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Kodiak College Fall Classes Filling Up Fast

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The start of fall classes at Kodiak College is quickly approaching. Registration is picking up and Registrar Jennifer Myrick-Pedersen said some classes are already full. The college is offering a plethora of courses this semester including old favorites and a sprinkling of new ones. "We offer everything that a student would need to fulfill general education requirements for …

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Warm August Night Revelers Benefit Food Bank

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT More than 200 community members flooded onto the fairgrounds Saturday and danced the night away during the 7th annual Warm August Nights. The event, which typically takes place on the first weekend of August, is hosted by the Kodiak Lions Club. Doc Myers is a past international director for Lions Club and current member. "We did have five …

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Salmon Harvest Sweeps Through 10-Million

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak commercial salmon harvest blew past the 10-million mark on Monday, when nearly 700,000 salmon were caught by the fleet, bringing the total to 10.5-million. All but 16,000 of yesterday’s catch were pink salmon, bringing the humpy total for the season to just shy of 8-million. With 6,500 sockeye harvested, the red total is 1.8-million. The 7,500 …

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Senate Hearing Illustrates Arctic Needs

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Senators Mary Landrieu (D-La) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) held a senate subcommittee hearing in an aircraft hanger at Air Station Kodiak regarding America’s presence in the Arctic. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Two U.S. senators crossed party lines Monday when they met to discuss the future of the arctic, and what it means for the country, and in particular, the …

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Former KFL Player Walks On at Running Back for Ducks

Jay Barrett/KMXT The University of Oregon Ducks football team has a new running backing, and he hails from Kodiak – sort of. Bill Chimphalee, now a junior walk-on for the Ducks squad, was a star running back for the Kenai Central High School Kardinals, and has been playing for Orange Coast College in California. However, he started his football career …

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Kodiak Salmon Catch Nearing 10-Million

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak commercial salmon harvest is heading north of 10-million. After Sunday’s catch of 600,000 – 584,000 of them pinks – the all-season figure was at 9,814,454 fish, with humpies accounting for 7.3-million of them. Saturday saw more than a half-million pinks delivered, and over 713,000 were caught on Friday. Sockeye are still arriving in surges. Sunday it …

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Dawson, Dirty Squirrels Take Top Spots in Kodiak Quintathlon

2012_quintathlon_results 52.38 Kb Jay Barrett/KMXT Though turnout was light for the 2012 Quintathlon, the Kodiak High School cross-country program raised over $3,000, according to coach Marcus Dunbar. The coach said Coast Guard Day activities, the weather and the lure of the Olympic games on TV may have kept some participants away, but seven teams and two individuals competed in the …

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Police Seek Public’s Help in Solving Arson

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last Wednesday, the ice rink at Baranof Park went up in flames, severely damaging the interior of the rink and south facing wall. The Kodiak Police Department is still investigating the fire, which was determined to be an act of arson, but is asking community members to help in the process. Someone out there knows who did this, …

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