{audio}images/stories/mp3/111129.housing_wait_lists.mp3″] Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Holding on to housing in Kodiak can be as difficult as finding it. Laurie Skonberg is a housing advocate with the Kodiak Island Housing Authority and says that while spring is said to be the worst time to be looking for a place- as locals are competing with incoming seasonal workers- right now can be just as …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will meet tonight (Tuesday) with the Kodiak Island Borough School Board in a joint work session to discuss budgetary issues. Projections for fiscal year 2013 will be discussed in detail. Some discussion will likely focus on how to finance the new high school which is expected to cost more than $76 million. The …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Fish and Game’s Larry Van Daele is warning people about a bear that’s been hanging around the east end of town.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT In 2009 the Kodiak Electric Association installed three wind turbines on Pillar Mountain and the project has been so successful KEA President and CEO Darron Scott says that they are planning to install three more on the south facing ridgeline of the mountain. He says KEA is also planning to install an additional turbine at the 25-year-old Terror …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT In most cities, a site like Craigslist is the first place to go if you’re cleaning out the garage or looking for a good deal. In Kodiak, however, people are posting through Facebook groups like Swip Swap. Ashley Sumner says she created the group after her parents moved from Kodiak to Cape May, New Jersey. Her mom told …

Several local organizations are putting in the extra effort to make sure everyone in Kodiak has a place to spend Thanksgiving. The Coast Guard Spouses’ Association of Kodiak hosted a dinner last week for Coast Guardsmen without family in town. They’ve donated the bounty of leftovers from that meal to the Brother Francis Shelter. Shelter director Monty Hawver says providing …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Last weekend brought over ten inches of snow and that means local deer will be relocating from the hillsides into town. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Biologist Larry Van Daele says that the deer usually aren’t spotted around town until December, but with the unusually heavy snowfall he’s expecting them sooner.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT About 20 students from Nome High School are stuck in Kodiak for now. The students are from Nome’s wrestling team and traveled here for last Saturday’s Robin Hervey 34th Annual Wrestling Tournament. Service, South Anchorage and Eagle River teams were able to fly out before high winds and heavy snowfall made travel unsafe. Kodiak High School Athletic Director …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT On average Kodiak residents kill 15-20 bears each year in defense of life or property. This year only one has been killed. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Biologist Larry Van Daele says the sharp decline in threatening bear encounters is probably a result of hunter education and a good berry season.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Kodiak High School history teacher Jim Schnick has been announced as the school’s new head football coach. Schnick has been the offensive line coach for the junior varsity team for the past two seasons and replaces Todd Cook who has coached for seven seasons. Schnick moved to Kodiak last year from Michigan, where he grew up. He played …