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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A small earthquake rattled the Kodiak community late yesterday morning. Around 10 a.m. a magnitude 3.8 earthquake was felt throughout town and nearby villages. According to the Alaska Earthquake Information Center , the quake’s epicenter was 19 miles south of Kodiak at a depth of 22 miles. Shortly after, the Alaska Tsunami Warning center in Palmer posted a …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT During Thursday’s regular meeting, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly decided to postpone a vote on a rezoning ordinance for the Kodiak landfill. The ordinance would have rezoned a portion of the landfill from public use and conservation to industrial. The change is needed for future expansion of the landfill. The decision to postpone Thursday’s vote came after almost …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s time now for the first installment of KMXT’s five-part series: Business on the Move. Each day this week KMXT will feature a local business that is changing things up in 2013. The New Year is often considered a time for new beginnings, and so is the case with today’s business. A short drive across the Fred Zharoff …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On Saturday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment salvaged a vessel that sank early Friday morning in St. Herman Harbor. The FWS research vessel Arlluk was discovered by the Harbormaster around 3:30 a.m. Upon discovery, a containment boom was deployed around the vessel to minimize pollution. The Coast Guard MSD was …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working hard to salvage a vessel that sank early this morning in St. Herman Harbor. The FWS research vessel Arluk was discovered by the Harbormaster around 3:30 a.m. Upon discovery, a containment boom was deployed around the vessel to minimize pollution. The Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment was notified and personnel …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT For some people, the New Year is a time for reinvention or change. This notion has certainly spread to Kodiak’s small business community as a handful of them look to expand, move or otherwise shake things up in 2013. Join KMXT next week as we take a closer look at Kodiak’s shifting economy in our five part series: …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A new long term care facility may be coming to Kodiak in 2014, pending approval by the state. Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted in favor of three agenda items related to the facility, including a contractor and construction contract, a lease with Providence Health and Services and revenue bonds to fund the project. The assembly’s …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A new long term care facility may be built in Kodiak as early as next year, but a few key decisions need to be made first. The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will get the ball rolling with those decisions tonight as it convenes for a regular meeting, and will vote on three separate agenda items related to the …