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Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough has nearly a million more dollars in the bank today, after a wildly successful land auction over the weekend. According to Borough Manager Bud Cassidy, all but two lots attracted more than the minimum bid, and netted the borough $894,000. One lot in particular, according to Cassidy, generated the most interest: “The Monashka piece …

Matthew Smith/KNOM The Alaska Democratic Party ended its weekend convention in Nome Sunday with resolutions on issues ranging from Alaska Native rights to same-sex marriage, and came away with a full lineup of candidates for key November races. KNOM’s Matthew Smith reports.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The second parks and recreation director in the city of Kodiak’s history is stepping down at the end of the month. Charlie Powers held the position for a little over a year and will be moving off island later this summer. Powers and his family have lived in Kodiak for more than 20 years and first came to …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Despite a dominant performance in the distance races and relays, the Kodiak High School boys still came up short in their quest for a ninth straight Region III track and field title. Colony’s 152 points edged Kodiak’s 143 for the championship. Kodiak’s Kordell Pillans won two individual titles, placing first in the shot put with a throw just …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT During its regular meeting last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved almost $11 million dollars for the school district for the FY 2015 school year. As borough manager Bud Cassidy explained, $10,625,600 of that will be generated from personal property taxes collected by the borough according to its mill rate. “Along with this is an additional $280,000 …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough is putting up for auction almost a half-million dollars of borough-owned land on Saturday. Bob Sholze in the borough manager’s office said interest is high: “This will be the first borough outcry auction land sale since 2005. We have eight parcels – one is in Monashka Bay, five are in Womens Bay area and …

Dan Johnson, national director of PANDA. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A nationally-known activist is in Kodiak this week and will present his views on the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. Dan Johnson is the founder and national director of PANDA, which stands for people against the NDAA. “We are a national, non partisan, grass roots organization that is dedicated to …

Coming up this week, reports from NOAA bring good news about America’s fisheries, attention in Bristol Bay turns from herring to salmon. All that, and yes, another reality show set in Alaska. We had help from KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham and KYUK’s Ben Matheson in Bethel.