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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching, which means it’s time for the Kodiak Rodeo and State Fair. This year’s event will kick off on Saturday and feature games, contests, food, and plenty of live animals throughout the weekend. Susan Killary is the president of the Kodiak Rodeo and State Fair board and said rodeo events will start at …

Jay Barrett/KMXT We’re still more than a month away from the waterfowl hunting season around Kodiak Island, but Fish and Game wants to make sure hunters are aware of an error in the 2013-2014 regulation summary booklet for Game Management Unit 8. The booklet incorrectly reads that the possession limit for dark geese have increased to three times the daily …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaska Governor Sean Parnell reappointed two men to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Association on Friday, and added a new member from Seattle. Coming back for another stretch on the ASMI board are Jack Schultheis of Emmonak and Kevin Adams of Anchorage. New to the board is Amy Humphreys, the president and CEO of Icicle Seafoods. Schultheis is the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last month the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly defeated an ordinance that would have put the question of whether or not to allow smoking in indoor public places on the fall ballot. The decision came after more than a month of heated public comments for and against the secondhand smoking ordinance.The ordinance failed, in part, because its primary backer, …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last month the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly defeated an ordinance that would have put the question of whether or not to allow smoking in indoor public places on the fall ballot. The decision came after more than a month of heated public comments for and against the secondhand smoking ordinance.The ordinance failed, in part, because its primary backer, …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Football The Kodiak High School Bears have kicked off the football season with a win on Saturday. After a scoreless first quarter it was back and forth with Homer in the second and third, before the Bears poured on the coals and beat the Mariners in Homer. Homer led 2-0 at the half, but the Bears came back …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This week marked the first day of school for many teachers and students in Kodiak. For some it’s a day they’ve experienced in years prior, but for others it’s the exciting, somewhat scary start to their educational careers. This year KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs stopped by the Kodiak Christian School on Friday to see what the first day was …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Earlier this week KMXT told you about cowboy mounted shooting, which is growing in popularity among many Kodiak horse enthusiasts. Tonight the Kodiak Baptist Mission will showcase the sport at the fairgrounds, but KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs decided to head out there beforehand and learn more about the nation’s fastest growing horse sport.