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Fish Factor: State wants help from fishermen to solve king salmon mystery
State fishery managers are asking for input from Alaskans to help solve the case of disappearing king salmon. A letter went out last week from Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell inviting stakeholders to a two-day symposium in Anchorage later this month titled ‘Understa...
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A section of Mission Road closed this week
Mission Road will be blocked this week as crews from Brechan Enterprises replace a failing retaining wall. According to the schedule released by Brechan, crews will work from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily in the vicinity of 910 Mission Road. The road is expected to be open for one-lane traffic aft...
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SoHi, Eielson win titles
Soldotna won its fifth football state title by rolling over Homer 62-20 in the medium-schools championship game at a snowy Tom Huffer Sr. Stadium on Saturday evening in Chugiak. This is Soldotna’s first state title since 2010. The Stars led 34-0 at halftime and 55-6 after three quarters. This i...
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Record rainfall causes landslide
A landslide brought on by the most rain since reliable records began briefly blocked Rezanof Drive near Pier 2 on Saturday evening, diverting traffic for several hours as Alaska Department of Transportation crews cleared the road. Mother Nature picked a good spot for her weekend fun, however, as ...
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Kodiak takes part in International Walk to School month
For the next two weeks students in Kodiak will take part in a contest that rewards them for walking or rolling to school. October is International Walk to School month, and Kodiak's Safe Routes to School program is holding a contest to get students excited about walking or biking to school. "We'r...
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Kodiak man accused of threatening a man with a screwdriver
A Kodiak man nicknamed "Creeper" has been accused of threatening a man with a screwdriver while trying to rob him. Johnny Cortez Jr., 26, faces one count of first-degree robbery, a class A felony. According to court documents, the incident started Oct. 1 when Cortez approached a man in his car at...
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Military police guard the scene of two shooting deaths at Coast Guard Communications Station Kodiak, Alaska, Thursday morning, April 12, 2012.
Coast Guard murder still remains a mystery
Operations at Coast Guard Base Kodiak are the same. Coast Guardsmen get up each day and go to work, ready to help when a sinking fishing vessel calls or when someone needs to be medevaced to a hospital. The buildings on the base remain unchanged, but things are different. It's been six months sin...
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Changes can be good
To the editor: When our former Parks and Recreation Director announced his retirement this spring, a few people in Kodiak thought it was well past due. His ability as director has not been in question, but sometimes there can be a downside to having a position too long. An entitlement, right of p...
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