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City Council Election Final

City_Council_Tally (PDF) Jay Barrett/KMXT The final numbers are in for the Kodiak City Council election. The canvassing board released its figures Wednesday afternoon. There were only two candidates for the two open seats. Incumbent Tom Walters got 696 votes, while newcomer Paul Smith received 633 votes. There were 65 write-ins. There were 900 ballots cast, which is a 24-percent of …

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Final Election Tally

Final_Election_Results (PDF) Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough municipal election results are final. The canvass board count was released Wednesday afternoon, and is due to be certified by the borough assembly at Thursday night’s regular meeting. Voter turn out was 26 percent borough-wide, with 2,477 people casting ballots. That’s just a little bit higher than last year’s municipal election where …

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Shuyak Fund Doing Well – So Far

Jay Barrett/KMXT While financial markets around the globe try to stave off complete meltdown, the investments of individuals, states and municipalities have taken a hit – with no promise of a federal bail out. Meanwhile, the Kodiak Island Borough’s "Shuyak Fund" is weathering the financial storm, but, as Jay Barrett reports, figures aren’t in for the last two weeks of …

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KHS Tennis: ‘End Of Season Is Our Season’

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Tennis Team, which is only in its third year, played in its second state championship tournament over the weekend. Head Coach Craig Johnson says twice as many players made the trip to Anchorage than last year, and the team performed well, especially considering their regular season is non-existant.

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Bears Advance To Championship Game With Barrow

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears football team continued its play-off comeback by beating the Barrow Whalers 19-13 Friday evening in the second round state championship play offs. The game was played at Anchorage Football Stadium. The Bears will play Soldotna in the state championship game for the third year in a row, after the Stars trounced Eielson 69-33 …

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Bears Tennis Reaches Quarterfinals

0 < ![endif]--> Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak’s tennis team finished with six points in the state championships, at Alaska Club North in Anchorage. The team title was won by West Anchorage High School with 35 points, followed by South, Juneau, East and West Valley. Bears Coach Craig Johnson told KMXT that Brent Michalski had a first round win against Dimond on …

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Bears Fired Up For Barrow Showdown

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears football team is in Anchorage for its second round play off game against the Barrow Whalers Friday afternoon. The Bears stopped a strong Nikiski team on Saturday while Barrow trounced Houston in a blizzard to advance. Kodiak head coach Todd Cook says the game plan against the Whalers and their high-powered passing game …

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