Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Kodiak Island athletes brought home a handful gold medals from the state track and field championships over the weekend in Fairbanks. Raissa Boskofsky of Port Lions is the state 1-2-3-A state champion in the 300-meter hur...

/images/stories/mp3/120521.fish_stock_recovery.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The National Marine Fisheries Service released its report to Congress last week on the state of U.S. Fisheries, noting that many stocks have rebounded, though some remain overfished ...

Well sport fishing season is finally upon us. All the tourists are here from Homer and points south to rejuvenate our economy. Many of them have [...]...

Early veterinary treatment key to pet survival...

Conference will focus on science and art, culture, and technology, and large marine ecosystem science and education...

The winter schedule for the Alaska Marine Highway System for ferry travel for this coming fall, winter and spring has been published and travelers are [...]...

/images/stories/mp3/120518.murkowski_on_frankenfish.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:thejaybob@kmxt.org) Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski filed an amendment on the Senate floor Thursday that would bar the Food and Drug Administration from approving genetically-modified salmon for human ...

Draft watershed assessment now out for 60 days of public comment, peer review, with final document anticipated before year's end...

/images/stories/mp3/school_funding_may_18.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Island Borough School District will be making another $456,000 in cuts to its FY 13 budget. The school district was hoping to benefit from extra fish tax revenue, b...

Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, is asking the federal government for $45 million over two years to clean up debris from the devastating Japanese tsunami [...]...

Picnics, fishermen scrambling to get ready and some beautiful fish...

Tales of Cordova's Fine Boats and Wonderful Meals...

Northern Dynasty says upcoming months will include on-going environmental studies and more, to initiate permitting by year's end...

Crab fishermen struggling against record sea ice to harvest their allowable quota of snow crab have been given reprieve, a season extension through [...]...

Alaska Park Science publication offers online the latest scientific information on region's volcanoes...

Making up for the snow delay, boats are being lifted around the clock...

Local telephone cooperative realizes yet another communications milestone, launching new long distance telephone service for cooperative members and other customers...

Language arts curriculum incorporates student comic project ...

The Trapper Creek Community council has completed its annual elections, and two new Directors have been appointed by popular vote. Joining the council for two year terms are Ralph Kolbeck and Levi Miller. Rick Leo retained his seat at the Council during the election, and Paula Glenka will continue s...

The Mat Su Borough Mayor Larry DeVilbiss on Tuesday night signed the Borough’s budget for 2013, and the mill rates have been set at a lower rate than last year. The final area-wide mill-rate for 2013 is 9.691, down from 10.051 last year. Borough Mayor Larry DeVilbiss says the average property ...

The trial of Talkeetna resident Sam Clark continues to be delayed.  Clark was set to go to trial this week in Palmer but the trial has been postponed until August 6th. Clark is accused of killing Talkeetna resident Dirk Fast on October 29th of 2010. ...

/images/stories/mp3/120517.alaska_fisheries_report_may_17-19.mp3 Coming up this week, the Togiak sac roe herring fishery happened all of a sudden this week; NOAA Fisheries issues its report on the status of U.S. Fisheries, close encounters of the cetacean kind, and jig fishermen get ...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) A late start to the Kodiak sac roe herring fishery will leave about a thousand tons unharvested. ...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Each year, usually in May, the Kodiak Senior Center hosts a modest art show. Paintings, quilts, fiber art and more are displayed on tables and on the walls in the commons area. The show runs through the end of the month at ...

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The Northern Susitna Institute was surprised to receive a Grant from BP in the amount of 50,000 dollars. The Institute’s Executive Director Joe Page says they had no idea the grant was coming their way. Download audio file (1NSI-21.mp3) The Institute will use the grant to fund its principle pr...

The Murder trial of Samuel Clark is scheduled to start on Thursday this week, with Jury selection to take place on Wednesday at District Criminal Court in Palmer. Samuel Clark is charged of shooting Dirk Fast in the Latitude 62 on October 29th, 2010. ...

This version of the famous tale of Aladdin’s Lamp is adapted indirectly from the 1001 Arabian Nights, and sticks a bit more closely to the original story than the Disney version. There is still a magic lamp, a genie, and lots of excitement. Aladdin’s Lamp ...

After the close of the State Legislative Session, Representative Mark Neuman says the legislature had some successes, and fell short in some other areas. Oil had a prominent roll. Download audio file (1Neuman.mp3) Neuman highlighted some projects that benefit the Susitna Valley include the funding o...

By C'ebrina D. Tollefsen In 1944, Bing Crosby posed this question in a song: “A mule is an animal with long funny ears / Kicks up at anything he hears / His back is brawny and his brain is weak / He’s just plain stupid with a stubborn streak / And by the way, if you hate [...]...

