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Doubling of Bike Path Cost Gives Council Pause

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak City Council met for a work session last night and talked at length about the proposed bike path from downtown Kodiak to Deadman’s Curve. The project received legislative funding in 2011 for $384,000 that would match a city contribution, but this was when the estimated cost of the project was somewhere around $2.9 million. City Manager …

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Counceller Tapped for Native Language Preservation Group

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Between her role as language manager at the Alutiiq Museum and as assistant professor of Alutiiq language and culture at Kodiak College, April Laktonen Counceller is very busy. Now she can add another title to her list as a newly appointed member of the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council. It was created by Governor Sean Parnell, …

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Two Mountain Goat Herds Off-Limits for Registration Hunt

Jay Barrett/KMXT The resident registration hunt for mountain goats in two areas on Kodiak Island have been closed by emergency order – even before they start. Fish and Game biologist Larry Van Daele issued the order Tuesday, closing the Crown Mountain and the Hidden Basin-East Terror Lake areas. The closure was implemented because four goats have been taken in each …

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Sea Cucumber Diver Medevac’d After Air Supply Runs Out

Jay Barrett/KMXT A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak medevac’d a diver from a 48-foot fishing vessel in Alitak (AL-attack) Bay late last (Monday) night. The unidentified 24-year-old was suffering from shortness of breath and was in and out of consciousness when he was lifted from the fishing vessel Patricia Kay at about 10:30 p.m. The crewman reportedly …

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Honeywell Tells Sen. Begich Xtra Tufs Are Improving

Jay Barrett/KMXT The makers of Alaskan’s favorite rubber boot have responded to calls from Alaska’s junior senator to improve their product and consider moving back to the United States. Currently, Xtra Tufs are made in China, where production was moved last year by Honeywell Corporation. Earlier this year fishermen started noticing a decrease in quality and an increase in failure …

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Oliver Switches Jobs – Stays in The Arts

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Arts Council is getting a new director in the coming months, and it’s someone many Kodiak residents already know. Katie Oliver is currently the executive director of the Baranov Museum and will say her goodbyes to the organization in late November when she’ll join the Kodiak Arts Council as executive director. Oliver has worked at the …

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East End Bear Shot While Raiding Chicken Coop

Jay Barrett/KMXT There’s one less bear wandering around the east end of Kodiak. An eight-foot, four-year-old male bear was shot late on Saturday, according to Fish and Game wildlife biologist Larry Van Daele. He said the bear was raiding a chicken coop near Bayside Fire Station when the homeowner shot him in defense of life and property. There have been …

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Assembly Does Not Pass Contract Reconsideration

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A motion to reconsider a contract and payment suspension between the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak Construction Services, a company owned and operated by Assemblywoman Chris Lynch, failed Thursday night despite having a three to one vote in favor of the reconsideration. The contract between Lynch’s company and the borough raised questions among some assembly members during the …

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