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Kodiak Inspires New Survival Bracelet

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Alaska has a long history of inspiring the rest world. Books and films have been written about the Last Frontier and more recently a slew of television shows boasting tremendous success have depicted various aspects of the state. Companies have marketed products around their performance in the Alaska wilderness, and others have simply branded them with an Alaskan …

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State Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Navy SEAL Trainings

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Navy SEAL training could expand on Kodiak Island. The state is currently taking public comment through the end of May on a permit application to use state-owned lands as part of a U.S. Navy winter weather training program. Clark Cox is a natural resource manager for the State Department of Natural Resources and said the Navy didn’t provide …

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Baranov Museum Hires Executive Director

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT For the past five months Tiffany Brunson has been serving as the interim executive director for the Baranov Museum, but now she can finally drop one of the words in her job title. Brunson has officially been hired as the executive director and began working in that capacity on May 1. “I’m really actually honored to get this …

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Postmaster Leaves Kodiak for Warmer Climates

Jay Barrett/KMXT Despite both being islands with decent surfing, there’s not much that Puerto Rico and Kodiak have in common. Both, however, do have U.S. Post Offices and need postmasters. And in this case, Cabo Rojo’s gain will be Kodiak’s loss, as Postmaster Bill Kersh leaves here for there next month. Kersh, who’s been postmaster in Kodiak for about seven …

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New Vehicles on the City’s Work Session Agenda

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Two new trucks could be coming to the city of Kodiak. Tonight the Kodiak City Council will meet for a work session and hear from the harbor office and parks and recreation representatives about the need for new vehicles in both departments. Current trucks used by the city in those departments are in need of repairs, but at …

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Visiting Artist Merges Theater With Academics

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Students at the Kodiak High School and Middle School dabbled in theatric storytelling last week. A handful of classrooms participated in a two week artist in schools program that culminated with a presentation of their work on Thursday. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs attended the performance and filed this report. It’s about 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon and the foyer …

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Borough Preps for Community Clean Up Day

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Today is community clean up day on the Coast Guard base and tomorrow the event will spread onto the borough road system. The event, which is held annually, is the borough’s push to encourage citizens to spruce up the island and properly dispose of items around their house and community. Unlike past years, the borough will not provide …

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Legal Services Contract Fails to Pass Borough Assembly

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A contract for legal services associated with the sale of revenue bonds for the new long term care facility failed to get borough assembly approval last night. During a regular meeting the assembly voted 3-2 against the contract with the attorney firm of Wohlforth Brecht Cartledge and Brooking. The firm has provided the borough with past bond counsel …

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