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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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly postponed two ordinances during last night’s regular meeting, both pertaining to pay benefits for borough employees. First up on the list was longevity pay for long-term employees, an ordinance intended to reward borough employees for their commitment and to attract future candidates. Assemblywoman Louise Stutes made the motion to postpone the ordinance because …

From KMXT in Kodiak, and with help from public radio station reporters across the state, this is the Alaska Fisheries Report. I’m Jay Barrett. Coming up this week, we get a summer troll wrap up from Southeast and a gillnet wrap up from Bristol Bay. We had help this week from KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg, KDLG’s Mike Mason in …