There are currently one-thousand-twenty climbers registered to climb Mt. McKinley, and 15 registered to climb Mt Foraker. This week the number of climbers currently on McKinley jumped to 234, up from 139 last week. 3 climbers are currently attempting Mt. Foraker. listen to full report: Download audi...

HoPP will be recruiting building volunteers and helpers for its Karen Hornaday Park Playground Project starting Sunday and running through to May 27. The old Karen Hornaday playground was taken down by the City of Homer this weekend, leaving open ground for creating the ambitious nature-themed pla...

In a difficult cost-cutting move, the research vessel the M/V Tiglax will sit tied to the Homer dock for two weeks this summer. The Alaska National Maritime Wildlife Refuge owns the famed research ship, built in 1987 especially for difficult work in the stormy Aleutians. Refuge Manager Steve Deleha...

A brown bear is the suspected culprit of a chicken coup raid and of seriously damaging a spring garden after ripping into a high tunnel off Greer Road, nine miles East End Road in the Fritz Creek area. The bear has also wreaked havoc on Yukon Road before Greer. Adam Green found all his plantings r...

Gov. Sean Parnell approved funding for the South Peninsula Natural Gas Pipeline Monday, leaving intact the entire $8,150,000 request in the 2013 Capital Budget. The governor said it made a difference that customers along the Enstar line would help pay for construction through the $1 tariff. “...

/images/stories/mp3/120516.whale_encounter.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) An encounter last month between a fishing vessel and a whale in Uyak Bay ended badly for the whale. Apparently a 60-foot Fin whale feeding in the bay on the morning of April 17 wound up ...

/images/stories/mp3/120516.dem_chair_liz_fleming.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Democratic faithful in Kodiak have a new party chair. Liz Fleming took over as Kodiak Democratic Party Chair from Dick Ross about a month ago. As a snowbird, Ross said he was a...

The 20th Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival was broadly attended this year, attracting 1,900 people who registered. Attendance was up by 9 percent from last year, said organizer Christina Whiting. Some 80 attendees were Alaskan. Of those 55 percent came from Homer, 35 percent from Anchorage,...

Motorists along College Loop Road typically have to keep their eyes peeled for a moose just around the bend, but it was an entirely different hoofed animal that motorists saw moving en masse down the curvy road Sunday during the Soldotna Equestrian Association's second annual cattle drive. The...

If you look hard enough, you can find many obscure holidays, but few of them can instantly capture people's interest as much as Be a Millionaire Day, which is “celebrated” on May 20. While amassing a million dollars may not be as significant a milestone as it used to be, most of us ...

Local LARPing Homer High School students, as well as a few younger and older warriors, gathered on Sunday for a little Live Action Role Playing at Karen Hornaday Park. Several participants created names for their clans, donned costumes and wielded foam weapons as they clashed in a make-believe battl...

Starting on Mother's Day, National Women's Health Week runs May 13–19, and is a time to encourage making health a priority in the lives of women. This is a week to raise awareness among all of us about the simple commitments we can each make to work healthy doses of exercise, nutriti...

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Japan's decision to walk away from nuclear power has it scrambling for natural gas, giving the U.S. a chance to be a large-scale energy exporter. A week ago, Japan pulled the plug on the last unit of the Tomari nuclear plant, leaving the country without nuclear energy for the first time since ...

National Bike Month is an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride. Whether you bike to work or school; to save money or time; to preserve your health or the environment; to explore your community or get to your destination, get involved in Bike Month in ...

Fees will increase to help pay for a backlog of neglected harbor maintenance after the Homer City council passed a measure Monday night to pursue matching grant funding with a $5 million revenue bond. The Port and Harbor Improvement Committee recommended four main areas to target for fixes with $9 ...

Senator concerned about debris hazards Hearing tsunami debris concerns rising among Alaska's fishermen, Sen. Lisa Murkowski reached out to NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, pushing for information on the status of ongoing prevention and monitoring efforts. “Alaska is already experiencing...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will vote tomorrow on the minimum level of funding for education. After $854,000 in cuts, the Kodiak Island Borough School District is hoping that the borough will fund to the $10.3 mill...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) The FBI is asking for help in locating the gun they believe was used to murder Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins and retired Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Richard Belisle last month at the Coast Guard Communications S...

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Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Today is National Peace Officers Memorial Day, as proclaimed by President Barack Obama. U.S. flags will be flown at half-staff today, and Governor Sean Parnell has ordered state flags to do the same. In addition, Parnell declared May 11...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Governor Sean Parnell signed both the state operating budget and the state capital projects budget yesterday afternoon, and like much of the state, Kodiak did not have projects vetoed. In fact, of the $66-million vetoed by the governor,...

