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Library Director Katie Baxter stands among the bookshelves at the new public library. The building will open on December 10 after a grand opening ceremony the evening before, on December 9. Brianna Gibbs Photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The new library is still three weeks away from opening its doors to the public, but its new director is hard at work making …

The hat of Leo Soucy sits atop the pool table light at The Rendezvous Bar in Bells Flats. Mr. Soucy, who was an avid pool player and long time Kodiak resident, passed away November 12 in Anchorage. His hat was placed on the light by family and friends who gathered at the Rendezvous on Sunday to celebrate and remember his …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT There will be some new borough assembly faces on various community boards and committees this year. Each year the borough mayor appoints assembly representatives to 16 local boards and committees, ranging from the borough’s Architectural Review Board to the Kodiak College Council. This year newly elected Mayor Jerrol Friend decided to switch things up, and reassigned assembly members …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Today is the first day of work for the borough’s new code enforcer, Neil Horn. Bob Peterson, the borough’s community development director, said Horn was selected from a field of well over a dozen applicants for the position. “And we felt he was the most qualified applicant and the one that would be the best fit for the …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The only two teams to defeat the Kodiak High School Bears at the state volleyball championships were the ones who eventually faced off for the state title. Every other team that came up against Kodiak, went away empty-handed. The Bears tied their best performance ever at state with a third-place finish over the weekend in Anchorage. South beat …

Kodiak Police Chief Ronda Wallace. KPD photo Jay Barrett/KMXT The City of Kodiak didn’t have to look far for its new chief of police. Ronda Wallace, most recently the lieutenant in charge of the department’s operational division was named chief on Friday. Wallace is a 15-year veteran with the Kodiak Police Department, beginning her career in 1998. She worked her …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Today (Friday) is America Recycles Day around the nation, and of course here in Kodiak. Ken Renke, the executive director at our local recycler, Threshold Services, chatted with KMXT’s Jay Barrett about what he’s got planned.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly got a glimpse at what’s been going on in the school district recently, and what’s to come. The assembly has begun to tackle its strategic planning for the year, and education makes up a large portion of the borough’s budget. During last night’s work session Superintendent Stewart McDonald gave an introduction …