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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Near Island is slated for some growth in the coming years. The new Fish and Game building has been under construction for some time and ground was recently broken on the new Afognak Native Corporation building near Saint Herman Harbor. But it’s not just construction of new buildings taking place on the island. Hidden within the wooded areas …

Jay Barrett/KMXT About 250 fisheries professionals will be coming to Kodiak next week. No, they’re not all fishermen here to jig for cod – they are biologists, professors, managers and scientists attending the American Fisheries Society Alaska Chapter annual meeting. Monday and Tuesday is set aside for continuing education classes for participants, and there are a couple dozen sessions on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …