KMXT 100.1 FM Public Radio in Kodiak, Alaska

Su Coe, left at KMXT in the 1970s, and a more recent photo of Alice Anderson-Soto, right. They were less than friends at Kodiak High School, but have become close all these years later. Photos provided Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Su Coe and Alice Anderson Soto were classmates at Kodiak High School in the mid 1970s. But they were far from friends. …

Coming up this week, commercial fishermen respond to the Soldotna sportsfishing guide industry’s attempt to bring to an end to one of Alaska’s oldest fisheries; it looks like crabbers got their pots in the water with enough time to meet holiday deadlines in Japan; and a summit for fishermen who are young – or young at heart – all coming …

Thomas B. Crowley, Sr. Memorial Scholarship recipients (left to right) Diloola Erickson, Kimberly Greenway, Alexandra Bateman and Gabrielle Bragg. Jay Barrett/KMXT A Kodiak High School graduate, now a senior at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is one of four students there who have been awarded $2,500 through the Thomas B. Crowley Senior Memorial Scholarship fund. Crowley Maritime announced the awards …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …