Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Alutiiq 3SG, LLC has been awarded a 5-year contract with NASA's Langley Research Center for just over $8.5 million. Alutiiq is a subsidiary of the Afognak Native Corporation. According to a press release,...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Recently departed Kodiak City Mayor Carolyn Floyd has been named to the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame. Floyd moved to Kodiak in 1955 with her husband, Joe. She helped start the Kodiak Community College and ...

/images/stories/mp3/120206.austerman_legis_update.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Alaska State Legislature has been in session three weeks now. Kodiak Representative Alan Austerman, who is the House Majority Leader, says things have been a little slow so fa...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Kodiak High School Bears wrestling squad finished third overall in the State 4-A Wrestling Championship over the weekend, scoring 201.5 team points. One Kodiak wrestler, Andrew Caballa, came home as an individual stat...

[b]Jan. 13, Friday[/b]: 6:09 a.m. Caller reported a light flashing outside a home. 7:29 a.m. Individual came to the station to submit to urinalysis [...]...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The fishing vessel Kimberly is still hard aground on the Alaska Peninsula coast west of Kodiak Island. It washed ashore a week and a half ago in heavy icing conditions and winds reportedly gusting to 100 mph. All four crewmen had to spe...

/images/stories/mp3/120203.mary_guilas_hawver.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Mary Guilas-Hawver has been named the new director of the Providence Kodiak Island Counseling Center. She says the counseling center offers a diverse array of services to ...

/images/stories/mp3/120203.boro_assembly.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly got some good news during the borough manager's report at last night's regular meeting. Rick Gifford announced that Kodiak Island S...

/images/stories/mp3/120203.frank_solivan.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT It's been a while since KMXT has presented a concert, but this weekend, there will be two shows. Former Alaskan Frank Solivan has brought his bluegrass band Dirty Kitchen back to the state, and is making his las...

Misinformation officer offers services to address hidden agenda, Says there is still room for a 1980 F 150 Ford down at city hall parking lot ...

Team effort produces conference win...

IPHC decision to cut 2012 quota by 18.3 percent comes amid growing concern over incident catch of halibut in other fisheries...

Empowering Students, Strengthening the Community...

City and American Red Cross still assessing needs and assisting residents...

HB 261 has backing from BBEDC, and BBNC, while CFAB offers concerns...

There are many kinds, and I haven't met a bad one yet...

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The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association has schedule fishing vessel drill conductor courses for April 26 and April 28 in Cordova, with a [...]...

/images/stories/mp3/120202.kea_power_restored.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Heavy slush driven by winds gusting to 60 mph whipped Kodiak yesterday, but surprisingly, there were only two brownouts and one outage in the Kodiak Electric system. That occurred at ...

Nome Edges Cordova for Tipoff Title...

Winter seems to have been on hold this year in some parts of the United States. Snowfall has been scarce so far in places that were overwhelmed with [...]...

Lagging recovery of hard shell clam abundance and diversity may be linked to power washing of beaches after oil spill...

A federal judge has ruled that commercial fishing restrictions aimed at protecting endangered Steller sea lions were properly imposed, because the sea [...]...

Nineteen entries, 11 of them from Alaska based processors, are entered in competition for the 2012 Alaska Symphony of Seafood, where winners receive a [...]...

It is important to recognize it may not be easy for everyone to get back to normal after the overwhelming snows, and that in itself, is normal....

Seahawk varsity girls basketball team met Barlett Gol......

Jan. 18 04:16 - Verbal warning for Inoperable Taillights issued on Seward Highway by Three Bears. 12:20 - Individual from Safeway requested that a juvenile be trespassed from Safeway for 1 year for taking an unpaid item. Officer notified. 18:51 - Katherine Simpson taken to Seward Police Department b...

Application deadlines for student and adult exchanges with Seward's sister city Obihiro, Japan in 2012. The exchanges are usually in late July or in August. Exact dates for this year's exchange are not yet announced. Four students and two adults will be selected. Interested students submit...

Seward Middle School's wrestling squad continued to improve and impress onlookers with its performance at Soldotna Middle School's annual Rubber Chicken Tournament Jan. 21. Of the 10 wrestlers taking the frigid ride to the other side of the peninsula, four made it into the championship rou...

This year is the 66th anniversary of the wreck of the SS Yukon. At 4:16 a.m. on Feb. 4, 1946, the S.S. Yukon struck rocks off the coast of Cape Fairfield, and eventually split in two, which led to its sinking. To learn more about the S.S. Yukon, visit www.youtube.com/bitsofhistory or call 224-40......

Oozing nonchalance. Small size, big importance...

We would like to thank Pip and the crew at Copper River Seafoods for the methodical and painstaking care in which they are removing gear and boats from the collapsed warehouse!...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Police Department has been getting reports over the last few days of counterfeit money being spent in town. Local merchants report the counterfeits were exclusively in $20 and $100 denominations. ...

