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Overhauled Saint George Harbor Could Stem Island Exodus

Stephanie Joyce/KUCB After decades of lobbying and planning, a project to overhaul the boat harbor on St. George Island is finally moving forward. The state is accepting bids for the project design, and hopes to have fully developed construction plans by 2015. St. George mayor Pat Pletnikoff says the sooner, the better. Despite being in the middle of the Bering …

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United Fishermen Accuse Sportfishing Group of Espionage

Jay Barrett/KMXT Allegations of espionage have been leveled by Alaska’s largest commercial fishing trade organization against the state’s most powerful sports-fishing group. The United Fishermen of Alaska and the Kenai River Sportfishing Association have long been at opposite ends of salmon allocation issues, and now UFA is accusing KRSA of illegally listening in to a private, members-only, teleconference earlier this …

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Kulluk Arrives in Dutch Harbor

Stephanie Joyce/KUCB Several dozen people gathered on the beach in Unalaska yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon to watch as Shell Oil’s damaged drill rig Kulluk was towed into Dutch Harbor. Four local tugs helped maneuver the round, 277-foot Kulluk into Captain’s Bay, while the tugs that towed the rig from Kodiak stood by. The Kulluk will tie up at its specialized dock …

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City, Borough Standardize Building Codes

Jay Barrett/KMXT On Thursday night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will have before it a measure that would bring the borough in line with state building codes. It’ll be identical to the ordinance passed last week by the Kodiak City Council in order to standardize the codes across the island. Kodiak City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski explained the need for the …

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Holm Switches Seats on Fisheries Committee

Jay Barrett/KMXT There’s been a slight change on the Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee. Oliver Holm, who had been serving on the committee as the representative from the Department of Fish and Game Advisory Committee, has switched to the Salmon-and-Herring Vessel seat. The change, which Holm requested, was previously approved by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, and agreed to by the …

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City Scrambles to Fill Parks and Rec Vacancies

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The hunt for a new Kodiak Parks and Recreation Director continues. That information came from City Manager Aimee Kniazowski during Thursday’s City Council meeting. The city has been without a Parks and Recreation director since Ian Fulp retired in September after almost 40 years in the position. Fulp’s former job isn’t the only position that needs to be …

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City Concerned With Snow Removal on New Track

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The city’s new track and field was only open for public use a few months before the first snowfall hit Kodiak. For some, the sheets of snow sent would be track users indoors to treadmills and stationary bikes until spring sunshine melts the lanes back into use. But in years past, a handful of locals have stuck out …

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Local Rap Artist Releases ‘Paper and Crayons’ Album

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak has its fair share of talented musicians, but when it comes to the genre of hip hop and rap, the list of performers runs rather short. But that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. In fact, one local rap artist released his first full-length album on Friday. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs has more on Kodiak’s budding young rapper. At …

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