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Man arrested for cocaine possession
A Kodiak man faces a felony charge for allegedly possessing cocaine. Loren DelaCruz, 22, was arraigned in Kodiak district court Jan. 26 on one charge of possession of a controlled substance, a class C felony punishable by up to five years in jail and a $10,000 fine. DelaCruz was stopped by a poli...
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Maria Ng'ethe, left and Ivette Hobson act as backup singers "The Mermaids" during the Hope Community Resources annual murder mystery dinner and benefit auction on Friday night, Feb. 17, 2012. (James Brooks photo)
Hope Community Resources holds annual murder mystery dinner
A murderer will strike in Kodiak on Friday, but it’s all part of the act for the annual Heart of Hope mystery dinner. The annual dinner and auction is a fundraiser for Hope Community Resources, a non-profit organization that supports the developmentally or intellectually disabled. The event incl...
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Abby Anderson
Achievers: Jan. 31
• Jaelyn Larsen won the St. Mary’s National Geographic Bee on Jan. 11, defeating 10 other students in grades five through eight. Jaelyn will find out in March if she qualifies for the state geography bee on April 5. • Earl Chaven Davidson has been named to the fall semester dean’s list at Anderso...
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Prep hoops: Kodiak girls still ranked third
Kodiak’s girls basketball team remained third in the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches high school rankings, released Wednesday. The Bears are 13-0 and trail only undefeated Wasilla and Dimond in the girls 4A rankings. Kodiak entertains Palmer on Friday and Saturday. Soldotna and West A...
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Meth-dealing charges dropped against man
Meth-dealing charges have been dropped against a Kodiak man who still faces felony drugs possession charges. Brad Aga, 42, told the Daily Mirror by phone that the state’s case against him is false, and he intends to defeat the charges against him. “I’m not a meth dealer. I’m not a meth user,” he ...
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Playbook: Jan. 31
Friday, Feb. 1 Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Colony at Kodiak. C squad, 1:30 p.m.; junior varsity, 4:30 p.m.; varsity, 8 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Palmer at Kodiak. C squad, noon; junior varsity, 3 p.m.; varsity, 6:15 p.m. Wrestling: Kodiak at the 4A state championships at Bartlett Hi...
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Steam rises from a compost pile being stirred by a trackhoe Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 at the Kodiak Island Borough landfill. The landfill's baler building and bales of garbage are seen behind the temporary composting facility established at the landfill. (James Brooks photo)
The cost of compost
The city of Kodiak is composting its sewage sludge. That’s about the only certain thing about the city’s project to find a new way to dispose of the leftovers from the city’s waste treatment plant. As uncertainty lingers, the cost to the city could reach as much as $4 million. “Uncertainty is the...
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Siblings Jenny Valdez, left, and Joel Valdez, seen at Kodiak High School on Monday, both qualified for the 4A state wrestling tournament that begins Friday in Anchorage. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Prep wrestling: Siblings make state
Joel Valdez is glad he isn’t the only Valdez to have qualified for the state wrestling tournament — his older sister Jenny is also going. “It’s pretty cool having her there to buy food for me if I don’t have any extra money,” he said Monday afternoon. Jenny isn’t going to just keep her younger ...
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