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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A series of fallen trees left some Kodiak residents entering the New Year without power. Nancy Sweeney is the communication and human resource specialist for Kodiak Electric Association and said extremely windy weather on December 31 caused a number of trees to fall on the Chiniak and Pasagshak power lines, cutting power to areas of Women’s Bay and …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Two more assessment teams were put on the Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk Thursday to continue determining the extent of damage caused by its grounding on New Years Eve near Kodiak Island. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard says it should be able to balance its role in the recovery efforts with its responsibility to assure safety in winter …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Ferry Kennicott is running about 48-hours behind schedule after having trouble with its car lift in Yakutat. The ship sailed at 4:30 Thursday morning for Whittier, and wss expected to arrive there at 6:30 Friday morning. After a one-hour stop in Chenega Bay Friday afternoon, it will sale for Kodiak, arriving around 8 a.m. Saturday. In …

Coming up this week: Salmon creeks on the south end of Kodiak Island could be imperiled by the grounding of Royal Dutch Shell’s massive floating drill rig Kulluk; and more backlash – including a lawsuit – over new observer rules for small boats that go into effect this month. We had help from KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka and KDLG’s …

A salvage team aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk moves an emergency towing system delivered the Kulluk by a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The Kulluk is located 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, on the shore of Sitkalidak Island. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Marsh Jay Barrett/KMXT A five-person …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Convention and Visitor’s Bureau will see some changes in the coming weeks, starting with its name. Janet Buckingham is the director of the KICVB, which is now being called Discover Kodiak. Buckingham said the name change to Discover Kodiak will also help clear up some confusion between the former convention and visitor’s bureau and the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will take a closer look at its capitol improvements project priority list for the 2013 legislative session in the days and weeks to come. The assembly invited Representative Alan Austerman and Senator Gary Stevens to review the borough’s CIP list during last Thursday’s work session and received some critical feedback. Both Austerman and …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will hold a regular meeting tonight (Thursday) and introduce an ordinance that aims to improve transparency on borough contracts. The ordinance will require the borough manager to notify the assembly about certain contracts that may pose a conflict of interest between the borough and assembly members or their immediate family. This will be …