Mary Donaldson/KMXT It’s taken years of preparation, but Alutiiq treasures have made their way back to Kodiak and will be on display at the Alutiiq Museum later this week. Mary Donaldson has more.
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Tusty Provides Trusty Service For Peninsula
Anne Hillman/KIAL The Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Tustumena has connected remote villages with the rest of the state since 1964. Its southwestern route runs from Kodiak to Dutch Harbor and provides the most affordable form of transportation within the region. But as Anne Hillman found out, it’s more than just a cheap ride, it’s a community builder.
Read More »Blood Bank of Alaska Comes to Kodiak
Mary Donaldson/KMXT The Blood Bank of Alaska will be parking its blood-mobile in Kodiak starting today (Tuesday). They are taking blood donations from interested donors throughout this week and over Memorial Day weekend.
Read More »Anglers Reel In 55-Pounders, But Rejected Peace Cup Entry
Jay Barrett/KMXT Judy Kidder with the Kodiak Peace Cup called in with an update from the first weekend of the King Salmon Derby. The current leader is from Old Harbor with a king weighing in at 47-point-five pounds. Second place also comes from there, at 42-point-seven pounds. A Kodiak fisherman is currently in third, with a weigh-in of 42-point-two pounds. …
Read More »Villages Graduations Begin
Casey Kelly/KMXT The first village graduations were held Friday in Port Lions and Ouzinkie. Here Ouzinkie students queue up for the procession. Three pre-schoolers, three kindergarteners, an eighth grader, and two high school seniors celebrated graduation in Ouzinkie. (Photo Casey Kelly/KMXT) The villages of Port Lions and Ouzinkie celebrated graduations on Friday. KMXT’s Casey Kelly was there, and filed this …
Read More »Alaska Offers Discount Fares For Crab Fest
Jay Barrett/KMXT In honor of the 50th Anniversary Kodiak Crab Fest, Alaska Airlines is offering special, lower airfares of 79-dollars between Anchorage and Kodiak.
Read More »Bears Sweep Region III Meet
Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears made a clean sweep of the Region Three Track and Field championships in Palmer over the weekend. The girls scored 116 points to easily outpace Colony’s 102 and Wasilla’s 76. Skyview was fourth and Palmer was fifth. The boys’ championship was a little harder to come by, as it was won on the …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report
Miss this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report by KMXT’s own Casey Kelly? It’s right here for easy listening at the click of your mouse. Check it out!
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