/images/stories/mp3/120202.groundhog_day.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Today is February 2nd, the traditional date that groundhogs peek out of their winter dens to gauge how much longer they'll be holed up. In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the groundhog kn...

/images/stories/mp3/120202.dresdown_fundraiser.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Friends of Chris Dresdow have been rallying around her for nearly a year now. Dresdow was diagnosed with advanced stage Lyme disease and is paying thousands of dollars ea...

/images/stories/mp3/120202.alaska_fisheries_report_2-4_feb.mp3 Coming up this week, halibut is the fish du jour; there is already some fallout from Alaska salmon packers pulling out of the MSC certification program, and don't ever try to pass of your dog salmon as a king. We had...

Alaska Railroad Corporation board met in Anchorag......

Nearly three hours of Latin rhythm booty shaking music spiced up the Seward High School Theater Friday night. Richar Godoy and Son Latinos, a nine-piece big band from Anchorage, performed a Salsa set infused with Latin, Jazz and Rock. When asked where the bands influence comes from second vocalist C...

Lindsey Lenette von Borstel was admitted into the Golden Key International Honour Society at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Sept. 23. The Seward High School graduate was active in academics, arts, sports, cheerleading, Girl Scouts and the community during her Seward school years. Now at UAF, ...

Flood meeting planned The Seward/Bear Creek Flood Service Area holds its regular board meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Seaview Plaza Building, Kenai Peninsula Borough Annex Office, Suite 122. This will be the only meeting in February. The public is invited to attend. Agendas are available at the SB...

As expected there will be less halibut available for fishermen to catch this year — an 18 percent drop to 33 million pounds, to be split among fisheries along the west coast, British Columbia and Alaska. That follows a 19 percent cut to the catch last year. The announcement was made at the Int...

“Animal Planet” host and leading conservationist Jeff Corwin will headline the Alaska SeaLife Center's 3rd Annual Alaska Marine Gala on Feb. 18 at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage. Corwin has worked for the conservation of endangered species and ecosystems around the globe. The...

Questions and speculations about a potential superintendent for Anchorage and perhaps the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District began circulating several weeks ago. In December 2011 Anchorage School District announced that KPBSD Superintendent Atwater was one of two finalists in a national superin...

Resurrection Bay Historical Society surprised long-time museum director Lee Poleske with a party at the Jan. 26 monthly meeting and honored him for his 30 plus years of volunteer effort with RBHS. Because Poleske is modest about his accomplishments and it was feared he would skip the meeting if he k...

Dear Seward Phoenix LOG staff, Thank you very much for your kind selection of me as your Citizen of the Year. I was completely surprised and humbled by the words and comments from such a wide variety of friends and co-workers. Seward is very fortunate to have such a fine cadre of residents who are w...

I just wanted to give a big shout out to our fabulous volunteer fire crews of Seward. When I had my chimney fire the other week, not only was the response fast, but they were efficient, professional, courteous and kind. Dave Squires and the crews were so thorough and took such care to make sure that...

Ring the Bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in — Leonard Cohen, “Anthem” Alaskans seem frozen in place. After a promising beginning 54 years ago, we established a solid foundation for our state. Now, ...

No matter if the groundhog sees his shadow today or not, Seward will celebrate breakup. The Seward Spring Breakup Festival is on again for 2012, Rick Brown of Adventure Sixty North announced last week. The second annual festival is planned for the weekend of March 17 which coincides with the end of ...

Chugachmiut, a tribal consortium serving the seven Native communities of the Chugach Region by providing health and social services, education, training and technical assistance to the Chugach Native people, is entering into a whole new way of delivering services to its clients. Under the passionate...

A ship in port over the weekend is one that made international news last year when Somali pirates took control of the vessel on April 8 some 200 nautical miles North-East of Salalah, Oman, according to gcaptain.com. The M/V Susan K, a German-owned vessel flying Antiqua and Barbuda flag, was on its w...

Prominent Seward musher Dan Seavey isn't daunted by the idea of running the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race — 1,150 miles from Anchorage to Nome. Even at age 74. Rather, he's looking forward to running it again this March along with his son Mitch and Mitch's son Dallas, one of...

Saturday saw clear blue skies, cold temperatures and sled dog racing for the fun. Sixteen rookie mushers ran in the 17th Annual Mayor's Cup Sled Dog Race sponsored by the Iditarod Trail Blazers at Seavey Corner on Exit Glacier Road. About 100 people turned out to watch the race, enjoy the eats ...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) About 160 residences have lost power in the Chiniak, Pasagshak and Middle Bay areas. Nancy Sweeney, communication specialist for Kodiak Electric Association, says crews have been dispatched to a utility pole located on the t...

/images/stories/mp3/120201_capsteps.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) The political satire group Capitol Steps celebrated 30 years of poking fun at pundits and politicians in 2011. The group, which has about 25 members, performs over 600 shows a year ...

/images/stories/mp3/120201.coastal_managment.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) and The AP There could be a bump in the road for the Coastal Management Program initiative that is currently undergoing certification in Juneau. At a news conference Tuesday morning Sen...

