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Van catches fire at Ft. Abercrombie
A Dodge Caravan was totaled after it caught fire while parked at Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park on Wednesday. The fire occurred in the Fort Abercrombie parking lot around 2 p.m. The driver and his daughter were walking around the park when the fire started. Another person noticed the vehi...
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Kodiak Football League players run on Joe Floyd Track and Field during Monday's all-star practice. The KFL is hosting Chugiak this Saturday. The Cubs Division plays at 11 a.m., followed by the Grizzlies Division at 1 p.m. (Derek Clarkston photo)
KFL all-stars hosts Chugiak Saturday
Kodiak Football League players run on Joe Floyd Track and Field during Monday’s all-star practice. The KFL is hosting Chugiak this Saturday. The Cubs Division plays at 11 a.m., followed by the Grizzlies Division at 1 p.m. (Derek Clarkston photo)
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Noboru Nakashima (left) and Tsuyoshi Namekawa film and interview Island Trails Network executive director Andy Schroeder at the NOAA law enforcement office Tuesday at Gibson Cove. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Japan broadcasting group filming documentary about tsunami debris
A Japanese broadcasting group will be filming a documentary about tsunami debris in Kodiak this week. NHK, Japan’s national public broadcasting station, is filming a documentary about tsunami debris in Alaska to raise awareness about the amount of debris the U.S. is receiving. "Most of this is ...
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Alaska Science Forum: American dipper swims throughout Alaska winters
On the upper Chena River in the heart of a cold winter, a songbird appeared on a gravel bar next to gurgling water that somehow remained unfrozen in 20-below zero air. Then the bird jumped in, disappeared underwater, and popped up a few feet upstream. The bird continued snorkeling and diving agai...
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Freeze-dried salmon could be a future space meal
Astronauts in space may soon enjoy freeze-dried salmon if a Kodiak researcher’s project goes as planned. Alexandra Oliviera, associate professor of seafood chemistry for University of Alaska Fairbanks at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center, is conducting research to see whether freeze-dr...
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Irene Parker
Irene Dorothy Parker
Irene Dorothy Parker was born in Kodiak on Jan. 27, 1928 the seventh of seventeen children to Emil and Anna Christoffersen. She died Oct. 14, 2012, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, at Providence Kodiak Island Care Center in Kodiak. As a young woman she spent time with her family and church,...
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Six KHS players make all-conference football team
Kodiak landed six players on the Northern Lights Conference’s all-conference football squads announced Monday. Senior Fredy Sorto was voted onto the first team as a wide receiver, while seniors Jingo Olaes, Dakota Wibbe, Seth Starr and Eddy Burris and junior Josh Yavorsky made the second team. ...
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Almost $6,000 cash stolen in Larsen Bay
Alaska State Troopers are investigating a $5,900 theft in Larsen Bay. According to troopers, cash was stolen from an account at the city office. A city official notified troopers of the theft on Oct. 5. Initial investigations revealed that $5,906 was taken sometime between Aug. 30 and Oct. 1. The...
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