Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A road maintenance and repair contract was postponed last night due to differing recommendations on who it should go to. Road Service Area No. 1 is the largest service area and includes Spruce Cape, Island Lake, and other areas just outside city limits. The current road maintenance contract for the area expires this summer and the assembly was …
Read More »Arrests Not Solution to Underlying Vagrancy Issues
Jay Barrett/KMXT Earlier this week we heard from Kodiak’s police chief on his department’s response to increased complaints of vagrants being an issue downtown. During that interview with KMXT, T.C. Kamai also spoke a little about the underlying issues in Kodiak that contribute to vagrancy. “You know, amongst my staff we’ve had this discussion that we’re dealing with issues of …
Read More »Baranov Plans to Host “Big Read” This Fall
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak can expect more books and book-related events next year. The Kodiak Historical Society and Baranov Museum recently received a $15,000 grant to host The Big Read in Kodiak. The event is a program from the National Endowment of the Arts and promotes literacy in America. Sarah Short is the curator of education for the Baranov Museum and …
Read More »Haakanson Accepts Postion at University of Washington
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Next week the Alutiiq Museum will say goodbye to its long time director, Sven Haakanson. He made the decision to leave back in April, after more than 12 years with the organization. At the time he wasn’t sure what he would do, or if his family would stay in Kodiak. However, just last week his plans became clear …
Read More »Study Shows GE Salmon Can Interbreed with Wild Stock
Jay Barrett/KMXT When KMXT last spoke with State Representative Garren Tarr, she was on her way back to Alaska from a visit to the Canadian Maritime Provence of Prince Edward Island. She was there to raise awareness of genetically engineered salmon, which could be produced there. Earlier in the year she had introduced a bill banning such fish in Alaska …
Read More »Club Volleyball Team Looks South for Competition
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The high school volleyball season wrapped up in November, but that hasn’t kept a group of athletes from playing. Since April, the Kodiak Island Volleyball Club has met six times a week to workout and practice. Next week their hard work will hopefully pay off when the girls head to the Volleyball Festival in Phoenix, Arizona. Merissa Koller-Williams …
Read More »Thomas Relieves Cawthorn as Munro Commander
Capt. Mark Cawthorn, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter Munro, accompanied by his dog Akela, is presented a Meritorious Service Medal by Rear Adm. Charles Ray, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, during a change of command ceremony in Kodiak, Alaska, June 18, 2013. Capt. Jeff Thomas relieved Cawthorn as commanding officer of Munro during the ceremony. U.S. Coast Guard photos …
Read More »ASMI Sends Alaska Seafood Worldwide
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This week a number of representatives from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, also known as ASMI, are in town for an annual meeting to discuss how to better market Alaska seafood around the world. ASMI has a presence in about 21 countries worldwide, with representatives on the ground promoting the state’s bounty. A handful of those individuals spoke …
Read More »More Subsistence Waters Open at Mouth of Buskin River
Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have opened up more water at the mouth of the Buskin River in an attempt to limit sockeye salmon escapement into Buskin Lake. A release from the Kodiak office of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game says, “In order to prevent a higher …
Read More »KPD Steps Up Foot Patrols in Response to Downtown Harassement Complaints
Jay Barrett/KMXT Last month some Kodiak residents vented their frustration at the City Council over what they saw as inaction over vagrants accosting people in the heart of downtown. “There are drunks down there all the time. It’s disgusting,” said Judi Kidder. “What’s it going to take? A Rape? A murder? Some woman getting beaten to a pulp?” asked Lisa …
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