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Alaska State Troopers: March 28
Monday, March 25 At 3:18 p.m., Alaska State Troopers went to a home on Albatross Avenue after a 29-year-old woman reported her husband needed medical help for a stab wound. Troopers and the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Services arrived on scene. The investigation resulted in the arrest of the woman for third-degree domestic violence assault. The victim was taken to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center and was...

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Around Kodiak: March 28
The Kodiak Refuge Visitor Center hosts this week’s brown bag lunch science talk, "Steller Sea Lion Diets Around Kodiak," with Lei Guo of the University of Alaska. The Steller sea lion is one of the most expensive species in terms of research funds spent. Yet, figuring out what they eat is a difficult undertaking, and sometime a stinky one. This talk, from noon to 1 p.m., summarizes what we know about Steller sea l...

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The Filipino singing and dance group Mocha Girls packed the Mecca Lounge on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 in a unique show.
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Mocha Girls visit Kodiak for second concert
The Mocha Girls are returning to Kodiak for a second concert this Friday. The group kicked off their second North American tour with a performance at the Mecca Lounge in February. DJ Marc Ignacio, of Island Style Entertainment, said the five-member singing and dancing group from the Philippines is returning because they enjoyed the atmosphere in Kodiak. “They called me and said, ‘We like the vibe of the people the...

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The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Tustumena makes its inaugural visit to the city of Old Harbor on Monday night, April 23, 2012. According to a draft schedule released by the marine highway on Wednesday, the Tustumena will resume its Old Harbor visits after it finishes maintenance this summer.
(Photo courtesy Old Harbor Native Corporation)

State releases draft schedule for 2013-2014 ferry service
Three months after the Tustumena returns from overhaul in Seward, Kodiak’s other major ferry will be laid up for maintenance. The Alaska Marine Highway System on Wednesday released its draft 2013-2014 schedule, which calls for the ferries Kennicott, Columbia, Matanuska, Fairweather and Chenega to undergo monthslong periods of repair and maintenance next winter. “We picked that time because generally dead of winter...

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Koniag Inc.'s Kodiak headquarters is seen Tuesday afternoon, March 26, 2013. The regional Native corporation for Kodiak announced Tuesday that President/CEO Will Anderson has resigned amid a large-scale reorganization of company management.
(James Brooks photo)

Koniag CEO resigns amid dismal financial news
Correction: The last name of interim Koniag president Tom Panamaroff was misspelled in an early version of this story, as was the first name of interim CEO Ron Unger. Worksmart Inc., the company headed by Unger, is not a Koniag subsidiary. Koniag Inc. has announced the resignation of President/CEO Will Anderson amid a large-scale reorganization of the company’s management. Anderson, who has served as the lead...

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School district will axe teachers to balance budget
Kodiak schools will enter the next school year with 18 fewer teachers under a new budget-balancing plan introduced Thursday to the Kodiak Island Borough school board. To balance a $2 million budget shortfall, the Kodiak school district plans to not hire replacements for retiring or quitting teachers. Teachers would be shifted from specialty teaching positions into classrooms to cover the gaps created by the depart...

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Wrist bands bearing the "Choose Respect" motto are seen on a table Thursday afternoon, March 29, 2012 in the Sun'aq Tribal Hall.
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‘Choose Respect’ rally draws Parnell to Old Harbor
At Kodiak High School, Eli Fields will warm up his vocal chords for a rap on stage. In Old Harbor, they’re getting ready for a visit from Gov. Sean Parnell. It’s all part of “Choose Respect,” a statewide campaign against domestic violence that climaxes Thursday with community marches in 143 Alaska communities. “When I talked to the governor's office, they said everybody in Kodiak was involved except for one villag...

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Barbara Zimmerman Hoedel received an award for her service to the Kodiak 4-H program. (Photo courtesy of Heather Johnson)

Volunteer wins 4-H leadership service award
Kodiak 4-H volunteer Barbara Zimmerman Hoedel has received a top regional award for her 34 years of volunteer service with 4-H. 4-H is a youth development program that focuses on agriculture, science and home economics. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service announced Hoedel will receive the 4-H Salute to Excellence Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award. Hoedel, who serves as president of ...

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Around Kodiak: March 27
The Monashka Bay Road Service Area will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in Bayside Fire Hall to address a contract for road maintenance and repairs, snow removal and sanding. Senior Citizens of Kodiak’s Family Caregiver Support Program is hosting a discussion regarding caregiving issues at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the Senior Center. For further information contact Kathy at 486-6181.

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Lightning strikes the hills northwest of the Yukon River.
(Ned Rozell photo)

Alaska Science Forum: The mystery of the dead caribou
Forty years ago, an Army helicopter pilot flying over a tundra plateau saw a group of caribou. Thinking something looked weird, he circled for a closer look. The animals, dozens of them, were dead. The pilot reported what he saw to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The caribou, 48 adults and five calves, were lying in a group. The way their carcasses rested showed no signs that the animals had been running f...

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