/images/stories/mp3/120201.assembly_strategic_plan.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) One of the items on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly's agenda for Thurday night's regular meeting is a resolution adopting the Borough Strategic Plan for the Years 20...

The Homer Mariner hockey team grabbed a little revenge on Saturday, edging long-time nemesis Kenai at home 2-1. Homer goalie Alex Sanarov picked up the win, stopping 29 of 30 Kardinal shots on goal. With no scoring by either team by the end of the first period, a series of collective groans sound...

Two weeks ago, Homer High School Basketball Coach Mark Casseri had his abbreviated Mariner Varsity team adventuring in Nome, hiking the tundra in subzero temperatures. “We all had a great time,” Casseri said. “It was a great way for our older players to do a little bonding.”...

When the Department of Natural Resources announced its new mission statement, I first raised the issue in the Resources Committee. I questioned the unilateral replacement by the executive branch of the mission of the Department of Natural Resources. This has percolated and is becoming contentious. ...

Among the bills introduced in the Alaska Legislature this session, there seems to be a variety of matters, unlike some years when the chances of politics being a spectator sport aren't so good. Of the 120 plus bill list introduced so far, citizens can, and should, spend a bit of their couch tim...

Trowbridge appointed director of CACS The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, a nonprofit Homer organization that inspires the stewardship of natural environments for future generations, announces the appointment of Beth Trowbridge as the new executive director.  In 2000, Trowbridge, who has a ...

Celebrate at the Winter Carnival Watch for a schedule of events compiled by the Homer Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the Homer Winter Carnival Feb. 9-11. There will be a noon parade down Pioneer Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 11, car races on Beluga Lake after the parade and on Sunday. NOMAR and Kachema...

E-readers remain a mystery to book loyalists, yet are touted for a variety of features individuals may want to discover for themselves - without risking the investment. Now they can try out an e-reading device free through the Homer Public Library. Friends of the Homer Library purchased six new Kin...

The good, the bad and the ugly reality of harsh winters like this one mingle in a picture full of contradictions: There's a mini boom in snow removal and retail sales for local retailers. Snow plowers and haulers are in high demand. Cod fishermen unable to get to their fishing grounds are out o...

If Big Lake musher Cim Smyth was an animal, he would undeniably be cheetah, as Jeff King found out the hard way after leading more than half the 2012 Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race only to be brought down like an antelope just miles from the finish line. “I had an eight-minute lead over him leav...

Student Katlain Nelson agrees to let her teacher project a piece of writing onto a screen for a writing subject review. Her hands are the favorite part of herself, she wrote. “They help me when I am working the hay fields. They help me when I move bales of hay into perfect pods.” Her ...

Winter Moon Metals Fireweed Gallery presents “Winter Moon Metals,” hand-wrought  jewelry by Homer's Mary Huff of Salty Girls. Mary hammers and etches sterling silver and copper metals and combines them with the moody bluesy gemstones of labradorite, moonstone and aquamarine. Sh...

Lady M's second at Colony The Homer Mariner cross country ski team competed in the Colony Invitational
 on Friday, with the Lady Mariner squad finishing second overall. Homer's Marie Schmidt made a strong showing with a third-place finish, while the Mariner men's team finished seven...

Firefighter Keegan Irving cited for superior performance while responding to a report of man in the water...

Look to God for the help that we need as we recover...

This week on Storynory & Mory we heard the famous tale of a king with a golden touch, and then joined Bertie and Beatrice on the first part of a quest to New Guinea to find rare orchids and the secret to eternal youth. If you can’t wait until next week to find out if [...]...

/images/stories/mp3/120131.threshold_membership_model.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Kodiak non-profit that coordinates recycling locally and hires employees with disabilities is moving to a membership model to help it raise operating funds. KMXT's Ja...

/images/stories/mp3/120131.frozen_pipes.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Living through record cold and snow in Kodiak this winter may be a cause for bragging, but it's gotten so cold for so long that it's causing serious problems for residents and the...

Legislation opening North Aleutian Bay to drilling will be voted on Feb. 1...

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Robert W. Service's ode to pasta and bar bets...

While ice worms are sometimes believed to be mythical creatures, they do in fact exist. ...

Face of Iceworm has changed over the years. Sightings and serenades become more frequent as season apporaches....

What is throw-away to some of us, is treasure to others. ...

Several bills of interest to residents and commercial fishermen...

The U.S. Forest Service reminds folks that these areas are closed to motorized access in the winter because they are moose winter range....

Legislation introduced in the current Alaska Legislature session by Rep. Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham, would amend the Commercial Fishing Loan Act to [...]...

The Don Bowers Memorial Sled Dog Race is a tribute to a long-time musher who spent years taking teams up and down the wilds north of Willow and Talkeetna. A field of 14 sled dog teams hit the trail this past weekend to celebrate dog-powered adventures on snow. Download audio file (1BowersRecap413.mp...

