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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 …

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 …

Maggie Wall/KMXT Changes in the content and the way GED testing is done means that those seeking to earn their GED may want to hit the books a bit harder. That’s because, starting January 2014, all previous in-progress tests will no longer be counted and applicants will need to start from scratch with the new testing regime. And Kodiak College, …

Members of the Rock Island Rollers practice recently in the gym at St. Mary’s School. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s been almost a full year since the first gathering of the Rock Island Rollers, and their ranks have grown to more than 30 participants. The women come from all backgrounds and gather twice a week to practice. KMXT’s Brianna …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Despite having met with the school board earlier in the evening, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly held its second work session of the night on Thursday, though there was only one item on the agenda: revising borough code for professional services contracts. The call for revisions came about earlier this fall when questions were raised among some assembly …

Jay Barrett/KMXT When Senator Charlie Huggins of Wasilla put together an all-Republican majority in the state Senate, Kodiak’s Gary Stevens was left out in the cold. But that changed Thursday afternoon, when the two-time Senate president joined the majority. In exchange, Stevens was given the chairmanship of the Senate’s Education Committee. He will also serve on the Legislative Council and …

Jay Barrett/KMXT When Senator Charlie Huggins of Wasilla put together an all-Republican majority in the state Senate, Kodiak’s Gary Stevens was left out in the cold. But that changed this (Thursday) afternoon, when the two-time Senate president joined the majority. In exchange, Stevens was given the chairmanship of the Senate’s Education Committee. He will also serve on the Legislative Council …

Coming up this week, a plan to shut down the largest herring fishery in the state has been turned aside by an advisory committee, the members of the Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force have been named, and how salmon are like money in the bank. All that, plus: PETA mourns the loss of saltwater bass. We had help from KDLG’s …