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City Postpones Pier I MOA With State

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last week the Kodiak City Council postponed a vote on a memorandum of agreement with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The agreement dealt with the construction and ownership of a new Pier I, the pier where the state ferry Tustumena typically docks. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the idea to replace the pier came about …

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No November Meetings for City Council

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak City Council won’t be having very many meetings this fall. Last Thursday the council unanimously approved the cancellation of all its November meetings, which City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski recommended due to scheduling conflicts the whole month. “The holidays approach and it’s more difficult for us to get together and have meetings and November has proven to …

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Bering Sea Crab Season Opens Today – For Some

Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB At noon today, the Bering Sea crab season officially opens. But the vast majority of fishing boats will be stuck in port, because the federal employees who issue their permits have been furloughed. Vessels that are set up to harvest community development quota, or CDQ, will be able to start fishing on time, though. That’s because the State …

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A Hot Pink Summer Leaves Experts Awestruck

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Department of Fish and Game made it official late last week – this summer’s salmon harvest was the best ever, thanks to a record pink salmon run. The season was also the second most valuable harvest ever. The total number of salmon harvested was 272-million, powered by 219-million pinks. With $691.1-million in ex vessel value, the …

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Bears Sports Weekend Wrap

Jay Barrett/KMXT Volleyball As we all know, Kodiak’s bears are the larger cousins to grizzly bears, and that lesson was reiterated in Anchorage over the weekend when the Kodiak High School Bears defeated host Grace Christian in the championship match of the Lady Grizzlies Invitational Volleyball Tournament. The Bears were the only large school at the dozen-team tournament, and played …

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Borough Looks for Solutions to Large Animal Control

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A few weeks ago the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved a long awaited contract for animal control along the borough road system. The service will be shared with the city, so the contract needs to be approved by the City Council. Borough Manager Bud Cassidy said the contract really only deals with small animals, like dogs and cats, …

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Chamber to Host 24th Coast Guard Appreciation Dinner

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This weekend people will have a chance to say thank you to Coast Guard personnel in person during the annual We Applaud You appreciation dinner. The event is hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Community Relations Director Summer Wood said this will be its 24th year. “And this event provides the community an opportunity to recognize the …

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Football and Tennis in Playoffs, Volleyball in Anchorage

Jay Barrett/KMXT There’s a lighter than usual schedule for Kodiak High School athletics this weekend now that cross country is over and swimming and diving has a week free of competition. Football The KHS football team made the small and medium school championship tournament, and are facing the Kenai Kardinals up on the peninsula in the first round tomorrow. The …

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