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Chinook Salmon Symposium Live Online

Jay Barrett/KMXT While the American Fisheries Society is meeting here in Kodiak this week, there’s another big fisheries meeting going on today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday), in Anchorage. The state of Alaska is convening “Understanding Abundance and Productivity Trends of Chinook Salmon in Alaska.” The symposium is intended to try and figure out what scientists don’t know about Alaska’s …

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Peterson Students Get Hands-On Fire Prevention Training

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Abbey Raymer, age 10, a student at Peterson Elementary School, climbs out of the cab of a Coast Guard Fire and Rescue fire truck at Base Kodiak, Alaska, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. Like Abbey, all of the students were allowed to climb inside of the response vehicles, play with the sirens and lights and don firefighting equipment as part of …

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Strahl Turns Down Borough Manager Position

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After more than five months of reviewing applications, interviewing candidates and negotiating contracts, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly had to vote against the proposed contract between the Kodiak Island Borough and Borough Manger hopeful Erick Strahl. The assembly convened in executive session last night during their regular meeting to discuss an email that was sent to borough staff …

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Persistent Bear Presence Irks Residents

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT For Kodiak resident April Eads, last weekend was like living in a war zone. Eads addressed the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly last night during their regular meeting about the recent rise in bear activity around town. Eads said she was curious how many hours the Kodiak Police Department spent chasing bears and not criminals last week and how …

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Trail Group Looks to Near Island Channel for New Route

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Near Island is slated for some growth in the coming years. The new Fish and Game building has been under construction for some time and ground was recently broken on the new Afognak Native Corporation building near Saint Herman Harbor. But it’s not just construction of new buildings taking place on the island. Hidden within the wooded areas …

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American Fisheries Society Meeting in Kodiak

Jay Barrett/KMXT About 250 fisheries professionals will be coming to Kodiak next week. No, they’re not all fishermen here to jig for cod – they are biologists, professors, managers and scientists attending the American Fisheries Society Alaska Chapter annual meeting. Monday and Tuesday is set aside for continuing education classes for participants, and there are a couple dozen sessions on …

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Slide-Guitarist Jacobs-Strain Opens KAC Performance Season

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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On Saturday slide-guitarist and singer David Jacobs-Strain will perform for Kodiak residents during a one night show presented by the Kodiak Arts Council. Strain’s trip to Kodiak this weekend will be his second, he played alongside musician Corey Harris a few years back during a performance at the Rendezvous. This time Strain will play at the Harbor Convention …

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USDA Grant Will Bring Broadband to St. Paul

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Broadband access is coming to the community of St. Paul in the Pribilof Islands. The Alaska Native Village Corporation Tanadgusix has received a grant to update the current network and provide broadband service. Larry Yerich is the spokesman for United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Alaska and said the community connect grant is awarded annually to …

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