/images/stories/mp3/120130.iphc_halibut_numbers.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) As it wrapped up its annual meeting in Anchorage, the International Pacific Halibut Commission Friday released its 2012 catch limits, and as expected, there were significant cuts in...

/images/stories/mp3/120130.eco_touring_kodiak.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Around the world eco-tourism is an increasingly popular niche market in the travel industry. A well-heeled traveler can limit their carbon footprint while seeking out uniq...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Kodiak High School Bears are the regional champions in wrestling for the first time in 20 years. Over the weekend here in Kodiak the Bears steamrolled to the Northern Lights Championship title with 304.5 team points, outdistancing d...

14 sled dog teams left Willow today, starting at noon, and set out on a race across rivers, frozen wetlands, and forests of a frozen January landscape. The Don Bowers Memorial Sled Dog Race is a tribute to a long-time musher who spent years taking teams up and down the wilds north of Willow and [......

/images/stories/mp3/120127.iphc_numbers_fri_vers.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The International Pacific Halibut Commission released its 2012 catch limits Friday morning, and as expected, there were significant cuts in most areas. We'll hav...

/images/stories/mp3/120127.roller_girls_jotr.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Members of Kodiak's roller derby league began practices recently. Their first get together on skates was at the National Guard Armory, but they have since moved to the school gymn...

/images/stories/mp3/120127.stevens_legis_update.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The second session of the 27th Alaska Legislature kicked off last week. Senate President Gary Stevens of Kodiak said the top issues will be the items that caused so many problems in...

Alaska Energy Authority officials updated the House Energy Committee Thursday on the status of the proposed Susitna Watana Dam. AEA's Executive Director Sara Fisher-Goad and Susitna Hydropower Lead Project Manager Wayne Dyok laid out the timeline leading up to their licensing application with t...

Representatives from the Alaska Energy Authority appeared before a hearing of the House Energy Committee Thursday to report on the status of the proposed Susitna Watana Dam. AEA's Executive Director Sara Fisher-Goad and Susitna Hydropower Lead Project Manager Wayne Dyok presented the current st...

KTNA and Members present: The Decadent Dessert Auction Sunday, February 12th to Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 In support of KTNA and the Upper Susitna Food Pantry With contributors Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union and Cubby’s Marketplace         &nb...

In the home games against Anchorage Christian School Jan. 18 Seahawk varsity boys lost 78-68, while the varsity girls beat ACS at 52-47 in overtime. At the Alaska Prep Shootout basketball tournament at Dimond Jan. 20 Seward beat Houston 52-43. In the weekend Lady T-Bird Classic girls basketball tour...

Jan. 11 00:01 - Several fire alarm sounded from Spring Creek Correctional Center. Master Control was called each time and stated that all was OK. It appeared to be a maintenance problem. 01:26 - Individual requested an ambulance to the 500 block of Sixth. 10:02 - Alarms were tested at the Edgewater ...

Did you know that Roseville, California was an All-American City in 1963 and that they created and implemented a program to help their “sister All-American City Seward, Alaska” after the 1964 earthquake? Did you know that if you store photo albums horizontally instead of vertically, you ...

Fourth Grade - 4.0 GPA Madison Athey, Ian Beals, Spencer Brown, Sophie Dow, Hunter Hollingsworth, Justin McMurray, John Moriarty, Joshua Park, Connor Spanos and Jaden Vandyke. Fourth Grade Yana Camm, Olivia Carney, Lincoln Farris, Ethan Forbis, Jack Gunter, Naomi Ifflander, Jazmine Jarnig, Krysten J...

Laura Boykin-Beck Laura Boykin-Beck of Seward earned a Master of Science in Education degree from Wilkes University in December. Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and p...

A man in Skagway takes his hat off to the i......

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Jan. 17 enacted Ordinance 2011-10-25, accepting and appropriating cruise ship passenger taxes of $797,217.50, and allocating $761,705 of that amount to the city of Seward, according to Assembly Member Sue McClures's report on sewardcitynews.com Tabled was...

Wells Fargo holds Kids' Day Finding out about money basics can be a fun learning experience and at the Wells Fargo Kids' Day event from 10 a.m. to noon on Jan. 28 at 908 Third Ave. families can enjoy refreshments and learn about money management tools for kids that can help them form good ...

James “Jamie” Stanyar Rose, 59, long-time resident of Seward passed away Dec. 27, 2011, after a long battle with lung cancer. Born and raised in Seward, Jamie worked as a longshoreman for the I.L.W.U. Local 60 and was a member of the Laborers Union, Local 341. In early 1990, while servin...

Long time and beloved resident of Moose Pass, Linda Marie Sherrill died Dec. 12, 2011 at her home in Moose Pass. She was surrounded by her family. Linda was born in Belleville, Ill. on June 30, 1951 to Wayne and Betty Thompson. The family then moved to Portland, Ore. before settling down in Anchorag...

