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Coming up this week, halibut is the fish du jour; there is already some fallout from Alaska salmon packers pulling out of the MSC certification program, and don’t ever try to pass of your dog salmon as a king. We had help this week from Fish Radio’s Laine Welch in Kodiak and KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Friends of Chris Dresdow have been rallying around her for nearly a year now. Dresdow was diagnosed with advanced stage Lyme disease and is paying thousands of dollars each month to fight it. Suzanne Bobo and Vic Downing have been fundraising for Dresdow since last spring and this week were guests on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock. As …

Punxsutawney Phil, with Groundhog Club President Bill Deeley. Photo groundhog.org Jay Barrett/KMXT Today is February 2nd, the traditional date that groundhogs peek out of their winter dens to gauge how much longer they’ll be holed up. In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil, the seer of seers, was summoned from his borrow by Groundhog Club President Bill Deeley …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Police Department has been getting reports over the last few days of counterfeit money being spent in town. Local merchants report the counterfeits were exclusively in $20 and $100 denominations. The police department said the bills appear authentic at first glance, but upon closer inspection obvious flaws stand out. They did not say what those flaws …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT About 160 residences have lost power in the Chiniak, Pasagshak and Middle Bay areas. Nancy Sweeney, communication specialist for Kodiak Electric Association, says crews have been dispatched to a utility pole located on the town side of Middle Bay. Heavy snow, wind and rain caused the top of the pole to snap around 11:30 this morning. Power is …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The political satire group Capitol Steps celebrated 30 years of poking fun at pundits and politicians in 2011. The group, which has about 25 members, performs over 600 shows a year around the country. Tonight they’ll perform for the first time in Kodiak. Mike Tilford has been performing with the group since 1992. Each show includes five members …

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the items on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly’s agenda for Thurday night’s regular meeting is a resolution adopting the Borough Strategic Plan for the Years 2012-2016. Different than a comprehensive plan, which is a roadmap for zoning and development, a strategic plan is a roadmap of priorities for the next five years. Borough Manager Rick Gifford …

Jay Barrett/KMXT and The AP There could be a bump in the road for the Coastal Management Program initiative that is currently undergoing certification in Juneau. At a news conference Tuesday morning Senate President Gary Stevens of Kodiak said there was apparently some trouble with the petition. A computer analysis has found about 20,200 signers qualified to sign petitions to …