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Jay Barrett/KMXT As the calendar flipped to July the Kodiak area salmon harvest went over 1-million fish. Almost 56,000 were harvested on Sunday, with more than half of those, about 32,000, chum salmon. There was just under 20,000 sockeye and almost 4,000 pinks. Harvests Monday were a little less at 38,000, with more than half sockeye. About 30,000 salmon were …

Jay Barrett/KMXT An organization formed to push for Bering Sea crab rationalization has decided to cease operations this summer and merge with a larger umbrella group of crab fishermen. The board of directors of the Crab Group of Independent Harvesters announced Monday they will join the Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers. The Crab Group was initially formed to push for a …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The head of Alaska’s teachers’ union is in Washington D.C. this week for the annual National Education Association meeting. Barb Angaiak, who is completing four years as president of the NEA-Alaska, spoke about several issues important to education in Alaska. She said the governor deciding the state would apply for the waiver of No Child Left Behind requirements …

Jay Barrett/KMXT What started out as a cross promotion between one of the world’s largest retailers and a Miami rapper was seized upon by internet pranksters, and it may result in Kodiak getting a little concert out of the deal. Through the middle of July, Walmart has a promotion on its Facebook page where the store with the most "Likes" …

Jay Barrett/KMXT There will be some significant low tides around Kodiak Island for the next week or so, and that includes the ever-popular Independence Day when beach picnics are sure to be all the rage. A minus 2.5-foot tide, while not extremely low by Cook Inlet or Bristol Bay standards, is reasonably rare on the east side of the island. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Late last week, when the federal Department of Justice announced it was satisfied that new election districts were fair and equitable to Native voters in the state, it made the Alaska Redistricting Board, including Kodiak’s Bob Brodie, very happy.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak’s Trevor Dunbar gave it the old college try last night in the finals of the 5,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, but he did not qualify for a trip to London this summer. Dunbar was 11th, with a time of 13-minutes 40-seconds. Though he shaved almost 10-seconds from his qualifying …

Maggie Wall/KMXT Three Kodiak projects got a financial shot in the arm this week thanks to more than a million dollars in grants from the Rasmuson Foundation. The City of Kodiak was awarded $500,000 for the construction of the new library. The Brother Francis Shelter was awarded $500,000 for the expansion and renovation of the homeless shelter. And The Kodiak …