An array of 19 new seafood products will compete for top honors at the annual Symphony of Seafood contest, and the crowd will choose the popular People's Choice award. The Symphony began nearly two decades ago as a way to celebrate innovation and introduce new Alaska seafood products. The event...

As the temperature dips to tip-of-the-nose-stinging lows, and northern gusts benumb defenseless cheeks and fingertips there is one piece of warming good news on the horizon for all Sewardites. Come Friday night Sewardites will experience a new kind of heat — Salsa. So leave the bag of corn chi...

The 2012 Alaska legislative session started Jan. 17 and following are some ways to follow the legislature. The Seward Legislative Information Office (LIO) is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in SeaView Plaza at 302 Railway Ave. The LIO makes teleconferences with legislators available to local cit...

Alaska's National Parks are inviting comment through Feb. 15, on each park's annual compendium. The compendium is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions imposed under discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. Compendiums are a tool to hel...

There is a culture war going on. And the epicenter of that culture war is right here in Alaska. It is outrageous in its brazenness and tragic in its effect. It is political in its tactic and economic in its objective. It is a classic tale of western frontier conquest. I am speaking, of course, of th...

Last weekend was another great Polar Bear Jumpoff Festival. Since the event was created over 27 years ago, volunteers have raised over $2 million to fight cancer, a most worthy cause. What was once an idea back in the 1980s has become a well known, well supported tradition spawning other similar win...

Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers holds it's 17th Annual Mayor's Cup Sled Dog Race with Mayor David Seaward is this weekend. The fundraiser and community get-together starts at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at First National Bank Alaska. The public is invited to the get-together and sponsor, musther drawi...

The Alaska Journal of Commerce selected Christy Terry of Seward as one of Alaska's best 40 up-and-coming leaders who are under 40 years old. The selected recipients demonstrate professional excellence and a commitment to community. A selection committee chose the 40 individuals from nearly 200 ...

http://tinyurl.com/72j43ju The Seward Polar Bear Jumpoff Festival raised over $173,000 for the American Cancer Society on Saturday when 150 brave souls leaped into Resurrection Bay at the Seward Small Boat Harbor. Supporters lined the docks at the harbor to watch the craziness and went on to enjoy a...

/images/stories/mp3/120126.junior_achievement_award.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Two Kodiak residents will be honored tonight in Anchorage for their contributions to the Junior Achievement program, which works to develop financially literate yout...

/images/stories/mp3/120126.alaska_fisheries_report_26-28_jan.mp3 Coming up this week, plenty of news from the Fish Board meeting last week in Petersburg, and on the other side of the Gulf, snow crab is on hold because of advancing sea ice, which is also causing problems for the Pollo...

/images/stories/mp3/120125.two_rescues.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Eleven fishermen from two boats are safe after separate incidents Tuesday night and this (Wednesday) morning around Kodiak Island. The 58-foot fishing vessel Kimberly ran agrou...

KTNA's morning news, weather forecast, Denali echoes, and announcements for January 25th. Host is Ann Yadon. Headlines: Railroad reports high moose-kills this season, Herbicide permit app, Senators call for bipartisan civility. Download audio file (Wed-morning-news-Jan-25.mp3) ...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The bear that lives on the east end of town appears to have insomnia. When most other bears are curled up in their dens, tracks of one adult male have been spotted numerous times during the last week in the fresh snow. Fis...

Re-taking the plunge Christie Bond Hill faced her coldest plunge yet, suffering frostbite as she raised $13,330 for cancer this weekend in the Seward Polar Plunge. Temperatures dipped to a windchill of minus 30, while water temperatures registered at 38.9 degrees. “I had some frostbite on my h...

The switch from Capitol Hill to comedy wasn't too broad a leap for Mark Eaton, who served “on the Hill” 10 years as a staffer for two senators. “There were always characters. Certainly, when I worked for Jessie Helms. He was about as far to the right as Ted Kennedy was to the...

HEA nomination period opens Homer Electric Association is accepting nominations from members interested in running for a seat on the cooperative's Board of Directors. The board is made up of nine directors, three from each of the three districts that make up the service area. This year, the Dis...

  Call for artist submissions The Kachemak Bay Science Conference planning team is requesting artist's submissions for a conference logo-design competition. The selected logo-design would have all or parts of the design used for conference outreach such as flyers (header design and/or back...

In 2008, working in cooperation with the International Crane Foundation and crane biologist Gary Ivey, Kachemak Crane Watch funded a satellite banding project to determine where Homer's Lesser Sandhill Cranes migrate to spend the winter. Homer's Sandhill Cranes go to the Sacramento area i...

The future of Warrior basketball is alive and well in Nikolaevsk. The proof of this lies not only in the consistency of guidance from coaches Steve and Bea Klaich, or the powerful din of cheers in both English and Russian that echo off the walls of the tiny gym. No, the future of basketball is thri...

Mariner hockey struggles to score After logging a few wins on the road last week, the Homer Hockey Team struggled to score against Wasilla, falling 0-5 in conference play. Five different Wasilla players were able to push the puck past Homer goalie Alex Sanarov for the shutout on Friday. The Warriors...

