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Council, Assemblly Meeting Separately Tonight

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Despite having to cancel its work session on Tuesday, the Kodiak City Council is scheduled to meet for a regular meeting tonight in the borough assembly chambers. Heavy fog prevented a number of members from returning to Kodiak and the work session on Tuesday was cancelled because due to lack of a quorum. Items that were on that …

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Urban Bears Spotted in East Midtown

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Some Kodiak residents got company this week when some four-legged mammals paid a visit in their neighborhoods. Kodiak Police Lieutenant Kyle Valerio said now is the time of year that community members can expect more bears to be out and about in residential areas. “In the town primary, Kodiak, we’ve had the last few days reports of two …

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Begich Says Chinook Disaster Funds Yet to be Found

Jay Barrett/KMXT Senator Mark Begich was on APRN’s Talk of Alaska with Lori Townsend Tuesday, taking phone calls from across the state and discussing a wide variety of topics. Alaska’s junior senator addressed the chinook salmon disaster declared in Western Alaska and Cook Inlet, saying a state declaration helps get the ball rolling in Washington D.C.

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High Victimization Numbers May Not Reflect Extent of Abuse

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and a recent study has shed some light on alarmingly high victim numbers in Kodiak. Rebecca Shields is the executive director of the Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center and said a survey was conducted within the Kodiak Island Borough to help provide a baseline of information.

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Kodiak Electricty Charges Fall Over 2-Cents per kWh

Jay Barrett/KMXT In this day and age of constantly rising costs – especially energy costs – the smaller electric bills Kodiak residents have been receiving this month are doubly amazing. Kodiak Electric Association CEO Darron Scott wrote in the KEA newsletter the renewable energy resources used by the co-op have contributed to a reduction in the “COPA," the Cost of …

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Air Station Kodiak Honored for Busy Day of Rescues

Jay Barrett/KMXT Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak is receiving a heroism award Thursday at an event in New York City. Six current members and a former commander are scheduled to be in attendance at the 2012 Coast Guard Foundation’s 32nd annual salute to the service. Foundation president Anne Brengle says the Air Station is being honored for a very busy …

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Chance to Learn About Kodiak’s Back Yard Over Lunch

Jay Barrett/KMXT For five days starting Tuesday, it’s National Wildlife Refuge Week. Here on the island, the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is a major landholder, and its manager, Gary Wheeler, would like residents to be aware that it has more to offer than just the relatively new visitor center near the ferry dock.

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