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Kodiak City Council work session. Jennifer Canfield photo Jennifer Canfield/KMXT At last night’s Kodiak City Council work session, City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski gave an extensive report highlighting the proposed 2013 budget. In it she addressed many of the concerns that were voiced at a meeting two weeks ago during which the council introduced an ordinance that would increase the sales …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Today on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock, guest host Jay Barrett welcomes Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens, who recently returned from the Legislature’s regular and special sessions. Topics include relations with the State House, capital projects for Kodiak, the Pebble Mine and where he fits in the Alaska Republican Party.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Today on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock, guest host Jay Barrett welcomes Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens, who recently returned from the Legislature’s regular and special sessions. Topics include relations with the State House, capital projects for Kodiak, the Pebble Mine and where he fits in the Alaska Republican Party.

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 …