Volunteers are the staple for dog mushing check points along the trail, which includes Homer at McNeil Canyon School this weekend for the first time. For Kasilof resident James Banks, being a volunteer for the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race seems more like fate than a choice. Growing up in Michigan, d...

The day hasn't fully awakened yet when, in the dark, children at Paul Banks are dropped off by their parents for kindergarten through second grade. These tender years, parents can be seen walking their children to class and every bus is met by Principal Benny Abraham or staff, ready to offer a...

For now, business owners protective of their sandwich board signs will be able to keep them within certain established limits, after contentious testimony at the Homer City Council meeting called into question a constitutional issue. If Homer sign rules were to change, favoring real estate agents a...

by Edward Jones Matthew North Financial Advisor You've no doubt heard that “time is money.” While this expression may be applicable in many areas of life, it's especially relevant for investors — because the more time you spend not investing, the less money you are likely...

The following records are cases and records filed in court. Individuals are innocent until proven guilty, and copies of the records are publicly available. Misdemeanor Shane W. Randall, 27, misconduct involving a controlled substance in the sixth degree. Jeremy D. Watson, misconduct involving a cont...

Kachemak Emergency Services responded to two fire calls and two medical emergency calls during the week of Jan. 9–15. Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to 12 emergency medical calls, three fire and two rescue calls for the week of Jan. 9–15. Homer Volunteer Fire Department respon...

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In his state of the State address last week, Gov. Parnell set out a path for reaching Alaska's hoped for natural gas development. Its two pronged approach looks at getting Alaska gas for Alaskans, and as an ambitious new economic project to serve for years to come. Let's hope this new mome...

The discouraging price of fuel oil I have been planing to move my business to Homer for the last three years. I still want to do that, but the price of using diesel fuel or propane for shop heat, and cleaning parts, has always been discouraging. If Homer would get natural gas to the residents, [...]...

By Jan O'Meara This is a letter to all those folks out there – men and women – who tend to be stoic about their aches and pains. My message to them is simple: Don't underestimate your pain. Many of us live with some pain every day, day in and day out, and we tend [...]...

Extending the gas line from Anchor Point to Homer is projected to cost $10.8 million. The savings for heating costs of government buildings alone is projected at $1 million per year. It is hard to project the savings for the 7,000 area residents and private businesses. This depends on how many actu...

A number of moose carcasses have been observed around the rail tracks in Talkeetna this month, and it's got some locals wondering where the salvage crews are. As with most high-snow years, moose killed on roadways and train tracks go up. According to the Anchorage Daily News, moose killed this ...

Frank Rich, the Willow man who had more than 150 abused dogs taken from his property last year, was sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years on probation. Rich pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty, which were condensed down from the 50 counts he had originally been charged ...

Alaska's Legislative delegation made an effort to diffuse the air of incivility that has come to be a prominent aspect of national politics when they participated in bipartisan seating during President Obama's State of the Union Address. Senator Lisa Murkowski co-authored an editorial with...

/images/stories/mp3/120124.school_budget_deficit.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) A projected $2.96 million deficit in the district's 2013 budget was the focus of the superintendent's report at last night's Kodiak Island Borough School...

/images/stories/mp3/120124.acmp_assembly.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) When the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly held a public hearing last week on whether to make a $1,000 contribution to the Alaska Sea Party, which is seeking to reinstate a coastal management...

/images/stories/mp3/120124.acmp_legis.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Alaska Legislature is preparing to take up discussion on a Coastal Management Program to replace the one that expired before it could get reauthorized during last year's regular and ...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The new board of directors for the Leisnoi Native village corporation has declared a sizable dividend for its shareholders. Those on the rolls on February 1st will receive $100 per share. A shareholder with 100 shares will receive a che...

Proposals are in for the Trapper Creek Revenue Share grant program. A total of twenty-thousand, two hundred dollars is available to benefit the community of Trapper Creek through the revenue sharing program, and eleven proposals were submitted to the Community Council in advance of the January 19th ...

The Chase Community Council will write a letter in opposition to the Alaska Rail Road's application to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for a permit to spray herbicides along the tracks from Gold Creek to Broad Pass this summer. The herbicide, Aquamaster, is a product designe...

Voters at the Chase Community Council's annual meeting voted unanimously in opposition to the construction of the Susitna Watana Dam. Chase is the first community downriver of the proposed 700 foot dam, and voters were asked if they were in favor of, or opposed to the construction of the dam. T...

From the Anchorage Daily News An agitated moose ran down and stomped a well-known Bush pilot from Willow, but he was saved when his wife grabbed a shovel from their pickup truck and whacked the big animal until it backed off. According to the Anchorage Daily News, George Murphy, 82, and his wife, Do...

