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Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Police Department has put out an all-points bulletin for a man wanted on a variety of drug charges. In a release from the police this morning, the department is seeking the public’s help in locating Sabino Abrego, who they say is known to be in the Kodiak area. He is 5-foot-4-inches tall, 165 pounds, with black …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The NCAA held its Cross Country running championships over the weekend, and at least two former Kodiak High School runners were in contention. Dylan Anthony, running for the University of Alaska Anchorage in Division 2, was 23rd in the Mens 10,000 meter race held in Joplin, Missouri. He had a time of 30-minutes 9-seconds. His teammate, Micah Chelimo, …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce has a new Economic Development Specialist. Joe Bailor took the job this fall. He told KMXT that the job is a lot like the one that brought him to Kodiak originally.

Maggie Wall/KMXT Who doesn’t love a good bear story? Kodiak residents learn early how to live and play in bear territory. Soon a new book directed toward children and their book-reading parents will teach children about bears and about the importance of being bear aware. KMXT’s Maggie Wall spoke with author Stacy Studebaker about her newest book. You can hear …

Matt Miller/KTOO A commercial fisherman who was a former associate of Arne Fuglvog will have to pay a hundred-thousand dollars for his own illegal fishing activities. Freddie Joe Hankins was sentenced last week to three years probation and will have all of his future fishing activities recorded by an electronic monitoring device. Twenty-five-thousand dollars will be in the form of …

The 78-foot tug Polar Wind and its 250-foot barge sit aground 20 miles east of Cold Bay, Alaska, Nov. 14, 2012. The five crew members of the Polar Wind were rescued by Air Station Kodiak Coast Guard helicopter crews and safely transferred to Cold Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Stixrud Alexandra Gutierrez/KUCB Five crewmembers …

Maggie Wall/KMXT Last week’s general election offered many Kodiak residents a “blast from the past," as there were more former residents running around the state than there were current residents. If you voted last week you couldn’t help but note the two local candidates, both of whom who won by the way. That would be Senator Gary Stevens and Representative …

Maggie Wall/KMXT As we push into the holiday season local government groups start reshuffling the meeting schedule. For instance, tonight’s (Thursday) regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly has been cancelled. The next scheduled assembly event is a work session, which is set for two weeks from today, on Nov. 29. Over on the city side, the next scheduled …

Jay Barrett/KMXT More concerns over a planned composting site in Middle Bay were aired before the Kodiak City Council at its last meeting. The city has contracted with Peter Olsen of Quyanna Development Corporation to take the left over sludge from the sewage treatment plant off its hands. He plans to mix it with wood chips and make compost at …

Maggie Wall/KMXT Changes in the content and the way GED testing is done means that those seeking to earn their GED may want to hit the books a bit harder. That’s because, starting January 2014, all previous in-progress tests will no longer be counted and applicants will need to start from scratch with the new testing regime. And Kodiak College, …