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Jay Barrett/KMXT There were more open seats than candidates around Kodiak yesterday during the municipal election, and two races had just enough candidates to fill the vacancies, meaning voters didn’t have much in the way of choices. For example, there were no candidates for the six open seats among the Service Area Number 1 board, Bay View Road Service Area, …

Mahim Toure Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Twenty years ago Kodiak resident Heather Preece had a life changing experience in Mali, West Africa. For four months she worked on a nutrition surveillance program in the northern region of the country and developed close friendships that she said helped shape her into the woman she is today. “I’ve always wanted to invite one of …

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 …