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Trays of seedlings at Strawberry Fields Nursery await homes in local gardens. (Marion Owen photo)
Garden Gate: Preparing for summer’s garden
Long days are here, thank goodness, and it won’t be long before warmer days follow, beckoning us outdoors. Getting your garden in order early will help make the summer a little less hectic. Clear raised beds, containers and landscapes I know, I know. Cleaning up winter’s poor housekeeping skills...
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Study: Borough pay rates on target
A new study by Fox Lawson & Associates has found Kodiak borough employees’ pay is on target with market averages — except among the borough’s highest-paid positions. During the borough assembly’s Thursday night work session, Lori Messer of Fox Lawson presented the results of a $40,000 study begun...
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Kodiak’s Jemuel Mangalus competes in the 400-meter relay during a track and field meet April 26 at Joe Floyd Track and Field. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Track and field: Kodiak boys win eighth Region III title
Eight was Kodiak’s lucky number at the Region III Track and Field Championships.  The Bears boys won eight events that paved the path to their eighth consecutive region title Saturday at Nikiski High School.  Kodiak tallied 168 points to top runner-up Colony by 45 points. The 400-meter run was th...
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Peninsula earthquake rattles Kodiak
A mild earthquake Saturday night on the Alaska Peninsula rattled dishes in Kodiak, but that was the extent of the magnitude 4.4 tremblor here. According to the US Geological Survey, the shaker was centered 60 miles beneath Fourpeaked Mountain on the peninsula, or about 70 miles northwest of Kodia...
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Boskofsky wins two Region II track titles
Port Lions made a statement at its first Region II Track and Field Championships Saturday at Su Valley High School.  The Kings’ two girls — Raissa Boskofsky and Emma Nelson — tied Kenny Lake for fourth out of 11 teams. The duo accounted for 40 points and only came eight points shy of placing in t...
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City council OKs revision of public records code
Over the objections of those who said it limits public access, the Kodiak City Council approved an ordinance altering the section of city code covering public record preservation. The ordinance, which passed by a 4-2 margin, changes the definitions of "public records" and "city records" to exclud...
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The Kodiak Regional Office, known as the old Fish and Game building, will house multiple state agencies, in Kodiak on May 9. (Nicole Klauss photo)
State offices move to old Fish and Game building
Correction: The Kodiak Job Center will be providing services in its current location at 305 Center Street on Friday, May 24. Clients can access services in the new location at 211 Mission Road beginning 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. The job center is closed on Monday for the Memorial Day Holiday. S...
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Kodiak’s Clayton Hannah runs during a track and field meet at Joe Floyd Track and Field on April 26. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Hannah running with confidence
Quick, name the four members of Kodiak’s 3,200-meter relay team who won a state title last season.  The first three are Cole Christiansen, Levi Fried and Jordan Fogle. Those are the easy ones; the fourth is a head scratcher.  Think really hard. Give up?  It’s Clayton Hannah.  Don’t be ashamed; Ha...
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