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Small quake at Denali Park
DENALI NATIONAL PARK (AP) — The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 4.3 quake was recorded Monday night about 18 miles west-southwest of Denali National Park. The Fairbanks-based center says it has received no reports that the light quake was felt or caused any damage. The quake hit at 8:06 p.m. Alaska time at a depth of 65 miles. Park offices and ranger stations were closed for the evening. An A...
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Tyler Polum removes a king salmon from a fish trap Tuesday, July 3, 2012 on Monashka Creek. (James Brooks photo)
Kings captured
Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Tyler Polum loaded a king salmon into a container held by Kate Kimmel July 3 at a fish trap on Monashka Creek. King salmon caught in the trap are used for breeding purposes in the hatchery project run by the Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association. After capture, the fish are kept in tanks until harvested for their eggs and milt.
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Agreement reached in Kodiak school district labor talks
The Kodiak Island Borough School District has reached a tentative two-year agreement with its second-largest collective bargaining group. Details of the agreement between the district and the Kodiak Island Educational Support Association, which represents about 200 non-teachers, are being kept confidential until KIESA members have been informed of the details by mail, said KIESA spokeswoman Linda McCool. “A tentat...
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Alutiiq Museum will spruce up exhibits
A $5,514 grant from the Alaska State Museum Grant-in-Aid program will allow the Alutiiq Museum to revamp two exhibits in upcoming months. Once per year the Alaska State Museum awards grants for projects that improve museum services. For fiscal year 2013, the museum awarded 23 grants totaling $105,600. The Baranov Museum was awarded $9,000 for permanent exhibit development, and the Kodiak Maritime Museum was awarde...
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Public safety blotter - July 9, 2012
Saturday, June 30 • At 12:30 a.m. a phone call was received and the hospital cleared a person from an earlier call and officers brought him into protective custody. • At 1:03 a.m. a phone call was received reporting people outside on Murphy Way being loud and obnoxious. A disorderly conduct advisement was given. • At 4:02 a.m. a vehicle was in a parking lot on Mill Bay Road. Will contact owner when they open. • At...
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Fish Factor: Tsunami debris hitting Alaska in waves
Marine debris trackers are taking to the air any day to get a better idea of where and what is washing ashore from last year’s devastating tsunami in Japan. Best guesstimates claim at least 1.5 million tons of debris are afloat on and under the current-driven waters that routinely cover Alaska coastlines. The state has funded a $200,000 systematic aerial survey by Airborne Technologies Inc. of Virginia that will ...
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Artists invited to put color in new Kodiak High School
If you know your way around a paintbrush, welding torch or potting wheel, the Kodiak High School’s 1 percent for art committee wants to hear from you. Until July 23, the Alaska Council on the Arts is accepting applications from artists interested in contributing work to decorate the new Kodiak High School. Under state law, 1 percent of the budget from state-funded projects must be reserved for artwork, meaning $59...
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Kodiak hospital, others gear up for campaign to fight fat
Like the rest of the country, Kodiak has a big, fat problem. In 2010, 63.2 percent of Kodiak Island residents were overweight or obese, according to the Alaska Center for Health Data and Statistics. That number is slightly under the 64.3 percent statewide rate. “We’re definitely on par with national rates,” Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center dietician Heather Preece said. Local educators and health care prov...
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Orange hawkweed, growing on the hillside below Mission Road, is dotted with blobs of foam created by spit bugs. (Marion Owen photo)
Garden Gate: Sole sticky pest plagues Kodiak gardens
As the summer unfolds, so do the lessons from last winter’s severe cold. In early June for example, grasses, sedges and wildflowers seemed behind the eight ball. But the wild landscape is quickly catching up, witnessed by hikers, fishermen and bear viewers. As for this year’s salmonberry and raspberry crops, the jury is still out. There seems to be plenty of new growth (next year’s crop), and if this winter is kin...
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3 sickened by ammonia in Dutch Harbor
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Three people were treated for inhalation of ammonia vapors leaking from a Seattle-based fishing vessel as it was docked in Dutch Harbor, responders said Sunday. The leak is believed to be coming from a tank holding up to 5,000 pounds of ammonia, said Coast Guard Lt. Jim Fothergill. The entire cooling system onboard the 367-foot Excellence contains 20,500 pounds of ammonia. “It evaporates quickly o...
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