Jay Barrett/KMXT When Senator Charlie Huggins of Wasilla put together an all-Republican majority in the state Senate, Kodiak’s Gary Stevens was left out in the cold. But that changed Thursday afternoon, when the two-time Senate president joined the majority. In exchange, Stevens was given the chairmanship of the Senate’s Education Committee. He will also serve on the Legislative Council and …
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Stevens Joins Republican Majority
Jay Barrett/KMXT When Senator Charlie Huggins of Wasilla put together an all-Republican majority in the state Senate, Kodiak’s Gary Stevens was left out in the cold. But that changed this (Thursday) afternoon, when the two-time Senate president joined the majority. In exchange, Stevens was given the chairmanship of the Senate’s Education Committee. He will also serve on the Legislative Council …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Coming up this week, a plan to shut down the largest herring fishery in the state has been turned aside by an advisory committee, the members of the Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force have been named, and how salmon are like money in the bank. All that, plus: PETA mourns the loss of saltwater bass. We had help from KDLG’s …
Read More »Another Bump in the Road for Bike Path
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The proposed bike path from downtown Kodiak to Deadman’s Curve hit another dead end during Tuesday’s City Council work session when City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said she had not heard back from the State Department of Transporation. During last month’s work session council members were told they would have to sign a draft agreement with the DOT on …
Read More »‘Silent Night, Lonely Night’ Revamps College Drama Department
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This weekend community members will get an opportunity to experience a portion the revitalized Kodiak College theater class during the production of Silent Night, Lonely Night. The drama will feature more than a dozen cast and crew members from the college community. Jared Griffin is the director for the play and said this particular production came about after …
Read More »Library Project Moving Along As Scheduled
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Despite an exciting election taking place outside the borough conference room, it was business as usual for the Kodiak City Council when the met for a work session last night. One item on the agenda was an update on the public library. Roe Sturgulewski is the project manager for the library and presented a proposal for the next …
Read More »Kodiak on the Winning Side of All Questions Save President
Jay Barrett/KMXT After the General Election yesterday, not much will likely change in Kodiak, except there will be a new dock at Pier III at some point in the near future. The Senate District R race saw incumbent Gary Stevens fend off a challenge by Cordova Democrat Robert Henrich. With all but one precinct reporting, Stevens received 5,702 votes, or …
Read More »Changes Coming to Kodiak Red Cross Office
Jay Barrett/KMXT Starting on January 1st, there will be a greatly reduced American Red Cross presence in Kodiak. The disaster relief organization says it will not actually be closing the office, as was previously announced, but instead it will keep the office open, but not staff it. Sally Magnuson, the Kodiak logistics specialists, has been with the Red Cross here …
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