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Coast Guard Celebrates 223 Years

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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star prepares to moor to the AJ Pier in Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2013. The crew invited residents of Juneau to tour the icebreaker during the Coast Guard’s birthday weekend. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst) Rosemarie Alexander/KTOO The U.S. Coast Guard is 223 years old. The …

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Former Assemblyman Jerrol Friend Announces Mayoral Run

Jay Barrett/KMXT Former Kodiak Island Borough Assemblyman Jerrol Friend announced his candidacy for borough mayor yesterday on Facebook. One of his stated goals is to give voice to citizens and their ideas that are not currently being heard. “I don’t claim to know it all. But I do look at ideas and can work off those ideas. That’s what I …

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KRAA Interns Wrap Up Sunny Summer, Head Back to Sunshine State

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Elizabeth Fata (left) and Heather Sadusky open the weir at Monashka Creek to check king salmon collected as brood stock for Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT For the past two months, Elizabeth Fata and Heather Sadusky have been living in a trailer at the head of Monashka Bay, near white sands beach. They aren’t squatters, and …

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Clean Up Challenge Calls on Community

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Grant Shields has lived in Kodiak for 27 years, but recently, he’s been getting a little frustrated with the amount of litter scattered on beaches and roadsides around town. “I walk my dogs every morning, me and my wife. And we go to particular beaches where it’s great for the dogs, we’re early birds in the morning. Well …

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The Alaska Fisheries Report

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FPV Galaxy on fire in the Bering Sea, Oct. 20, 2002. Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard Coming up this week, the disappointing Bristol Bay sockeye run is boosting roe prices in Japan; there’s a gripping new documentary about a terrifying night on the Bering Sea; and, did you ever think you’d hear anyone say Kodiak Island needed more rain? We had …

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Long Time Dillingham Fisherman Named to Board of Fish

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Jay Barrett/KMXT Governor Sean Parnell yesterday appointed Fritz Johnson of Dillingham to the Alaska Board of Fisheries. Johnson has fished for salmon and herring in Bristol Bay since 1979, and for the past five years, he has served as the regional fisheries coordinator for the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation. He founded the Bristol BayTimes newspaper in 1980, and published …

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Skipper Accused of Assaulting Crewman

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The skipper of a fishing vessel has been arraigned on assault charges after three deckhands abandoned ship. KTUU reports the 56-year-old skipper of Las Vegas was arrested when the ship arrived Tuesday in Kodiak. Online court records don’t list an attorney for the accused. Alaska State Troopers allege he was reportedly "highly intoxicated" and assaulted two …

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Deer Season Opens Today

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Today is opening day for deer hunters in Kodiak. The season will last for several months, and Kodiak Police Chief T.C. Kamai wants to remind folks that hunting is prohibited in city parks and watersheds. That may sound like a no-brainer, but Kamai said there have been instances of hunting in those areas in the past. “From time …

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