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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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Conflict of Interested Debated on Kodiak Assembly

Jay Barrett/KMXT At Thursday night’s Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting considerable time was devoted to a pair of items regarding potential conflicts of interest in general, and about Assemblywoman Chris Lynch’s contract with the borough in particular. Just days before the recent municipal election, an accusation of conflict was brought up at an assembly work session, but it did not …

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Bears’ Football Season Ends at Hands of SoHi (Again)

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears football team has completed its season with an early exit from the medium-size school playoffs on Saturday. Soldotna continued their unbeaten streak against the Bears with a 62-to-7 romp up on the Stars’ home field. Soldotna pressured Kodiak from the beginning, putting up 53 points in the first half. At one point, the …

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Survey: Outdoorsmen Say Kodiak has Best Hunting, Worst Weather

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The results of a worldwide survey conducted by the makers of Gore-Tex fabric revealed what local hunters have always known: Kodiak is one of the best places for hunting, and the weather can be challenging. Tim Dennis is the marketing leader for W. L. Gore Associates, the company behind the survey. “It was a pretty simple survey. We …

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