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Coming to a Harbor Near You: Guided Cell Phone Tours

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT St. Paul Harbor may take another step into the digital world this spring by offering 24/7 guided cell phone tours. For years the downtown harbor has offered walking tours when cruise ships were in town, but members of the Kodiak Maritime Museum are pushing to make those tours available to anyone at anytime, as long as they have …

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If it’s the First Friday, it Must Be Time for a Walk

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Friday is the Kodiak Arts Council’s third First Friday Art Walk. Kate Helligso is the program coordinator for the council and said February’s walk won’t feature as many locations as there have been in the past. This time, however, Helligso said the arts council is teaming up with the Kodiak Public Library Association to put on an "altered …

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Help Solve Mystery at Hope Gala

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Friday night Kodiak community members will have an opportunity to dabble into their detective instincts while helping a local nonprofit organization. Katie Johnston is the development officer for Hope Community resources and said money raised during the Kodiak murder mystery, auction and dinner will stay in Kodiak. She said the money goes toward programs for community members with …

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Busy Night for Assembly Members

Brianna.Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will have a busy night tonight as it assembles for three different meetings. First up on the list is a joint work session with the school board. The school district hopes to update the assembly on its 2014 budget and discuss school funding from the state. The two governing bodies will also talk High …

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Kulluk Reported as Ship-Shape

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk remains stable in Kiliuda Bay and continues to undergo engineering analysis. In an email update sent yesterday, the Unified Command said tow equipment for the vessel has been secured and is currently in Kodiak. All openings on the Kulluk, including windows and hatches, are also secured and in some cases sealed …

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Bolger Named to Alaska Supreme Court

Jay Barrett/KMXT A long-time Kodiak attorney, and then judge, was appointed Friday to the Alaska Supreme Court by Governor Parnell. Joel Bolger, who currently sits as an Alaska Court of Appeals judge, replaces Walter Carpeneti, who has retired. In 1978, Bolger began his legal career in Alaska as a VISTA volunteer in Dillingham, and later with Alaska Legal Services in …

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