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Today on KMXT, the return of "The Naturalist," produced by the summer volunteer at Fort Abercrombie State Historic Park . This summer Deb Mignogno will bring us regular updates of what’s happening out there. Today she introduces herself.

Coming up this week the Norton Sound Red King quota is up, a dog who wouldn’t abandon ship as it was going down near Kodiak was rescued by a Good Samaritan. And the struggle to subsist on salmon, all coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help this week from KYUK’s Mark Arehart reporting from Mountain Village, KUCB’s …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A short power outage at 8:52 this (Thursday) morning left Kodiak Electric customers from Gibson Cove to Monashka Bay without electricity for about a half hour. KEA spokeswoman Nancy Sweeney said the problem was a cable fault at the Hartman Substation, which is adjacent to the co-op’s headquarters and power house. Just a reminder, KMXT’s emergency generator kicks …

Jay Barrett/KMXT More land is being cleared atop Signal Hill to make way for the new Kodiak public library. Land is being cleared now to the south of the old barn on the site, with several large spruce marked for falling. In addition to dozens of dump truck loads of spruce boughs being hauled from the site, numerous flatbed trailers …

Maggie Wall and Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough is expected to take another step forward tonight toward finding a replacement for former Borough Manager Rick Gifford. The assembly is scheduled to meet in executive session during tonight’s regular meeting to review applications from prospective replacements for the manager position. Gifford’s last day was the 13th. He tendered his resignation …

Maggie Wall/KMXT The Kodiak City Council will hold a special meeting tonight in the borough conference room to approve next year’s budget. While there are no public hearings slated, there is a public comment period scheduled just before the budget vote. In her report to the council, City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year …

Jay Barrett/KMXT It looks like a long-standing Kodiak tradition might truly be fizzling away. For the second year in a row there will be no public fireworks display in the city on the 4th of July. Last year a replacement could not be found in time to conduct the show after the long time pyrotechnic experts retired. This year, according …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak National Refuge Visitor Center is offering two extra programs for the public during the summertime. On Thursdays, sit down with some coffee with a ranger, and on Saturdays, enjoy hikes suitable for kids of all ages – including the grown up ones. Coffee with a Ranger is led by Caryn Hacker, who is an interpretive park …