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Kodiak's Acting City Manager and Harbormaster are two finalists for city manager job
The list of candidates for the City of Kodiak’s next manager is now cut down to two people; both are already city employees. Sixteen candidates from all over the country submitted their applications by the deadline in late May for the local city manager job. The two finalists are Acting City Manager Josie Bahnke and Kodiak’s Port Director and Harbormaster Dave Johnson.
Salmon working group calls on feds to further restrict bottom trawling near Kuskokwim Bay
A multi-agency salmon management group on the Kuskokwim River is calling on the federal government to address the impacts of bottom-trawling in the region. The move comes primarily in response to widespread concerns about bottom-trawling vessels fishing in close proximity to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River earlier this year. The Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group, a longstanding salmon advisory body that meets each week of the salmon season in Bethel, took up the issue on July 10.
NASA Awards APU $5M for a Microplastics Research and Education Center
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is awarding approximately $5 million to Alaska Pacific University (APU) to build a Microplastics Research and Education Center. This funding comes from the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO). The award aims to enhance scientific capabilities and workforce diversity,...
HOMETOWN HERO: Officer Coates, Anchorage Police Department
Shout out to Officer Coates with the Anchorage Police Department who recently showed up to help someone with a flat tire along the Glenn Highway and taught 10-year-old Marley here how to get the job done. Have a Hometown Hero in your life who deserves to be recognized? Email their...
Woman, 79, killed after dirt bike rider hit her on pedestrian path, authorities say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A woman has died after she was hit by a dirt bike on a paved walking path earlier this week in Alaska. Nadara Williams, 79, was walking with one of her best friends on Monday when the dirt bike hit her, Debbie Bitney, Williams’ daughter, said.
Anchorage Police connect with community during ‘Coffee with a Cop’ event
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - One of Anchorage Police Chief Designee Sean Case’s priorities is building more trust within the community. One of the ways the public can better get to know the police department is through its “coffee with a cop” event. Anchorage police caught up with...
Two members of a Washington family sentenced for selling fake Alaska Native art in Ketchikan
46-year-old Glenda Rodrigo and 24-year-old Christian Rodrigo pled guilty last month to violating the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act. They were part of a scheme to pass off fake stone carvings and wood totem poles as traditional art made by local Tlingít and Haida artisans. Cristobal Rodrigo, Glenda’s...
Airport project on budget and ahead of schedule, says airport manager
Sitka’s airport improvement project is slightly ahead of schedule and on budget. That’s according to airport terminal manager Joseph Bea, who shared an update on the project with the Sitka Assembly on July 9. Bea said they’ve spent around $4 million so far, around one third of the money needed to complete the first phase of the project. That includes the purchase of Sitka’s only escalator.
Blue Bell debuts new limited-time flavor, Cookies ‘n Cream Cheesecake
(Gray News) – Blue Bell is bringing a new ice cream flavor to store shelves this summer: Cookies ‘n Cream Cheesecake. In a news release, Blue Bell said the new flavor combines “a rich, cheesecake ice cream blended with chocolate cookie-crusted cheesecake pieces and chocolate crème-filled cookies.”
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