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Folk Legend Arlo Guthrie Hits the Main Stage

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Tonight, the major act for the Kodiak Arts Council’s performing arts series will take the stage at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs has more. Arlo Guthrie lives up to his family’s name. He’s the eldest son of folk legend Woody Guthrie, but stands on his own two feet in the musical arena. Since the late …

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Library Drops Old Name at New Location

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT When the library moves into its new building on borough hill, much of its collection will go with it. However, one thing will be left behind – its name. Thursday night the Kodiak City Council unanimously voted in favor of renaming the A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library the Kodiak Public Library once it moves into the new facility. …

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Potentially Harmful Canisters a Concern on Kodiak Beaches

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A series of aluminum canisters have been washing up on the shores of Southeast Alaska, and more recently in the Kodiak Archipelago. Two were discovered on Afognak Island earlier this month and last week another was found on Queer Island, near Kalsin Bay. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs has more. The canisters contain a compound with the trade name phostoxin …

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ITN Looks to Next Wave of Marine Debris

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Marine debris isn’t a new phenomenon in Alaska. Items have been washing up on shorelines across the state for decades. But when the Japanese Tsunami washed away entire towns in 2011, things changed. North America braced itself for an onslaught of debris. Government scrambled for clean-up funds, and citizen volunteers, armed with bags and good intentions, took to …

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Council Approves Pay Scale Increase

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak City Council voted last night to restructure its pay scale in an effort to become competitive with other municipalities in the state. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski explained the need for updating the city’s policies. “It’s important to keep our wages and benefits attractive. As I mentioned earlier we’ve got employees who are retiring or are getting …

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School Board Makes Pitch For Full Funding

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT There was only one item on the agenda for the joint work session between the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and Board of Education last night – the school district’s budget. The board passed a $48.7 million budget during Monday’s regular meeting, which included a $10.6 million funding request from the borough. That’s the state-allowed maximum, and the borough …

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Fisherman Hoisted from Bering Sea Vessel

Jay Barrett/KMXT A Kodiak-based Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted a 52-year-old man from the fishing vessel Katie Ann Thursday afternoon. He was reportedly suffering from symptoms of internal bleeding. The MH-65 Dolphin took him to Cold Bay, about 110-miles to the southeast, and transferred him to a commercial life flight bound for Anchorage. The Air Station Kodiak helicopter is currently …

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KMXT’s Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up this week, Bristol Bay fishermen will be surveyed about how they feel about a permit buy-back, Alaska salmon is getting a good reception on the world stage, and an State Representative returns from Canada’s smallest province after asking them to oppose genetically engineered salmon. We had help this week from KUCB’s Stephanie Joyce in Unalaska, Seafood.com’s John Sackton …

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