A brush fire broke out near Kodiak College on Monday afternoon, according to a Nixle alert sent out by the Kodiak Police Department. A police dispatcher confirmed that the fire is contained, and should be extinguished by the end of the day, though the cause of the fire remains unknown. Both the City of Kodiak Fire Department and police are …
Read More »Talk of the Rock — Kodiak Public Library Summer Programs
We talk with Library Director Laurie Madsen and Library Youth Specialist (or children’s librarian), Roy Thomas. The library has tons of great programs for people of all ages this summer. A special emphasis is on space to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Land on the Moon. Also STEM kits to check out to make it fun for kids (and …
Read More »Kodiak City Council approves draft budget and a letter opposing Pebble Mine Environmental Impact Statement
City says the Environmental Impact Statement for Pebble Mine poses “more questions than it provides answers.” Letter says it needs more information, analysis and forecasting on fishery impacts–from construction to operation, to worst-case scenarios. Letter also states the potential to harm the ‘Alaska Brand’ would cause all fisheries to suffer if something bad happens to Bristol Bay’s fish. Photo …
Read More »Metrokin sewer pipe fixed, cleanup begins for sewage spilled into Mission Lake
The pipe leak near Mission Lake is fixed and fully operational as of Wednesday night, according to a city of Kodiak press release posted Thursday morning. An excavator dumps gravel back into the pit on Metrokin Way, originally dug to fix leaking sewer pipes. Mission Lake can be seen in the background. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) “The leak is fixed, …
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