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Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Aerospace Corporation recently hired a new vice president to replace Craig Campbell, who was promoted to CEO. Mark Greby started his new position on September 1st, though the corporation did not announce the hire until yesterday (Oct. 11). Greby will serve as senior vice president and chief operations officer. A licensed professional engineer, he has 30-years …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly met last night for a work session to discuss potential agenda items for next week’s meeting. One item on the list for discussion was a possible reconsideration of the contract between the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak Construction Services, a company owned and operated by Assemblywoman Chris Lynch. The contract between Lynch and …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Last night the Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing fisherman 30 miles northwest of Sitkinak Island. The as-yet unidentified crewman reportedly went overboard just before 11 a.m. yesterday while setting gear from the Kodiak-based fishing vessel Flying Ocean. Two Air Station Kodiak Jayhawk helicopters, an HC-130 Hercules and the crew of the Cutter Hickory participated in …

Coming up this week the fish council proposes a compromise for everybody who loves halibut – though not many from either side are happy about it all; Paycheck Poker doesn’t pan out for processors in Dutch, and Alaska’s junior senator says looking for chinook disaster money will be a multi-state effort. We had help this week from KBBI’s Marcia Lynn …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Write-in, absentee and question ballots have been counted for last week’s municipal elections. Some of the totals may have changed but the results have not. In the City of Kodiak, 46 additional votes were added to the total, bringing the number of ballots cast to 483, which is just over 13-percent of the city’s registered voters. Councilman Gabriel …

Matt Miller/KTOO Jay Barrett/KMXT Five people were rescued early this (Thursday) morning after their fishing vessel hit a rock southwest of Kodiak Island. The 58-foot “Kodiak Isle” reportedly hit a rock and began taking on water near Sitkinak Island. The Coast Guard says the vessel’s dewatering pumps were not keeping up with the flooding and the five male crewmembers donned …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough will welcome a new face in the coming months. The borough plans to hire Erick Strahl as borough manager. Former Manager Rick Gifford left sometime in June and Bud Cassidy has been filling the position since then. Mayor Jerome Selby said the hiring process took multiple months because the borough was trying to be …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A few weeks ago a dead humpback whale washed up on a beach in Chiniak after what was most likely a killer whale attack. Marine mammal specialist Bree Witteveen told KMXT that the plan was to leave the whale on the beach and let it decompose naturally, but she reminded Kodiak residents that it is illegal to take …