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Jay Barrett/KMXT Now that it seems the harsh winter has finally been beaten back and spring is near, a project postponed from last fall at Threshold Recycling is about to get underway. Executive Director Ken Reinke says work on the new drive-through recycling building should start soon.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT A revamped website for the Kodiak Island Borough is part of making local government more accessible to residents. The biggest changes is the site’s overall look but the borough’s special projects manager, Meagan Christiansen, says certain features- such as digital versions of the borough’s most commonly requested maps- have been put on the front page of the website. …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Alaskans have just over five weeks to weigh in on a Fish and Game proposal that would align federal and state rules surrounding the subsistence harvest of tanner and king crab. Nick Sagalkin is the area management biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak. He says the changes would affect the size and type …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Kodiak City Council will continue its discussion about increasing the sales tax from six percent to seven percent at its work session tonight. The increase was proposed at a meeting two weeks ago during which over 30 people spoke against the increase. One of those people was Danielle Ringer who says an increased sales tax will drive …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A detailed "float plan" left with friends and family resulted in a short search and a quick rescue for two Cold Bay men this (Monday) morning. The men were on a beachcombing trip to Izembek Lagoon on Sunday when they were reported missing by a family member. An Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew were dispatched from …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Though Thursday night’s Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting was dominated by discussion of funding the next phase of the extended-care facility project, other things did get accomplished. An issue of stream runoff from near the landfill onto Reed Oswalt’s property was resolved shortly after he visited the assembly at their work session the week before, and for that …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Changes to the J-1 Visa program were announced Friday by the State Department. While some changes take effect immediately, Alaska’s seafood processors- which rely heavily on the workforce the program provides- won’t be affected until November. It’s a relief for the processors and fishermen who are preparing for salmon season, but it’s not great news for local cannery …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly last night voted 4-2 to continue the process of building a new long-term care facility to be owned by the borough and operated by Providence. Assembly members Mel Stephens and Louise Stutes were the dissenting votes, while Assemblyman Tuck Bonney was absent. In June of last year, the assembly approved a contract with …