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Woman uninjured after rock crushes her car
A Kodiak woman is unharmed after a rock smashed her car at midday Tuesday on Rezanof Drive West. According to Kodiak police and the Alaska Department of Transportation, the woman was driving her car west on the main road out of Kodiak at 12:25 p.m. when a pair of large rocks tumbled down the southwest face of Pillar Mountain. The rocks came to rest in the middle of Rezanof Drive near the entrance to Pier 3. Unable...
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Kodiak Kid Wrestling begins
Kodiak Kid Wrestling coaches Steve Rounsaville, left, and Nathan Benton demonstrate a move during the first day of practice Monday at Kodiak High School. (Derek Clarkston photo)
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Joel Chenet and his wife Martine are preparing to reopen Mill Bay Coffee at its new location, on Jan. 22. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Mill Bay Coffee moves to new location and focuses on the food
Mill Bay Coffee is still on Mill Bay, but you won’t find it in its old location. The cafe, now located in Midtown next to Coastal Creations, will continue to offer the same tastes with expanded catering services. Owners Joel and Martine Chenet said they decided to make the move so they could focus their energy on the cooking side of the business. “It’s a refocusing on Joel’s talents and what we want to do,” Martin...
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NLC power rankings: Colony boys making a statement
After a wild opening week of Northern Lights Conference play, things have settled down a bit. That’s reflected in the Kodiak Daily Mirror’s weekly NLC basketball power rankings. The rankings are exactly the same as last week’s; Wasilla girls and Colony boys top each side. Girls 1. Wasilla (11-0 overall, 3-0 NLC) — Alexis Imoe, Kyla Dinkel and Alysha Devine have the Warriors rolling. Wasilla beat Colony and We...
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Duane Froese of the University of Alberta in forest of stumps smothered by the White River Ash around the year 843 AD. Froese is pictured in the Yukon Territory close to the Alaska border and Natazhat Glacier in an area downwind of the great White River eruptions, which spewed from somewhere near Alaska’s Mount Churchill. (Duane Froese photo)
Alaska Science Forum: White River ash made its way across the globe
The White River Ash, blasted from giant eruptions somewhere in today’s Wrangell-St. Elias Mountains, drifted as far away as Ireland and Germany, said experts who attended the December 2012 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, held in San Francisco. Ash from the White River eruptions, possibly from 15,638-foot Mount Churchill or at least close to it, left an easy-to-see mark on eastern Alaska and northwe...
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Fred Chernikoff Sr.
Fred Chernikoff Sr., 86, passed away in Anchorage on the morning of Jan. 19, 2013. Fred was born in Ouzinkie, the only child of Jenny (Torsen) and Mike Chernikoff. He grew up in Ouzinkie and attended school there. Fred was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army during the Aleutian campaign 1945-1947. Upon honorable discharge, he returned home and married his sweetheart, Esther Carlsen, on Nov. 2, 1947. They...
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Public Safety Blotter: Jan. 23
Friday, Jan. 18 • At 1:44 a.m., a door was found ajar; all was OK. • At 2:39 a.m., an officer assisted a driver with battery problems. • At 3:18 a.m., a woman was cited for driving without a valid license and no insurance. • At 3:46 a.m., a man was arrested for a bench warrant. • At 8:29 a.m., a man was arrested for fourth-degree misconduct. • At 10:55 a.m., 10:56 a.m., 10:57 a.m. and 10:59 a.m., abandoned vehicle...
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Man arrested for threatening someone with shovel
A Kodiak man faces felony charges for allegedly assaulting three different people and threatening two of them with a shovel. Marcus Benton, 22, faces two counts of third-degree assault, one count of first-degree criminal trespassing and three counts of fourth-degree assault. The third-degree assault charges are class C felonies, and each count is punishable by a maximum of five years in jail and a $50,000 fine. Ac...
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Still no decision on Deadman's Curve bike path
Kodiak's streets are free of snow, but plans for a 1.3-mile bike path to Deadman's Curve remain stuck in financial slush. During a Tuesday night work session, the Kodiak City Council met to discuss a letter from the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities answering outstanding questions about the project. The letter left the council with almost as many questions as answers, however, and the counc...
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Kodiak borough's population rising faster than forecast
The population of the Kodiak Island Borough is growing faster than projected by the state’s demographers last year. According to figures released last week by the Alaska Department of Labor, the Kodiak Island Borough has gained 449 residents, or almost 3.2 percent, since the 2010 census pegged the borough’s population at 13,592. The state estimates that as of July 2012, the Kodiak Island Borough had 14,041 full-ti...
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