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Jay Barrett/KMXT Several items that may change the way you subsistence hunt or trap here in Kodiak will be on the agenda for the Kodiak/Aleutians Subsistence Regional Advisory Council meeting in two weeks. In addition, other issues related to subsistence in the region will be discussed. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. on March 26th and 27th, at the Kodiak …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Things got a little tense after the second executive session held at last Thursday’s Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting. A third private session behind closed doors was brought out into the open, at the request of Assemblyman Mel Stephens, who was the subject of the executive session. The session was schedule to hear from the borough’s attorney about …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On Thursday, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted in favor of its Federal Capital Improvement Program list. Borough Manager Bud Cassidy said the list was a lot smaller than in years past.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak’s two governing bodies will be off island this week. Both the Borough Assembly and City Council will make the annual pilgrimage to the state capitol and help advocate for various local projects and municipal needs. Borough Mayor Jerome Selby said the trip helps ensure Kodiak is on the mind decision makers in Juneau.

Jay Barrett/KMXT A high-speed catamaran for sale that can carry 20 cars and over 100 people, sounds like it would be an ideal intra-island ferry, serving communities all around Kodiak Island. Borough Mayor Jerome Selby has occasionally spoken of a desire to have a small ferry that could call on the island’s far-flung communities and lower the cost of transporting …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT During its regular meeting last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted in favor of rezoning a portion of the Kodiak Landfill from conservation district to industrial. It wasn’t the first time the assembly saw the ordinance. During its February 7 meeting the assembly postponed a vote on the matter because of more than an hour of public …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Preliminary numbers for Pick. Click. Give. are in, and Kodiak’s non profits have already brought in almost $30,000. Since 2009, Pick. Click. Give. has been an opportunity for Alaskans to donate part or all of their Permanent Fund Dividend to local and statewide nonprofit organizations. Last year $2.2 million was donated to various nonprofits by more than 23,000 …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Northern Lights Conference Basketball Tournament kicks off today, though the Kodiak girls will be sitting out the first round. That’s because the Lady Bears are the Number 2 seeds and won’t play until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. Number 1 ranked Wasilla will also get a first round bye, leaving Colony, host Soldotna, Palmer and Kenai Central …