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Park Hours, Animal Control on City’s Agenda Tonight

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Park hours could be coming to places like Baranof Field and East Addition Park in the near future. Tonight the Kodiak City Council will hold a regular meeting and discuss, among other things, whether or not to implement hours of operation for Kodiak’s many public parks. In an effort to better staff the parks, and mitigate potential vandalism, …

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Teen Court Looks For New Members

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kari Millstein was never particularly interested in the legal system. But in eighth grade some members of Kodiak Teen Court spoke in one of her classes, and Millstein decided to see what it was like. Now, Millstein, a senior in high school, is president of Teen Court, a teen judge and looking at the possibility of law school …

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Diaper Bank to Provide Relief for Low Income Parents

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s no question that many things are more expensive when you live on an island, including necessities for young parents. Emily Arnick works with the Cama’i Home Visiting Program through the Kodiak Area Native Association and estimates the average supply of diapers for one child per year costs $1,296 in Kodiak. She said a minimum wage job only …

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Oliver New School Board President

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School Board has a new set of officers following the municipal elections three weeks ago. Katie Oliver is now the body’s president, with new school board member Rick Kniaziowski assuming the vice presidential role. Debra Kirk is the board’s clerk and first-year member Todd Hailey is the treasurer. Norm Wooten is the only board …

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Borough Approves Land Transfer to City

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Composting in Kodiak took one step closer toward reality Thursday night when the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved a land transfer to the city. The city hopes to build a Class A composting facility south of the landfill on 2.36 acres of borough land. Lesser quality Class B composting is already being made at the landfill. During Thursday’s …

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Western Venture Likely Sunk After Fire

Rosemarie Alexander/KTOO and Jay Barrett/KMXT The U.S. Coast Guard says a 59-foot longliner that burned Sunday in the Bering Sea has likely sunk. A Jayhawk helicopter crew Monday flew over the area where the Western Venture was last seen, about 70 miles west of Adak, according to Coast Guard spokeswoman Sara Mooers in Kodiak. “We had good search conditions with …

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‘No Hassle’ GED Testing Available Saturday

Jay Barrett/KMXT We’ve had a number of stories this year about how changes are coming to the G.E.D., or General Education Development, test in January. Adelia Myrick, the adult basic education coordinator at Kodiak College told KMXT the 2014 test will likely be longer, more challenging and more expensive. “I’m all for improving the level of education but I do …

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Price Down as Sea Cucumber Harvest Continues

Jay Barrett/KMXT Sea cucumber fishermen are plying Kodiak Island waters these days. The season had its fourth fishing period open Monday in four of the six local districts. The season opened by regulation on October 1st. Fish and Game in Kodiak reports 24 divers on seven boats are participating this season. The guideline harvest level, or GHL, is 140,000 pounds …

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