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Jay Barrett/KMXT The retired Coast Guard Cutter Storis is back in the news, though it helps if you know Spanish to read about it. The once-longest serving cutter in the U.S. Coast Guard was written up in an Ensenada, Mexico, newspaper, first for a raid by government officials over a potential radiation threat, and then for PCB contamination. The ship …

Members of the Malmberg family on the beach in front of their homestead on Dry Spruce Bay. (family photo) Jay Barrett/KMXT A misjudgement of just a few dozen yards in the placement of a small house on a remote part of Kodiak Island over 30 years ago will likely result in a family of eight’s hopes, dreams and history literally …

This episode follows the journey of a Karluk salmon can. It begins with the earliest Karluk fishermen, the Alutiiq people, and traces the development of the Karluk salmon fishery through the establishment of the Alaska Packers Association in 1893. Along the way, you will learn about the Chinese cannery workers who made the can, the San Francisco-based beach seiners who …

Coming up on this Thanksgiving week show, 2014 forecasts are out for sockeye in Bristol Bay and pinks in Southeast, small boat fishermen work to expand the availability of electronic monitoring, and, keep an eye on your boat this winter, will ya? We’re thankful for help this week from KCAW’s Rachel Waldholz in Sitka, KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg and …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Though it survived a prior consolidation and contraction of locations, U.S. Travel announced yesterday that it will be closing its Kodiak office this week. The company has been operating in Kodiak since 1991 when it purchased another travel agency. Elizabeth Nerland is the marketing manager for U.S. Travel in Anchorage. “Well, for the past several years we’ve actually …

Marina Cummiskey/KMXT Gathering ingredients for a Thanksgiving feast may seem simple to folks living along Kodiak’s road system – simply go to the grocery store. But things are not quite as easy if you’re living in Karluk, a village on the west side of Kodiak with less than 50 people. KMXT’s news intern, Marina Cummiskey, recently returned from Karluk and …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Thursday is Thanksgiving – a day rooted in gratefulness but often centered on magnificent meals. But for some Kodiak families, creating the stereotypical turkey dinner isn’t very feasible, or affordable. For those in need, a number of community organizations have stepped up to the plate and will provide meals or ingredients to help make sure every family, no …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears wrestling squad took sixth in the 39-team Lancer Smith Invitational over the weekend at Palmer High School. South edged Wasilla by a point-and-a-half to claim the title. Leo Sega took the title at 285-pounds, while Andrew Caballa at 120 and Kerry Powers at 195 were both second. The Bears have this weekend off, …