Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Candidates for Kodiak Island Borough School Board also voiced their positions at this week’s forum. Current board member Peggy Rauwolf and retired teacher Giovanni Tallino are running against each other for a one-year term on the school board. They were both asked why they chose to run for office and if elected what issues they would focus on. …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT On October 4th voters will decide whether to implement term limits for Kodiak borough mayor, borough assembly and the school board. The ballot initiative would allow elected officials to serve two consecutive terms after which they would have to wait six years before running for re-election. If voters pass the proposition it would not affect current assembly incumbents …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Tuesday night the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum for candidates in next week’s elections. Six candidates are running for three seats on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. They are incumbents Judy Fulp and Dave Kaplan, and challengers Dennis Symmons, Mel Stephens, Gail Brandt and Tuck Bonney. Here are highlights from the questions asked by moderator Lindsey …

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman docked in Kodiak. PA2 Charly Hengen photo Rosemarie Alexander/KTOO Not that long ago, the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman was intercepting illegal drugs off the coast of sunny and warm Costa Rica. Now the Sherman is headed to the cold and wet of the far north, and stopped in Kodiak. KTOO Reporter Rosemarie Alexander talked …

On the KMXT Midday Report, it was a successful launch this morning of a military rocket from Kodiak’s Narrow Cape; a Kodiak scientist details the fisheries science program he’s developed for high school students; we tell you where and how you can find low cost legal advice, and the Alutiiq Museum kicks off its indigenous foods project.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum is moving forward with a project that will help preserve indigenous knowledge of local food resources and integrate that information with modern preservation techniques. April Laktonen Councellor and Danielle Ringer both work at the museum and are involved with the Alutiiq Wild Foods project. In an interview last week with KMXT’s Matthew Martens, Laktonen Councellor …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Representatives from the Alaska Bar Association were in town last week to touch base with local legal professionals. The meetings with Kodiak’s lawyers helps the ABA understand Kodiak’s unique legal landscape. A theme during the visit was what ABA Board President Donald McClintock called "access to justice."

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT A warning for mariners in the Narrow Cape and Ugak Island waters: The Coast Guard is establishing a "safety zone" for Tuesday’s launch of an Air Force Minotaur IV rocket at the Kodiak Launch Complex. The safety zone takes effect 7:40 a.m. and will last to 10 a.m. or until cancelled. The Coast Guard will be patrolling the …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Last week’s city council meeting brought some better-than-usual news and less-than-exciting news. Coming from the less-than-exciting category is increasing water and sewer rates. Water service will increase an average 10 per cent each year, for the next five years. Higher operating costs aren’t the only thing to blame. Construction of a federally mandated UV water treatment plant is …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A tip to Kodiak Crime Stoppers has resulted in the arrest Thursday of an Anchorage crack cocaine dealer in Kodiak. Kodiak Police Detective Sergeant Milton Bohac said the five ounces seized was worth about $14,000 on the street. The suspect, a 36-year-old man currently housed in the Kodiak jail, faces large fines and significant jail time if convicted …