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Walking and Rolling to School

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT October is International Walk to School Month and Island Trails Network has teamed up with the Kodiak School District to promote a “Walk and Roll” program for various schools. Michelle LeBeau is the lead consultant for safe routes to school for ITN and said the program is a way to get kids and their parents engaged in alternative …

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Five Accused of Embezzling $500,000 from Trident in Kodiak

Jay Barrett/KMXT Five people have been indicted on charges of embezzling almost a half-million dollars from the Trident Seafoods plant in Kodiak. U.S. Attorney Aunnie Steward says the nearly $500,000 discrepancy was discovered some time after bookkeeper Isa Wolfe was fired two years ago: “She’d been there a very long time, and actually was there years before the embezzlement started," …

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Thomet, Christiansen Cruise at State XC Championships

Jay Barrett/KMXT A pair of Kodiak runners who have finished at the top of the cross-country races all season pushed each other to a decisive win at the State Cross Country Championships held Saturday at Bartlett High School. Sophomore Levi Thomet and Senior Cole Christiansen crushed the best runners in the state, finishing first-and-second by a margin of 23- and …

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Dead Humpback Washes Ashore in Chiniak

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An adult male humpback on the beach in Chiniak appears to have been killed by orca whales. Bree Witteveen photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Chiniak residents got an unexpected visitor last week when an adult male humpback washed up on the beach across from Road’s End restaurant. Bree Witteveen is a marine mammal specialist and assistant professor at the Kodiak Seafood and …

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Bears Ride Defense to Playoffs

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears football team closed the regular season on a high note, with a 20-14 win over the Skyview Panthers in Soldotna Sunday. The win gives the Bears a 3-and-2 record in the Northern Lights Conference and the third seed in the medium school play offs. Kodiak will be traveling back to Soldotna to play …

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$400,000 Baranof Ice Rink Repairs OK’d by Council

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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On August 1st a vandal set fire to the Baranof Park ice rink, damaging a significant portion of the structure and rendering it unusable. While the arsonist has yet to be caught, the Kodiak City Council took the first step in rehabilitating the rink during its regular meeting last night. City Manager Aimée Kniaziowski urged the council to …

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Fairwind Players’ New Comedy Not Just About Baseball

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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Local thespians will debut a new play tonight called "Rounding Third," a comedy written by Richard Dresser and directed by local theater enthusiast Andrew Ott. Ott said the play, which follows the relationship of two men coaching Little League, is one he came across some time ago. “I read the script one time maybe five years ago and …

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Filmmakers Explore Story of Refuge Rock

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On the southeast side of Kodiak Island, near the village of Old Harbor, there is a rock of great significance. Refuge Rock, as it is called, is connected by a small land bridge, though it is only accessible during extremely low tides. One might overlook it, as was done for almost two centuries, but archaeologists and anthropologists have …

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