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Jay Barrett/KMXT A few weeks ago a Hollywood fitness guru wrote an article in People Magazine about the benefits of eating a diet rich in seafood, and decrying the difficulty in being certain you’re being served wild seafood instead of farmed. The line from Harley Pasternak’s column that probably caught Alaska Senator Mark Begich’s attention was this: “You may be …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak can expect to see a lot of Edgar Allan Poe-themed events in the coming months, starting this weekend. Saturday marks the community kick of The Big Read Kodiak, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts. The goal is to promote literacy among all generations using various community gatherings, events and celebrations. Kodiak’s Big Read will …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A strong low pressure system swept past Kodiak over the weekend, bringing with it sustained winds of 50 mph and gusts to 70, as measured at the Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport. Many trees were reported to have been knocked down by the wind, with one causing a fire when it hit electrical lines near the Kodiak Landfill. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears had a light sports schedule over the weekend, with just two sports competing. On the gridiron here at home, the Bears offense came alive against the Thunder Mountain Falcons, racking up 60 points. The smaller of Juneau’s two high schools managed 15 points. The Bears rushed for over 500 yards and scored nine …

Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB High winds and rough seas drove the fishing vessel Chaos onto the rocks outside Unalaska Friday night — and delayed a Coast Guard air rescue of the ship’s crew. The Chaos is a 54-foot longliner based out of Homer. Coast Guard Petty Officer Sara Mooers says the four crew members pulled into Unalaska Bay on Friday night to …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This week a few dozen scientists will converge on Kodiak to talk fisheries and watersheds. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, typically holds an annual Arctic Science Conference, but it usually takes place in Anchorage or Fairbanks. This year, however, Kodiak will host the three-day conference at the Harbor Convention Center. Brian Himelbloom is …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s been about four months since Kodiak Island Trails Network hosted a road system beach clean up, but results are finally in. The Coast Walk event took place the first two weeks of June and targeted 81 beaches along Kodiak’s road system for volunteers to document and clean up. That prompted a full summer of unexpected beach clean …

Jay Barrett/KMXT There is another delay with work on the State ferry Tustumena, but according to the Alaska Marine Highway office, it shouldn’t prevent the 50-year-old ship from returning to service on October 20th, as previously announced. The re-launching of the Tusty in Seward was tentatively scheduled for today (Friday). In an e-mail this morning, ferry system spokesman Jeremy Woodrow …