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Jay Barrett/KMXT There were a couple of announcements with good news for king crab this week. First came word from Seward that Kodiak red king crab were successfully hatchery raised for the first time. Previous successes have come from red king crab stock from Bristol Bay and the Juneau area. The Kodiak larvae were reared this spring at the Alutiiq …

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the hot-button items on the agenda next week for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting in Juneau will be king salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska, specifically in the non-pollock trawl fisheries. A couple of the Kodiak fishermen who will be at the meeting were on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock this week discussing …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Animal control beyond city limits was wiped from the borough’s budget a number of years ago, but thanks to substantial public input the service is set to be reinstated. During last night’s joint borough assembly and city council work session, Borough Manager Bud Cassidy said animal control was included in the borough’s 2014 budget. “What you have in …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After weeks of public comments shaming the aesthetics of the downtown area, the Kodiak City Council is now discussing one beautification option. During last night’s joint city council and borough assembly work session, City Mayor Pat Branson brought up the notion of installing a sculpture in the St. Paul plaza area. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the raised …

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the hot-button items on the agenda next week for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting in Juneau will be king salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska, specifically in the non-pollock trawl fisheries. A couple of the Kodiak fishermen who will be at the meeting were on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock yesterday discussing the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In two weeks local volunteers will take to Kodiak’s beaches in the first ever Coast Walk, a two-day event devoted to marine debris clean up and removal. Participants can choose one of the 81 road system beaches, and Kodiak Island Trails Network will provide the bags and materials to clean them up. While it’s unlikely that Alaska Senator …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On Thursday the Kodiak City Council passed the first reading of the city’s budget. The city took a six percent cut this year and is looking at $37 million budget for 2014. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the cut comes after a series of expensive projects and implementation of a compensation and classification study for city employees. “The …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak High School renovation and construction project officially kicked off on Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony. The event included KHS band members playing the school fight song, as well as representatives from the board of education, city council, borough assembly and Kodiak’s legislative delegation. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs was there and filed this report. At 1:30 p.m. on …