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Council Gives PND Go-Ahead on Pier III Design

Jay Barrett/KMXT At its Thursday meeting the Kodiak City Council approved a design contract for Pier 3, the city’s cargo dock. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the concept work, wave study and geo-technical report have all been done, and the funding is in place, so it’s time to start the design and permitting process. To that end, she recommended the …

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SAR Becomes Medevac for Air Station Kodiak Crew

Jay Barrett/KMXT An Air Station Kodiak helicopter crew over the weekend medevac’d three boaters to Bethel following their rescue by a local search and rescue team Saturday. A Coast Guard C-130 found the skiff and three men after the village public safety officer in Chefornak reported them overdue. The Hercules crew located the stranded boaters on a sandbar about one-quarter …

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Kodiak Sockeye Catch Exceeds 1-Million

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Managenment Area sockeye salmon harvest jumped the million-fish mark Saturday, with a catch of 28,723. The sockeye total is now 1,020,655. Total salmon harvest area-wide is about 1.19-million, which includes about 124,000 chum, 32,000 pinks and just over 11,000 kings. The Kodiak Westside areas of Karluk, Northwest Kodiak and Southwest Afognak accounts for about half the …

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USCG Auxiliary Offering Dockside Checks

Wes Hanna of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Kodiak flotilla conducts a vessel exam in Dog Bay, June 29. Auxiliary examiners will offer free recreational boat safety checks in St. Herman Harbor 8-a.m.-noon Saturday, July 6. USCG Auxiliary photo by Drew Herman Jay Barrett/KMXT Examiners from the Kodiak detachment of the Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer free recreational vessel safety …

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Sportfishing Restrictions in Place for Kings on Two Island Rivers

Jay Barrett/KMXT King Salmon escapement in two Kodiak Island rivers is lagging behind Fish and Game’s goals, so the department is implementing restrictions in hopes of boosting those numbers. In an emergency order issued yesterday afternoon, Fish and Game announced the closure of the Karluk River to king salmon sport fishing beginning after midnight tonight. In addition, anglers fishing for …

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Smoking Ban Ballot Question to be Introduced Tuesday

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak voters may be asked to decide whether or not to allow smoking in public places this fall. Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly met for a work session and discussed the non-smoking ordinance that, if passed by the assembly, will appear on the October ballot. Assemblyman Aaron Griffin helped draft the ordinance and said he wanted …

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KIRA Races in Full Summer Swing

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This weekend Kodiak Island Racing Association riders will hit the track in Womens Bay for the second raceday of the year. This year’s racing season started on June 15. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs recently caught up with some racing enthusiasts and participants to learn more about motocross in Kodiak.

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