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Weekend events: Bench press competition Saturday
Muscles will be popping Saturday inside the Kodiak High School gym. The fifth annual Kodiak Athletic Club/KMXT Bench Press Competition begins at 1 p.m. Weigh-ins start at 12:30 p.m. Men can either press half their body weight or their full body weight as many times as possible, while women compete in the half body weight category. Hadji Wight set the men’s half body weight record last year with 138 repetitions ...
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Playbook: Feb. 15
Today Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Soldotna at Soldotna High School. Junior varsity, 4:30 p.m.; varsity, 7:30 p.m. C squad at Soldotna Middle School, 6 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Soldotna at Soldotna High School. Junior varsity, 3 p.m.; varsity, 6 p.m. C squad at Soldotna Middle School, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Soldotna at Soldotna High School. C squad, 10:30 a.m.; junior v...
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The grave of Benny Benson is seen Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 in the Kodiak City Cemetery. A new proposal aims to rename Kodiak State Airport in honor of Benson, who designed Alaska's flag and worked for decades in Kodiak's aviation industry. (James Brooks photo)
Airport could be renamed for Benny Benson
Jay Barrett is best known as the voice of authority on KMXT-FM’s news reports, but a new project has him advocating a change, not simply reporting the news. In observance of the 100th anniversary of Benny Benson’s birth, Barrett is advocating that Kodiak State Airport be renamed Benny Benson State Airport. Barrett, who is garnering local support for the renaming, presents his plan at 7:30 p.m. tonight to the Kodia...
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Thomet named Gatorade Alaska cross country runner of the year
Kodiak High School cross country runner Levi Thomet poses with his trophy and banner for being named the Gatorade Alaska boys cross country runner of the year for the 2012-2013 school year on Thursday, Feb. 7 at KHS. Thomet, a sophomore, won the boys 4A individual cross country title in October. Thomet was also the Region III champion and won seven of his nine races this season. Kodiak coach Marcus Dunbar said Tho...
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Guest Opinion: Cruise ship science panel's mission finishes as DEC's work continues
The Department of Environmental Conservation’s mission is to protect human health and the environment – including keeping Alaska’s waters healthy. We accomplish this by setting water quality standards to protect marine and other life. We use these standards and other protective measures to develop permits we issue for operators that discharge treated wastewater, such as treatment plants run by local governments ...
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Alaska State Troopers: Feb. 14
Tuesday, Feb. 5 • Alaska State Troopers were notified of an assault that occurred in Larsen Bay. Troopers located the 25-year-old suspect who had fled to Kodiak. He was arrested for assaulting a family member and possessing marijuana. He was taken to the Kodiak Jail where he was held with no bail pending arraignment. • Alaska State Troopers were notified of an assault in Old Harbor. Investigation revealed a 38-yea...
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Guest Opinion: Is BP Cutting Production To Blackmail Alaska?
The San Francisco Chronicle, the Houston Chronicle, and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported that BP's tankers sometimes return to Valdez with millions of gallons of Alaskan oil on board. They top off and return to West Coast refineries too full to receive their load. BP's West Coast, refining, and retail capacity is maxed. Their Valdez holding tanks are 90 percent full. BP is using tankers for on-time as-neede...
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Jeff Kiefer tops the field in city bowling tourney
Jeff Kiefer had been struggling before the start of Kodiak’s biggest bowling tournament.  He figured things out during the two-week KIUSBC Annual City Championships that concluded Sunday at Tropic Lanes.  Kiefer squeaked by his father, Rod, to claim the most prestigious tournament title — all-events scratch champion.  “I was surprised when I saw the results,” Kiefer said. “It caught me off guard. There were a lot ...
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Coast Guard Blotter: Feb. 15
Feb. 7 Coast Guard 17th District command center watchstanders received a request for a medevac Feb. 7 from Health Force Partners for a 29-year-old Sudanese man exhibiting symptoms of malaria aboard the fishing vessel Ocean Rover 75 miles northwest of Cold Bay. The Coast Guard duty flight surgeon was consulted and recommended the Ocean Rover make way to Dutch Harbor to have patient transferred to commercial servic...
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Joanna McFarlin holds up anatomically correct dolls the interviewer uses to help kids talk about possible abuse, at the Kodiak Child Advocacy Center open house on Feb. 11. (Nicole Klauss photo)
With new center, Kodiak gets improved weapon to fight child abuse
A new facility in Kodiak is working to make abuse investigations less traumatic for children and their families. The Kodiak Child Advocacy Center held an open house on Monday to show Kodiak what the process is like from a child’s point of view. Before the center opened in August, suspected abuse victims were often interviewed multiple times at different locations, and some were even flown to Anchorage for exams. ...
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