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New Childrens Book for Bear Country

Maggie Wall/KMXT Who doesn’t love a good bear story? Kodiak residents learn early how to live and play in bear territory. Soon a new book directed toward children and their book-reading parents will teach children about bears and about the importance of being bear aware. KMXT’s Maggie Wall spoke with author Stacy Studebaker about her newest book. You can hear …

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Fuglvog Associate Fined for Illegal Fishing

Matt Miller/KTOO A commercial fisherman who was a former associate of Arne Fuglvog will have to pay a hundred-thousand dollars for his own illegal fishing activities. Freddie Joe Hankins was sentenced last week to three years probation and will have all of his future fishing activities recorded by an electronic monitoring device. Twenty-five-thousand dollars will be in the form of …

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Tug Towing Barge of Frozen Fish Aground

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The 78-foot tug Polar Wind and its 250-foot barge sit aground 20 miles east of Cold Bay, Alaska, Nov. 14, 2012. The five crew members of the Polar Wind were rescued by Air Station Kodiak Coast Guard helicopter crews and safely transferred to Cold Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Stixrud Alexandra Gutierrez/KUCB Five crewmembers …

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Former Kodiak Residents on Ballots All Around State

Maggie Wall/KMXT Last week’s general election offered many Kodiak residents a “blast from the past," as there were more former residents running around the state than there were current residents. If you voted last week you couldn’t help but note the two local candidates, both of whom who won by the way. That would be Senator Gary Stevens and Representative …

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Local Governing Bodies on Holiday Schedule

Maggie Wall/KMXT As we push into the holiday season local government groups start reshuffling the meeting schedule. For instance, tonight’s (Thursday) regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly has been cancelled. The next scheduled assembly event is a work session, which is set for two weeks from today, on Nov. 29. Over on the city side, the next scheduled …

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Lawsuit Threatened Over Compost Plan

Jay Barrett/KMXT More concerns over a planned composting site in Middle Bay were aired before the Kodiak City Council at its last meeting. The city has contracted with Peter Olsen of Quyanna Development Corporation to take the left over sludge from the sewage treatment plant off its hands. He plans to mix it with wood chips and make compost at …

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