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Spikers, Swimmers and Thomet Continue Winning Streaks

Jay Barrett/KMXT Another good weekend – mostly – for Kodiak High School athletes. Save for a drubbing on the gridiron, the Bears saw victories in cross country, volleyball and swimming. Cross country In cross country, Levi Thomet once again dominated the field while running away with the win in the Frank Dieckgraeff Invitational in Seward. He ran the five kilometer …

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A Closer Look at the Borough’s Legislative CIP List

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last week the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly narrowed down its state legislative capital improvement projects priority list for the 2014 legislative session. With the help of Borough Lobbyist Mark Hickey and Kodiak’s Representative Alan Austerman, the assembly got a realistic idea of the state’s budget this year, and narrowed the 16 potential projects down to eight. First on …

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Another Tight Budget Year Predicted for Alaska

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly got its first taste of what the budget climate might be during the legislative session this year. During the work session the assembly spent a good chunk of time reviewing potential options for its state legislative capital improvement projects priority list, and heard from Borough Lobbyist Mark Hickey about what the …

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Rep. Young Brings Up Sustainable Fishing Certification at Hearing

Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaska seafood marketers and other state officials met a week ago with executives from Walmart corporation about its policy of not sourcing Alaska salmon because it does not have a Marine Stewardship Council endorsement. Alaska Congressman Don Young brought up certification schemes such as MSC’s, during a Natural Resources Committee hearing this week. Young questioned fishing industry officials …

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Animal Control May Return to Borough in October

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT During Wednesday’s joint work session the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and Kodiak City Council briefly discussed animal control outside of city limits and what needs to be done before the service is implemented. For many years the borough shared in the cost of the city’s animal control service, expanding it beyond city limits. But a few years ago …

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The Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up this week, Walmart officials seem sound open to accepting Alaska salmon – even without MSC approval; Bristol Bay gillnetting permits are increasing in prices, even though this summer didn’t live up to expectations, and the fella who’s towed more grounded fishing boats off the rocks than almost anyone, sells his company – but doesn’t retire. All that and …

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City, Borough Gear Up For NPFMC Meetings

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last night the Kodiak Borough Assembly and City Council met for a joint work session to discuss, among other things, fish. Specifically, bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska groundfish trawl fishery. The two governing bodies were gearing up for the matter being a topic during the upcoming North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting at the end of the …

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Film Fest Will Highlight 3 Years of Media Action Workshops

Marina Cummiskey/KMXT Kodiak will get a glimpse of different cultures this Saturday during Media Action’s film festival. The nonprofit organization, based out of Kodiak, travels internationally to put on film workshops for youth and encourages them to speak their minds through film. KMXT’s intern Marina Cummiskey has more. During the film festival, Media Action will be showcasing the best documentaries …

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