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Kodiak Police Department moving away from 24/7 patrols due to continued staffing shortages
By the end of this month on May 27, the Kodiak Police Department will no longer be able to sustain patrols 24 hours a day, every day [24/7], due to steadily declining staffing levels. Police Chief Tim Putney told KMXT in January, this will be the first time in decades,...
Dockage rates at Kodiak Ports & Harbors would increase but others would hold steady with proposed tariff changes
Kodiak’s Harbormaster has proposed updating local rates and fees for vessel moorage, petroleum products and dry storage, among other things. The tariff rates currently in place were adopted in 2020. The city’s Port and Harbors Advisory Board gave its approval for this year’s tariff changes last month on April...
Coast Guard inspects planes after unexpected exposure to fire-fighting foam
Three military planes were potentially damaged, after the fire suppression system went off in a Coast Guard hangar in Kodiak on April 17. Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer Shannon Kearny said three HC-130 aircraft were exposed to high-expansion fire-fighting foam. “Upon realizing no fires were present, personnel deactivated the suppression...
Talk of the Rock: KIB Hazard Mitigation Plan
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Brian Venua talks to the Kodiak Island Borough’s associate planner, Joe Grochmal, and director of community development, Christopher French, about the efforts to create a new Hazard Mitigation Plan. Listen here:
Softball Recap: Avery Cook can't quite lead Wasilla over Kodiak
On Thursday, Wasilla faced Kodiak in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wasilla Warriors lost 12-4 to the Kodiak Bears. Wasilla was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Kodiak apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on April 4th.
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