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The city's sidewalk snowblower plows a path along Mill Bay Road on Monday afternoon, Jan. 28, 2013. Thanks to a firmly-worded request from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the city of Kodiak is phasing out its longtime practice of dumping plowed snow into the harbor. (James Brooks photo)
City searches for new snow dump
For almost 60 years, snowy days like Monday have meant a line of snow-filled dump trucks spilling their load into Near Island Channel. Thanks to orders from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, that winter scene is coming to an end — and the city of Kodiak is footing the bill. On ...
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Man sentenced for stealing truck
A Kodiak man who stole a truck from an auto repair shop has been sentenced to almost a year in prison. According to court documents, Troy Childers, 37, will spend 360 days in jail. Childers will spend a portion of his prison sentence in an Anchorage halfway house. He has already served some of hi...
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Go Bears!
A Kodiak High School cheerleader leads a cheer during Saturday’s cheerleading camp at East Elementary. (James Brooks photo)
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Girls watch as Jennifer Richcreek, from Kodiak Electric Association, demonstrates how many watts of electricity a lamp uses, at the Kodiak Women of Science and Technology day, on Jan. 26. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Girls learn about science
The Girl Scouts of Alaska hosted the Kodiak Women of Science and Technology day on Saturday to excite young women about careers in science and technology. Girl Scouts of Alaska Kodiak member service specialist Roslyn Lack said the event was held to introduce girls to science fields. “This event i...
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Man accused of making fake ammonia leak report
A Kodiak man is accused of terroristic threatening after he allegedly reported a fake ammonia leak in St. Herman's Harbor last week. Kenneth Bowles, 34, was arraigned Jan. 22 in Kodiak district court on one count of second-degree terroristic threatening, a class C felony punishable by up to five ...
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Prep hoops: Kodiak boys split against Kenai
Two different Kodiak boys basketball teams showed up at Kenai — one that lost 52-38 on Friday and one that won 68-26 on Saturday.  What explains the 56-point swing between the two Northern Lights Conference games? “It was just a whole different attitude,” Kodiak coach David Anderson said. “I thin...
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Births: Jan. 29
• Karl Sebastian Manansala was born at 4:18 a.m. Jan. 21, 2013, to Jonelle A. Bonifacio. He weighed 6 pounds, 3.4 ounces and measured 18.75 inches long. His parents are originally from the Philippines. His father works at a dental supply store in the Philippines and his mother works at Ocean Beau...
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Outdoor Kodiak: Winter is for reloading
I suspect that more ammunition is reloaded in the depth of winter than at any other time of year. The weather generally stinks and most hunting seasons are closed. The quiet hours while trapped indoors are perfect for reloading. Your mind turns to past and future hunts, and naturally you begin ma...
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