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Waiting List Far Shorter for Home Energy Rebates

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Winter is usually pretty hard on a lot of Kodiak residents, especially when it comes to spending. High fuel costs and cold weather make for costly heating and electric bills, but some community members might not realize that the state has options for financial assistance. Jerrol Friend is a certified energy rater in Kodiak and said funding for …

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Northern Leader Design Recognized for Efficiency

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Jay Barrett/KMXT The latest ship in the fleet of Alaskan Leader Fisheries will be one of the biggest longliners plying Alaska waters once it’s launched early next spring, and it will be making Kodiak its homeport. But even before it hits the water, the fishing vessel “Northern Leader” is being lauded as a significant advancement in long-lining and sustainability. Jensen …

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The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett

Coming up this week: Alaskans react to the FDA’s latest action on Frankenfish, a new Petersburg hatchery is moving forward, and crab fishing for art. That’s all for this year’s production run of the Alaska Fisheries Report. And since it’s the last show of the year, let’s thank our underwriters, Alaska Boats and Permits, the Alaska Marine Safety Education Institute, …

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Ng Appointed to State Council

Jay Barrett/KMXT A Kodiak man has been appointed by the governor to a seat on the State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Jimmy Ng has been heavily involved with local health care since retiring from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2002. He works as the director of mission and spiritual care for Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, and …

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Kodiak Alutiiq Students and Australian Aborigines Meet Online

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak Island Borough School District students recently got a couple unique opportunities to conduct cultural exchanges with indigenous students on the other side of the world. Though the Aborigines in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, and the Alutiiq in Kodiak have existed separately for tens of thousands of years, several classes met for the first time using …

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Sewage Sludge Solution Up For Vote

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will vote on a temporary solution to the bio solids issue tonight during a special meeting. The Kodiak Island Borough landfill stopped accepting city sewage sludge on December 15 and the borough and city have been working diligently to find a new disposal method. The sludge has been accumulating since that date and …

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Body of Missing USCG Hiker Recovered on Christmas Day

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The body of a Coast Guardsmen missing since Saturday was recovered yesterday (Monday) on Barometer Mountain. Alaska State Troopers led the search for 20-year-old Derek Russell who was last seen on Saturday when he reportedly told friends he was going to hike Barometer. Russell was reported missing Sunday night around 6 p.m. Coast Guard helicopters from Air Station …

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The USCG Wants You

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking new recruits and putting Alaskans on the top of its search list. Sara Francis is the spokeswoman for Air Station Kodiak and said the Coast Guard has always been open to enlistment from all over the U.S., but future expansion has led recruiters to look to the last frontier for its next …

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