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This week marks the 125th anniversary of the Philippines’ Declaration of Independence. That was when the island nation officially began a revolution from its colonizers. Festivities take place across the country each year, and this year, celebrations even took place here in Kodiak.  St. Mary’s Parish, Kodiak’s Catholic church, dedicated a Mass to the archipelago’s Filipino community on Sunday. After …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin sits down with Blythe Brown, Acting District Manager with Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation, and Matt Van Daele, Natural Resources Director for Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak, to talk about how the Kodiak community can help turn the tide against invasive species in Alaska. Listen here:

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Port of Seattle has shut down its cargo operations due to labor conflicts and it could affect the Alaska. A wildfire near Healy has drawn a big response. And a Fairbanks woman ran 68 miles to celebrate her 68th birthday. Shipping containers at the Port of Seattle.Patti Domm | CNBC

The Coast Guard is still investigating what caused a boat to sink in St. Herman Harbor earlier this month.  The 48-foot fishing vessel La Mer sank in its slip on Friday, June 2; it’s since been floated and pulled from the water.  Kodiak’s St. Herman’s Harbor at sunset; June 2022 (Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT) Kodiak Harbormaster Dave Johnson told City Council members …

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly passed its annual budget at a special meeting last week. As part of passing the budget, the Assembly also voted to lower the borough’s mill rate, or calculation of property taxes. Service areas such as the Women’s Bay Road Service Area or residents within Kodiak City limits may be subject to other mill rates. The …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: There was a magnitude 5 earthquake centered 20 miles south of Circle yesterday. The new Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Alaska visited Atka recently. And deep sea gas seeps near the Aleutian Islands were discovered last month. The Okeanos Explorer was a U.S. Navy ship before becoming NOAA’s only large vessel …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The National Marine Fisheries Service hasn’t ruled out the possibility of opening the summer troll season for king salmon in Southeast Alaska. A 60 foot Polynesian voyaging canoe docked in Haines yesterday afternoon. And there is a new speed record for climbing Denali. Trollers wait in Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin on Oct. 8, …

Sen. Lisa Murkowski reintroduced a bill and shared support for another, both aimed at supporting coastal communities this week. The legislation is aimed at investing in research and local economies. Murkowski is bringing back the Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act. The bill would designate “Ocean Innovation Clusters” for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Each so-called cluster would become a …