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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On Thursday, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted in favor of its Federal Capital Improvement Program list. Borough Manager Bud Cassidy said the list was a lot smaller than in years past.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak’s two governing bodies will be off island this week. Both the Borough Assembly and City Council will make the annual pilgrimage to the state capitol and help advocate for various local projects and municipal needs. Borough Mayor Jerome Selby said the trip helps ensure Kodiak is on the mind decision makers in Juneau.

Jay Barrett/KMXT A high-speed catamaran for sale that can carry 20 cars and over 100 people, sounds like it would be an ideal intra-island ferry, serving communities all around Kodiak Island. Borough Mayor Jerome Selby has occasionally spoken of a desire to have a small ferry that could call on the island’s far-flung communities and lower the cost of transporting …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT During its regular meeting last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted in favor of rezoning a portion of the Kodiak Landfill from conservation district to industrial. It wasn’t the first time the assembly saw the ordinance. During its February 7 meeting the assembly postponed a vote on the matter because of more than an hour of public …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Preliminary numbers for Pick. Click. Give. are in, and Kodiak’s non profits have already brought in almost $30,000. Since 2009, Pick. Click. Give. has been an opportunity for Alaskans to donate part or all of their Permanent Fund Dividend to local and statewide nonprofit organizations. Last year $2.2 million was donated to various nonprofits by more than 23,000 …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Northern Lights Conference Basketball Tournament kicks off today, though the Kodiak girls will be sitting out the first round. That’s because the Lady Bears are the Number 2 seeds and won’t play until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. Number 1 ranked Wasilla will also get a first round bye, leaving Colony, host Soldotna, Palmer and Kenai Central …

Jay Barrett/KMXT At tonight’s regular meeting, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will be asked to formally endorse a potential name change for the state airport. Since this year marks the 100th anniversary of Alaska Flag designer Benny Benson’s birth, the state legislature could okay the naming of the airport after him. But both members of Kodiak’s delegation to Juneau say …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT When it comes to Special Olympics in Alaska, Kodiak serves as a model for the rest of the state. Nicolle Egan is the vice president and chief operating officer for the statewide Special Olympics and said Kodiak’s strong program has helped advance the entire organization. Egan was in Kodiak last week to meet with various local entities about …

Stephanie Joyce/KUCB After decades of lobbying and planning, a project to overhaul the boat harbor on St. George Island is finally moving forward. The state is accepting bids for the project design, and hopes to have fully developed construction plans by 2015. St. George mayor Pat Pletnikoff says the sooner, the better. Despite being in the middle of the Bering …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Allegations of espionage have been leveled by Alaska’s largest commercial fishing trade organization against the state’s most powerful sports-fishing group. The United Fishermen of Alaska and the Kenai River Sportfishing Association have long been at opposite ends of salmon allocation issues, and now UFA is accusing KRSA of illegally listening in to a private, members-only, teleconference earlier this …