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Left, two children wait at the Coast Guard Base Kodiak Alaska pier for their father to return from his three month training exercise in Honolulu, Oct. 1, 2012. Family and friends waited at the pier with pets and homemade signs to celebrate the homecoming of the crew. Below, Chief Petty Officer Andrew Pack, an electronics technician aboard the Munro, embraces …

Jay Barrett/KMXT This is municipal election day around Kodiak Island. Voters will go to the polls to fill seats on the city council, borough assembly and school board, as well as various service areas, though there are some races without any choices and others without any candidates. Just like last year, there are only two candidates for two seats on …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT October will be a busy month in Kodiak. The Kodiak City Council made a number of proclamations during Thursday’s regular meeting that celebrate certain days, weeks and even the entire month. First up, Mayor Pat Branson proclaimed October 6 as United States Coast Guard appreciation day. “Where as the citizens of Kodiak wish to acknowledge and honor the …

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 …

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," …

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 …

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 …

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 …