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Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Bear Town Market opens up only on days when a cruise ship anchors in Kodiak. With Holland America’s Zaandam cruise ship in Kodiak yesterday, more than half a dozen vendors set up shop in the Sun’aq Bingo Hall so that visitors can easily find some of the island’s finest locally produced goods. The ship had1400 passengers and …

Jay Barrett/KMXT There will be three familiar faces serving another three years on the Kodiak Electric Association board of directors. Cliff Davidson, Stosh Anderson and Michael Brechan were all returned to office at Monday night’s 70th annual KEA membership meeting. There were no other candidates. KEA spokeswoman Nancy Sweeney said 236 members were in attendance at the meeting, though ballots …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Former Kodiak Island Borough Assemblyman Reed Oswalt paid a visit to his former colleagues at Thursday’s assembly work session, but it wasn’t a social call. He was there to inform the assembly of two issues affecting his property off Monashka Bay Road. One was the diversion of drainage water from borough land onto his property, and the other …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A 48-year-old Fairbanks man hunting on Kodiak Island got a lot closer to a brown bear than he planned to on Saturday. Rodd Moretz was attacked by one bear after he had just shot a different bear and was approaching the spot where it fell. Fish and Game bear expert Larry Van Daele said it was a case …

Carol Lampl at East Addition. Jennifer Canfield photo Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Kenai Central softball team visited Kodiak for the opening games of the season. The Lady Bears varsity team won 10-3 on Friday, but lost 16-9 on Saturday. The Kardinals sent the Bears down in the bottom of the ninth in just minutes. Carole Lampl is a senior on the …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Thursday night the Kodiak City Council approved an appropriation for repairs to the water main on Rezanof Drive East, from about the Near Island Bridge to the top of Signal Hill. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski explained the need for the emergency repairs.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School boys dominated the field at the Skyview Invitational over the weekend, racking up 100 points for the win. Grace Christian was second with 68 points, followed by Anchorage Christian School in third with 55. Houston and Colony rounded out the top five. The Bears were led by Cole Christiansen’s wins in the 800 and …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The City of Kodiak has been drawing on its general fund to cover increasing costs, but without additional revenue or drastic cuts that fund could be depleted. Last night the Kodiak City Council gave the first reading of an ordinance that would increase the sales tax from six percent to seven percent. The ordinance would also increase the …