Jennifer Probert competing in the 10 Dog Class The two-days of dog-sled races at the Montana Creek Dogmusher's Association's Su-Valley Championships were cut a day short after high winds obliterated the trail on Saturday morning. Trail groomers worked around the clock to get the trail back...

In this week’s edition of StarDate Susitna, Kathleen Fleming talks about the waxing crescent Moon, the brilliant Evening Star, and Mars on the verge of going “retro.”  Among other astro-happenings… Download audio file (sds-01-22-12.mp3) ...

KTNA's morning news, weather forecast, Denali echoes, and announcements for January 23rd. Host is Trisha Costello. Headlines – Trapper Creek Revenue Share Proposals, Woman saves Husband from Moose, Talkeetna Resident Paul Hatfield is remembered. Download audio file (amnews01.23.12.mp3) ...

Hatfield playing his fiddle at Peace in the Park, 9/11/11 in Downtown Talkeetna. Image courtesy Holli Papasadora Long-time Talkeetna resident Paul Hatfield has passed away, and many of Hatfield's friends and fellow musicians are mourning the loss of a man who was known for his love of playing a...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The fourth annual KMXT-Kodiak Athletic Club Bench Press Competition was held on Saturday, with a new record set for total number of repetitions. The contest pits weightlifters in contests to see how many times they can ben...

The following incidents were recorded at the Cordova Police Department. Dates of incidents are from 1-6-2012 thru 1-12-2012. Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and the defendant and/or defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of Law...

/images/stories/mp3/120123.kodiak_tanner_soiree.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Kodiak's tanner crab will be the center of attention at a gathering in Anchorage tonight. The Alaska Marine Conservation Council is hosting Taste of Kodiak at Ors...

/images/stories/mp3/120123.raw_salmon_prep.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) It's not often we bite off a chunk of salmon fresh out of the water and eat it, but some methods of presentation do not involve cooking, such as sushi and cold-smoked lox. ...

/images/stories/mp3/120123.hoop_houses_approved.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The building of lightweight non-permanent greenhouses made of Visqueen over hoops in the ground may not seem like the sort of thing that would need to involve the government, much l...

Initially, there was enthusiasm and excitement over the season's snow, but somewhere along the way it just became too much...

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Three days of competition against schools with 600 to 850 students too much...

DNR ups effort for aquatic farm lease applications to increase economic opportunities for rural Alaskans...

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Coast Guard Cutter SYCAMORE were happy to lend a hand in the Cordova Harbor this week. The cutter was scheduled to be deployed, but the crew stayed in town to help lighten the load...

[b]December 30, Friday[/b]: 5:48 a.m. Complainant reported several vehicles parked in the way of the snow plows. Dispatch attempted to contact the [...]...

Data offered to better inform the public so they can ask questions about how toxic releases into the air, water and land may affect their health and the environment...

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Eight major processors tell AFDF they are phasing out their financial support for MSC certification of salmon fisheries...

Dozens of people worked to remove snow from several hundred vessels in harbor, pitching in to remove snow from boats owned by others too...

Too bad it's not a snowball tournament...

Snow-Buried Cordova fits the Definition of a True Community Something beyond scenery and the chance for an independent lifestyle...

What's not to love about and extra week of school vacation? Reflecting on experiences, new adventures and cabin fever...

A.S.S.E.O.C.I.C.S. A.S.A.P. F.U.B.A.R....

An overheard conversation: An old woman steps to the side of the trail for a faster, younger woman to pass. Neither know each until now. Old Woman: [...]...

Dave Branshaw and the team up at Mt. Eyak Ski Hill are diggin' it - the only people in town who are excited at the opportunity for more shoveling. [...]...

Company anticipates having building demolition and safe storage of vessels and supplies complete by Jan. 25...

Classic and cool, local hero Dick Groff stands on the Groff-Moore Byway....

Bringing gas to rural Alaska will provide a choice for consumers and competition to the current monopoly...

/images/stories/mp3/120119.alaska_fisheries_report.mp3 Coming up this week, no more MSC certification for Alaska salmon after this year; the Board of Fish is meeting right now in Petersburg; and more weather causing fishermen concern. We had help from KUCB's (http://www.kucb.org...

KTNA's morning news, weather forecast, Denali echoes, and announcements for January 19th. Host is Trisha Costello. Headlines – Parnell continues to advocate Choose Respect to stamp out Domestic Violence. Download audio file (Jan20amnews.mp3) ...

/images/stories/mp3/120120.assembly_trails_plan.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) After years of work by scores of volunteers, professionals, committee members and innocent bystanders, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly last night included the Kodiak Road System ...

/images/stories/mp3/120120.tsunami_marine_debris.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Efforts to deal with debris from last year's Japanese tsunami are moving forward. Dave Gaudet is the marine debris program coordinator for the Marine Conservation Alliance...

/images/stories/mp3/120120.steller_sea_lion_court.mp3 Alexandra Gutierrez and Stephanie Joyce/KUCB (http://www.kucb.org) A federal judge has upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service's decision to restrict fishing in the western Aleutians in order to protect an endangered...

