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Member of the public asks the governor a question. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Alaska is one state where the public has relatively easy access to its elected officials, and Governor Bill Walker put some time aside to speak with the community during a visit to Kodiak on Friday. The Chamber, the Afognak Native Corporation, and the City of Kodiak hosted …

Chicken looks into camera. Photo by Stewart Black / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT It’s not often that a child gives public comment at a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly regular meeting, but last week, a 10-year-old stood up for the right to keep chickens and roosters. On Thursday the assembly held a public hearing on an ordinance that would put a temporary …

 A beautiful day for a race! Another spectacular fall day greeted a crowd of 160 racers and their supporters at the 10th annual KMXT Run the Rock on Saturday. Thanks to all of our sponsors and all who came out to participate – we hope you had as much fun as we did. You’ll find the results for the races …

Jeff Peterson with wife Lianna and daughter Zoe. Photo courtesy of Kodiak Combos Kayla Desroches/KMXT Professionals and aspiring business people will flock to Kodiak next week for Discover Company Owner Gives Insight into the Rural Tourism Industry in KodiakKodiak’s Rural Tourism Summit. The free event will feature guest speakers and serve as a venue for locals to pose questions and …

Monique Lewis, far left, talks at candidate forum. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Monique Lewis is running in Tuesday’s municipal election and wants to add the position of Kodiak Island Borough Assemblywoman to her current public service, which includes volunteering as a firefighter and sitting on the Chiniak library board of directors. Lewis says she has a desire to serve, and …

Tuesday night’s candidate forum. The three people in background are (left to right) Monique Lewis, Scott Smiley, and Matt Van Daele. Far left is Trevor Brown from the Chamber of Commerce, and far right is Lindsay Knight. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Three candidates for the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly participated in a Local Candidate Forum last night. Monique Lewis, Scott …

School board candidate forum in drama pod. On stage, Kelly Bell on right, Julie Hill on left. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Next month, voters will choose who will fill a three-year seat on the Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education. Running for the board is Kelly Bell, who arrived to Kodiak in 2013 with a background in education …

Guirec and Monique. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT A Frenchman who sailed into Alaska via the Northwest Passage stopped in Kodiak last week. Guirec Soudée’s boat has dents from ice on its side and a portrait of his traveling companion, Monique, on the bow. It’s called Yvinec, after the island in Brittany where Soudée was born. Monique the chicken climbs onto …

The very first thing Friday morning, sport fishing for coho salmon in the Buskin River drainage will close by emergency order due to a lack of escapement. The closure starts at one minute past midnight Thurs. Tyler Polum, Fish and Game’s sport fish biologist in Kodiak said that the 2016 season is roughly half over and there are are fewer …

Keyboard. Clare Black / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT A group of local industry leaders which originally set out to analyze and improve Kodiak’s job market is making a comeback. Jared Griffin, a professor at Kodiak College, says the Kodiak Workforce Regional Advisory Council was active a few years ago and put together a survey of local businesses to determine patterns, hiring …