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Jay Barrett/KMXT As KMXT first told you Monday, Kodiak Police Chief T.C. Kamai will be retiring at the end of the month after 25 years with the department, about half of it as chief. Today we hear a little more from Kamai about his career and future.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s a busy week for Kodiak’s municipal government, with four meetings in the next three days. It all starts tonight when the City Council meets for a work session to discuss, among other things, composting. There will be an update on the Class B composting currently being done at the landfill, as well as an update on Quayanna …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum has seen quite a few changes in the past few months. Long-time Director Sven Haakanson retired in June, and in August the museum welcomed Alisha Drabek as its new director. Now, the organization will start seeing less of another decade-long employee, Katie St. John. St. John has served the Alutiiq Museum for the past 12 …

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 5, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Alexis Ensley, from Kodiak, Alaska, prepares to hoist signal flags aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway conducting engineering exercises. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT There’s no question that marine debris has been washing up on Alaska’s shores for hundreds of years. This summer six Kodiak Island Trails Network staffers and 13 volunteers made it their mission to put a sizeable dent in debris washed up on a remote island southwest of Kodiak. Nobody lives on Tugidak Island. It’s 67 square miles of …

Retiring Kodiak Police Chief T.C. Kamai Jay Barrett/KMXT After the end of this month, there’ll only be one “Chief Kamai” working for the City of Kodiak. That’ll be the fire chief, Rome Kamai, because his brother, T.C., is retiring as chief of police: “Well, I’ve made it no secret that September of 2013 was 25 years for me,” he said. …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A new gym floor is in the works for Kodiak High School, potentially further displacing some athletic teams until December. During Thursday’s Borough Assembly meeting Borough Manager Bud Cassidy told the assembly that he authorized a change order in the high school construction and renovation project, one that would completely replace the gym floor. Cassidy said the original …

Jay Barrett/KMXT In sports over the weekend, the Kodiak High School Bears continued to excel on the trails and in the water. The Kodiak boys and girls both won the Homer Invitational swimming and diving meet Friday and Saturday, and Levi Thomet swept the ACS Class Challenge and Palmer Invite. Football The Bears football team, in their home opener, were …