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A road work sign sits on Powell Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Contractors will begin work on the next phase of Rezanof Drive repaving this Friday, and work will tie up traffic for about a week.
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Rezanof Round 2 starts Friday
Like a boxer re-entering the ring, Kodiak is ready for its next bout of Rezanof Drive construction. For days, workers have been preparing curbs, gutters and drains for the pavers to move in. On Friday, contractors under the guidance of state engineer Mahear Aboueid will begin ripping up Rezanof’s ruts and putting down new pavements from Carolyn Street to Cut-Off Road. The project will take between five and seven d...

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Federal judge blocks Karluk lawsuit against Koniag
A federal judge has halted an attempt by the Native Village of Karluk to sue Kodiak Island’s regional Native corporation in tribal court. On July 3, federal Alaska District Court Judge Sharon Gleason ruled that the Karluk tribal court lacks jurisdiction over Koniag Inc. “Because Koniag and (attorney Michael) O’Connell are non-members of the Native Village of Karluk, there is no basis for the Karluk Tribal Court to...

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Alaska Chamber of Commerce visits Kodiak
Forty members of the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce traveled to Kodiak this week for a two-day outreach trip to learn about local businesses and economic development in Kodiak. The Alaska chamber includes members from Ketchikan to Barrow, and each year representatives travel to an outlying Alaska location to gain a broader perspective about what makes up Alaska’s economy. “One of the most important reasons in my...

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New Kodiak Police Department officer Derek Beaver poses next to a police car Tuesday afternoon.
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Beaver is Kodiak Police Department's newest officer
The Kodiak Police Department is back up to full force with the addition of officer Derek Beaver. The department was short an officer for a few months during the hiring process, but is now fully staffed with 18 officers. Police Chief T.C. Kamai said the recruitment process for a new officer can be lengthy, because he looks for someone who not only has the credentials, but will also fit in with the Kodiak community...

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Public safety blotter - July 11, 2012
Monday, July 2 • At 12:42 p.m. an officer gave a warning about the leash law on Marine Way. • At 1:25 p.m. a verbal warning was given to a man driving while license cancelled on Marine Way. • At 1:36 p.m. a phone call was received reporting four men on Center Avenue passing around a marijuana joint. Four people were smoking tobacco. No marijuana was present. • At 2:12 p.m. a vehicle was cited for a parking violati...

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State trooper report - July 11, 2012
Thursday, June 28 At approximately 9:05 p.m. Alaska State Troopers responded to an anonymous tip that a 29-year-old Kodiak man was working at a residence off of Cut-Off Road in Kodiak. He had two outstanding warrants for his arrest. Further investigation revealed he was committing false information and criminal impersonation II. He was arrested for a parole violation warrant, petition to revoke probation warrant,...

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A sleeping bag that allowed the user to walk around in a survival situation was one of the developments of the Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory, a Cold War research unit in Fairbanks.
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Alaska Science Forum: Cold War’s odd arctic innovations
“Rectal Temperature of the Working Sled Dog.” “Cleaning and Sterilization of Bunny Boots.” “Comparative Sweat Rates of Eskimos and Caucasians Under Controlled Conditions.” These are some of the studies completed by scientists who worked for the Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory from the late 1940s to the 1960s. Developed during the Cold War to “solve the severe environmental problems of men living and working in the A...

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Kodiak will turn waste to compost
The city of Kodiak is pressing ahead with an ambitious plan to convert waste from the city’s water treatment plant into compost usable in gardens and on yards across the archipelago. “The pace has picked up considerably on several fronts,” said Peter Olsen, a Kodiak entrepreneur who will operate the plant to turn waste and wood chips from area logging operations into compost. Olsen and the city are working under a...

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School board OKs hiring of eighth-grade teacher
The Kodiak Island Borough school board met for a brief special meeting Monday night for a regularly scheduled work session. During the meeting, the school board voted unanimously to hire Lindsey Cassidy as an eighth-grade English teacher at Kodiak Middle School. Cassidy is a 2002 graduate of Kodiak High School. She taught at Kodiak High School during the 2010-2011 school year before teaching in Portland, Ore., for...

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Green groups sue over drilling
JUNEAU (AP) — A coalition of conservation groups sued the federal government Tuesday over its approval of oil spill response plans for an Arctic Ocean drilling program. The lawsuit does not seek to block Shell Oil from beginning to drill this summer as planned. However, the case could prevent drilling in future seasons, if the coalition succeeds in getting the approvals set aside, attorney Michael LeVine said. The...

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