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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Senator Mark Begich was in Kodiak yesterday on a campaign tour. The Alaska democrat is seeking re-election this November and stopped by KMXT to talk about how the campaign is going. Overall, Begich said he feels good about the race, but acknowledged that it is a tough one. “And I think it will be a close election, as …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The crew from the Kodiak-based Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley assisted three mariners late Tuesday after their skiff experienced outboard troubles near Nome. The Nome police department contacted the Alex Haley that they had lost contact with a 16-foot skiff that was disabled and adrift. The Coast Guardsmen launched a small boat and found the skiff being assisted …

KRAA Fish Culturist Hawk Turman grabs a female sockeye salmon from Chris Carchia during Monday’s egg-take on Afognak Lake. KRAA staff member Will Miller looks on. Brianna Gibbs/Photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Monday was the first egg-take of the season for the Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association. A group of volunteers and KRAA staff made the trek to Afognak Lake where they spent …

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the fastest-growing sports in the nation is coming to Kodiak next week. “Rumble on the Rock” is a night of ten or more mixed martial arts bouts. And since it’s held in a fenced-in octagon and not held in a ring like boxing or professional wrestling, MMA is also known as cage fighting. KMXT’s Jay Barrett …

On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock, we’ll hear from local lawyers Josh Fitzgerald and Liz Flemming about some legal misconceptions and rights that citizens might not know they have.

Jay Barrett/KMXT A Kodiak man has been appointed to a seat on the Alaska Commission on Aging. David Blacketer was appointed to fill the vacancy on the commission when Kodiak’s Iver Malutin died in June. Blacketer is a retiree from Safeway and serves on the board of directors of the Senior Citizens of Kodiak. Working with the Salvation Army, he …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Since discontinuing its economic development contract with the Chamber of Commerce earlier this year, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is now discussing ways it can fill the role. During Thursday’s work session, Assemblywoman Carol Austerman proposed the possibility of an economic development sub committee, perhaps in conjunction with the city and other borough communities around the archipelago. Austerman …

Jay Barrett/KMXT – Joaqlin Estus/KNBA The registration period opened on the first for candidates running for local office. As of Friday, only incumbent Dave Kaplan has filed for another three-year term on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. He, along with assemblymen Tuck Bonney and Mel Stevens all have terms expiring this year. There is a pair of seats on the …