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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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The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett

Coming up this week: The Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society will meet in Kodiak next week; don’t forget the chinook symposium Monday in Anchorage, and more on the fisherman’s former favorite footwear fiasco. Also, pollock B season is about over while Bering Sea crab gets going. We had help this week from KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez in Unalaska, CoastAlaska’s …

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District Strategic Plan Coming Together

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School district will hold its third and final strategic education plan meeting tonight. Superintendent Steward McDonald said the meetings are an important part of drafting the district’s strategic education plan, a process that began in the early 1990s and takes place every year. “If we were to look at our budget development hand book …

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Sen. Begich Sees More Launches in KLC’s Future

Jay Barrett/KMXT Last week when Alaska Senator Mark Begich was on APRN’s Talk of Alaska, he suggested Kodiak’s rocket launch facility could see increased use in the future. He said with private launches on the increase, the KLC might be well-placed to take advantage of that: “Kodiak one piece in the sense of a missile testing site, which will continue …

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Bear Sightings Increase on East End of Kodiak

Jay Barrett/KMXT A few random bear sightings on the east end of town a few weeks ago has turned into a rash of garbage cart and Dumpster raids by hungry bruins. Just over the last weekend, there were a couple dozen complaints made to the borough code enforcement officer, city police, and Alaska Waste. Rick Vahl is the Kodiak manager …

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Nearly $6,000 Stolen from Larsen Bay City Office

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska State Troopers are investigating a sizable theft of cash in Larsen Bay. The troopers say that a Larsen Bay city official reported the theft of $5,906 to them on October 5th. The money was missing from the city offices. The troopers announced the theft Monday. Larsen Bay is a community of about 90 on the west …

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A Summer’s Worth of Beach Debris Being Exiled Off-Island

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In June, work crews from Island Trails Network spent about two weeks in Halibut Bay collecting marine debris. The crew returned to Kodiak with the debris and finally had a chance to sort through the trash this past weekend. Tom Pogson is the in charge of marine programs, outreach and education for Island Trails Network and said members …

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