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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak is no stranger to talented writers, and this week one more local resident will join the ranks of published local authors. Sara Loewen spoke on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock about her first book, Gaining Daylight: Life on Two Islands, which will be released on Friday. Loewen said her passion for writing began long ago, but it …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s time now for the second 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. For almost a decade and a half, Joel and Martine Chenet owned and operated Mill Bay Coffee just outside Kodiak city limits, next to Mill Bay …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service research vessel is being stored on dry ground today after sinking early Friday morning in St. Herman Harbor. The sunken Arlluk was discovered by the Harbormaster around 3:30 a.m. on Friday. The Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment was notified and personnel arrived on-scene at 3:50 a.m. The wildlife service also contracted Lazy …

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 …