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Kodiak High School renovation project passes school board
The Kodiak High School renovation and expansion project passed a major hurdle Monday night as the Kodiak school board approved a $62.3 million construction bid from Watterson Construction. Watterson was the lowest bidder when construction bids were opened March 6, but even Watterson's bid came in above expectations. After the bid opening, the Kodiak Island Borough's engineering and facilities department analyzed t...
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Kodiak’s Greg Deal, Wells Fargo area president for western Alaska, presents Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey with a check at the finish line in Nome on Tuesday, March 12. (Jeff Schultz/IditarodPhotos.com photo)
Deal presents Iditarod check
One week ago, Kodiak’s Greg Deal appeared on television sets across the state handing Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey one giant-sized check.  He said he was nervous, but it didn’t appear so when he came on shortly after Seavey completed the 1,000-mile trek from Willow to Nome.  “That is not my wheelhouse, and they stuck that camera right in my face,” Deal said.  Deal presented Seavey, the oldest Iditarod champion a...
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The Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are monitoring the grounding of the Pacific Producer near Ouzinkie. (Photo courtesy of the Coast Guard cutter Mustang)
After grounding, workers say they’re stranded
Jesus Escalera, Mario Escalera and Zach Todd are homeless, broke and have been wearing the same clothes for three days. The three men flew up from Washington last week to work as processors on the Pacific Producer, which ran aground on Friday and left them adrift with no money and no place to go. A good Samaritan boat, the fishing vessel Christy, took 10 Pacific Producer crewmen back to Kodiak after the ship ran a...
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Police make meth bust
A Kodiak man is facing serious drug charges after police discovered more than three ounces of methamphetamine, an ounce of heroin, marijuana and prescription drugs in his possession on Saturday. Steve Nault, 58, faces charges of second-degree drugs misconduct (a class A felony), third-degree drugs misconduct (a class B felony), fourth-degree drugs misconduct (a class C felony), and misconduct involving weapons (a ...
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Rural villages face sludge issues
The city of Kodiak is creeping toward a solution to its sewage sludge dilemma, but two rural Kodiak communities appear to have found a quicker way to solve the same problem. This summer, Ouzinkie and Port Lions will dig new sewage lagoons to contain the waste pumped from their septic tanks and sewage pipes. The new lagoons highlight the different problems facing rural and urban Kodiak, even when they tackle simila...
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Kodiak swimmers share pool with Olympic gold medalist
Kodiak High School’s Ila Hughes and Tahna Lindquist spent their spring break competing against a four-time Olympic gold medalist. The two sophomore swimming stars participated alongside Missy Franklin in the Western Region Section Short Course Championships in Federal Way, Wash. And the Kodiak students held their own against Franklin, who won four gold medals and one bronze at the 2012 London Olympics. “Swimmin...
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Public Safety Blotter: March 19
Thursday, March 14 At 1:17 p.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Mylark Lane. At 1:23 p.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Marine Way. At 4:43 p.m., someone brought in proof of insurance and a citation was corrected. At 5:38 p.m., a woman reported her vehicle was hit in a parking lot. There was minor damage. At 6:03 p.m. and 6:04 p.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Marine Way. At 7:05 p.m., a caller reported...
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Outdoor Kodiak: Snowshoe hare for dinner
We eat a lot of rabbit. While it doesn’t completely replace chicken or turkey in our diets, it certainly accounts for more meals than chicken and turkey combined. There seems to be divide between folks who eat rabbit and those who don’t. If it was a part of your family cuisine while you were growing up, you’re likely to be eating it today. But if you’ve never had it, the chances are you’re not going to without a n...
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There are only two good Assembly members
To the Editor: When the time comes for local elections each year, do not vote for the bad five that are on there now, just the two good owes. Either the board members get off the boards and do their own work, or stay on the boards and not be able to bid on jobs the borough is putting out for bids. All you people need to write a letter to the Editor stating, “That anyone who is on any of the boards of the borough c...
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Bullying incident at the Assembly meeting
To the Editor: This past Thursday’s borough assembly meeting was marred due to a bullying incident. Specifically, during a period set aside for audience comments, one of the audience members was duly recognized and began her presentation. Shortly thereafter, one of the assembly members began forcibly shouting her down, repeatedly and loudly incanting “Point of Order”, “Point of Order”, until the speaker, a senior...
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