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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT As the salmon make their way up stream, and the rivers of Kodiak bustle with eager anglers, Fish and Game wants to remind sportsfishermen about the ban on footgear with absorbent felt on the soles. Tyler Polum is a Fisheries Biologist for Fish and Game and said felt-bottomed shoes aren’t illegal, but rather, not permitted in freshwater. This …

A Tencel Salmon Blazer from fashion designer Lindsay Long features lapels and pockets trimmed in salmon skin leather. It’s part of her line of salmon-detailed clothing coming out this fall. Coming up this week, the long-time boss at ASMI is fixin’ to retire, while officials plan to fix the MV Excellence, its crew has been stranded in Unalaska, fishing on …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The U.S. Navy has called on Kodiak residents to provide information about possible WWII ordnance left on or around the archipelago. In 2011, a Navy historian from Washington state travelled to Alaska to conduct research on the sea defense areas the Navy used in WWII. During his visit, he identified three sites that needed to be looked at …

Capt. Karl Moore, left, retiring commanding officer of Base Kodiak, and Capt. Jerald Woloszynski, right, incoming commanding officer of Base Kodiak, shake hands after reading their orders and passing command July 11, 2012.Rear Adm. Ronald Rábago looks on. Woloszynski, prior program manager for the Nationwide Automatic Identification System project, will serve a three-year tour as commanding officer at Base Kodiak. …

Maggie Wall/KMXT A proposed land swap between the city and the borough would accomplish several things. First the Kodiak Island Borough would get a good building site near the hospital on which to build the new long-term care facility. Second, the City of Kodiak would get much needed land at the east end of the cemetery, which would provide better …

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the required community meetings on the ballot measure to re-establish an Alaska Coastal Management Program will be held this evening in Kodiak. The meetings, being held around the state, will have speakers give pro and con arguments for the citizen-led initiative, and a time for testimony. Alaska is the only coastal state in the nation without …

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the required community meetings on the ballot measure to re-establish an Alaska Coastal Management Program will be held this evening in Kodiak. The meetings, being held around the state, will have speakers give pro and con arguments for the citizen-led initiative, and a time for testimony. Alaska is the only coastal state in the nation without …

Maggie Wall/KMXT The Rezanof Drive East paving project enters a new phase Thursday when workers will begin resurfacing and paving the portion from North Cuttoff Road to Carolyn Street. A Kodiak Police Department advisory suggests that drivers watch for signage announcing road closures and detours. Expect delays when travelling the construction zone and consider taking alternative routes to avoid the …