Governor Parnell outlined elements of his proposed budget during Wednesday Night's State of the State address, including budget items for public safety and the Choose Respect campaign, an effort to stamp out and eliminate Domestic Violence Download audio file (1GovernorDV.mp3)Governor’s C...

Jan. 4 11:36 - Ambulance requested to the AVTEC shop on Leirer for a female who fell and hit her head. SVFD/SVAC responded and patient was transported to the hospital 15:34 - Medium sized black dog with no collar reported loose in the alley between Third and Fourth, and Madison and Jefferson. Animal...

Biannual Poker Tournament, 10 p.m.,Jan. 27, Christo's Palace. Buy in is $30. Proceeds go towards TYC's Sponsorship program. For information call Jenni at 224-5472. TYC tyc@cityofseward.net 224-5472 After School Program is offered by The Teen and Youth Center staff from 3:15 - 5:30 p.m Mond...

RBCA potluck to honor volunteers A volunteer appreciation potluck is planned by Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance (RBCA) for 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at Resurrect Art Coffee House. The evening will also include two films. The evening is intended to show RBCA's appreciation for the dedicated voluntee...

Engine No. 1 of the Alaska Central Railway was built in 1883 for the Northern Pacific Railroad, from which the Alaska Central purchased it in 1904. It arrived in Seward on April 23, 1904, the first standard gauge locomotive to be shipped to Alaska. It was used by the Alaska Central Railway, its succ...

It takes a certain type of person to jump into the icy waters of the Seward Small Boat Harbor every year. But if you ask what type of person that is, the answer varies. Anyone can be affected by the scourge of cancer, and most everyone has friends, coworkers or family members who have suffered from ...

It takes courage to plunge into the freezing waters of Resurrection Bay, even if just for a fraction of a minute, and you also have to have heart. That's definitely what a group of women who work at City Hall have. The City Sluggers team, whose theme is “Save Second Base,” will dres...

Most people don't know that 40 years ago Alaska pioneered the use of sonar to track salmon runs, or that state fishery managers operate 15 sonar sites on 13 rivers from Southeast to the Yukon. The goal of making Alaskans more aware of one of Alaska's most important fish counting tools has ...

Rosemary Star Youngblood was born Jan. 9 to Leon and Kim Youngblood of Seward. She weighed 4 pounds 3 ounces and was 16 inches long. Rosemary's family (below, from left are great-grandmother Lena Blatchford, grandfather John Swi......

Heather Apperson and Leif Bardarson married Jan. 7 at Tern Lake Lodge. The temperature warmed up from 10 below the day before to 10 above at the wedding, and it was snowing. The bride and groom did not show a trace of chill as those attending huddled in down parkas. The gala event continued for hour...

Perry Nathan Buchanan was born in Roseberry, Idaho on May 28, 1929 and died on Jan. 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Perry moved to Alaska with his brother Gene in 1951. He met Lettie Lavern Fox (Dolly) in Seldovia in 1953 and they were married on Jan. 2, 1955. They had three children — Cathy, St...

The family of Marilyn Sieminski express their heartfelt thanks to all who showed their condolences for our loss through prayers, cards, flowers and calls. Some with just a smile and a hug was deeply felt. It has been a difficult time for our family and their expressions of kindness will help us thro...

One of the terms we often hear lately is “agenda.” This politician has an “agenda” or that group has an “agenda.” Mostly we mere mortals are left to speculate what an “agenda” might be among the players in the rarified climes of politics. Thanks to the...

Many area residents spent their spare time digging out driveways and walkways after last we......

Who would stand out in the wind and cold of ice encrusted Seward to watch people plunge into frigid Resurrection Bay, much less do the plunging? People who support the American Cancer Society. That's who. This weekend a crowd will gather for the Seward Polar Bear Jumpoff Festival to watch peopl...

The year is starting out hot for area firefighters. Already they have responded to 11 fires and five of them between Friday and Wednesday, reports Chief Mark Beals of Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department. Last year they turned out to 124 for the entire year. Friday night at Questa Woods a duplex fir...

People living in the Bear Creek Fire Department area should take heart to learn that there are many well trained volunteers willing to drop everything and race to your door, or wreck, to help out in a fire or medical emergency. Over the past three January weekends, the Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Depa...

KTNA's morning news, weather forecast, Denali echoes, and announcements for January 19th. Host is Ann Yadon. Headlines: Borough Assembly Approves Trapper Creek Library Parking lot Upgrades, Talkeetna Water and Sewer still seeks funding source, Assembly rejects time limits on public participatio...

/images/stories/mp3/kib_creation_debuts.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Kodiak Island Brewery will debut its newest creation this weekend in Anchorage at the Beer and Barley Wine Festival. Midnight Sunshine is a collaboration between the brewery&#...

/images/stories/mp3/file_name.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Seventy-five percent of Alaska's salmon packers have decided to pull out of the Marine Stewardship Council's fisheries certification program when the current agreement expires at the end o...