, various community groups in Kodiak have begun their own fundraising …

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Lacey Act Violation Nets Fisherman Probation

Jay Barrett/KMXT A Washington State man who fishes out of Kodiak was sentenced Friday in federal court for four felony violations of the Lacey Act. Steven Carr of Anacortes was sentenced to five years probation by Judge Sharon Gleason for misreporting where he caught $146,000 in rockfish, primarily Pacific Ocean Perch. Carr, fishing from the vessel Sea Mac, was participating …

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Lindquist and Hughes Win Double State Titles

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School girls swim team could not repeat as state champions at the meet in Juneau, but the team still had plenty to celebrate, with four state titles and another state record set. Tahna Lindquist and Ila Hughes each won two events. Lindquist, a junior, replaced her sister Jorie in the record book. Her time of …

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Bears Bounce Back to Win NLC Volleyball Title

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak’s volleyball team is the champion of the Northern Lights Conference, and will be heading to the Class 4A state volleyball tournament later this week. The Bears had to make their way through the losers’ bracket after falling to Palmer in five games on Friday. After dispatching Colony in three games, Kodiak had to beat Palmer twice for …

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CH2M HILL On Thin Ice With Borough

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Frustrations between the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and the design and engineering firm CH2M HILL continue to mount. “I’m getting to the point where I’m tired of approving change orders for a company that I really honestly just don’t trust anymore.” That’s Assemblyman Aaron Griffin expressing his frustration over the most recent hiccup in CH2M HILL’s work for …

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