/images/stories/mp3/120515.dead_sea_lion_pups.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) A relatively rare virus in Alaska is being looked at as the cause to an unusually high number of premature births among Steller Sea Lions around Kodiak Island. Marine mammal specialis...

/images/stories/mp3/120515.rural_post_offices.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Rural post offices across the country are off the chopping block as part of new plan proposed by the U.S. Postal Service last week. Instead of mass closures, the Postal S...

Students teams build remotely operated vehicles designed to detect oil spills and gather data ...

Work incorporates traditional culture of Tlingit, Alutiiq and Eyak tribes...

Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA., co-founders and co-chairs of the Congressional Wild Salmon Caucus, joined in a bipartisan [...]...

2012 harvest to date of 68 million pounds tops the 2011 TAC of 54 million pounds...

In this edition of StarDate Susitna Kathleen Fleming discusses the recent “Super Moon” and how it connects to the up-coming Solar Eclipse.  A partial eclipse will be visible from Alaska (weather permitting) on May 20th, and a rare Transit of Venus can be seen start to finish from AK...

/images/stories/mp3/120514.winter_ferry_sked.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The State of Alaska released its winter ferry schedule (http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/doc/schedules/Winter12/SW_Aleutians_W12.pdf) on Friday, and there will be some significant cha...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Kodiak's Trevor Dunbar collected one medal and helped the Oregon Ducks to the Pac-12 Track and Field Championship yesterday in Eugene. Dunbar, a sophomore running in his first season at Oregon, placed third in a very...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Kodiak High School boys track and field team dominated the competition at the Region III championships over the weekend up in Palmer. The Bears racked up 120 team points to Skyview's 80 and Wasilla's 76. Jord...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) It's starting to look like the Kodiak Island Borough School District will be in good financial shape for the next school year. During a work session Thursday evening, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly discussed a reso...

PenAir, physician group, state officials support land exchange; environmental groups adamantly opposed...

Success and many firsts that continue to give Cordova much to be thankful for ...

Peer- reviewed studies in scientific journal point to dire implications of competition for food and habitat between wild and hatchery salmon...

Let's not forget that the good Lord desires us to seek Him even during the busy summer ahead...

Deep eyed villain, random kids and dogs all part of the act...

A Senate version of the surface transportation bill could strip up to 30 million dollars of funding to the Alaska Rail Road. It is a move the railroad says would force them to reconsider their passenger service. listen to full story: Download audio file (1AKRailRoad300.mp3) The Alaska Railroad is wo...

Three lakes in Talkeetna have names that aren’t really names – they’re letters. Currently known as X, Y and Z lakes, the trio of water bodies have been an item of confusion, occasional derision, and frequent ambivalence since the day a map-maker identified each of them with just a ...

/images/stories/mp3/120511.amcc_jig_grant.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Alaska Marine Conservation Council received a sizable grant last week to help Kodiak jig fishermen get better prices for their Pacific cod and rockfish catches. The Nati...

The Borough Assembly has approved a version of the roughly 393-million dollar budget at a session on Tuesday night after 2 nights of deliberation. The assembly forwarded the budget to Mayor Larry DeVilbiss after approving over two-dozen amendments. Late Tuesday night Mayor DeVilbiss said he was plea...

Eric Phillips has been the director of the Borough’s Community Development now for a little over a week. He’s at the top spot for the Department which is responsible for all the trails, parks, libraries, and land resources in the borough. As the Communies of Trapper Creek, Susitna, and T...

For 8 months students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade at Talkeetna Elementary have shared a classroom with a tank full of Coho salmon eggs. Those eggs have hatched, and the 4th graders are taking the salmon fry on a field trip to release them, as part of their “Alaska Studies” curriculum. lis...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) The Kodiak City Council has postponed a vote on a proposed ordinance that would raise the sales tax rate and cap. At last night's meeting the council voted unanimously to move the vote to June 14th to allow more time f...

The 10th Annual 2X2 CancerWalk once again was successful in raising money to support fellow Cordovans in obtaining cancer screening and [...]...

Seafood connoisseurs have their plates ready for Alaska's first of the season delights...

Relinquishment contracts in full force...

Staff and equiopment stationed to support fishing and recreation season May through September...

Port and harbor advisory committee recommends calculating boat slip rates by square footage rather than linear feet...

Now, let's go fishing!...

Foreign students will continue to be allowed to work in Alaska seafood plants this summer, under an interim rule finalized by the State Department for [...]...

Emma Roehmhildt, CHS Valedictorian 2009, joins the world's foremost scholars and students at prestigious Oxford University...

Project aims to involve harbor users...

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/images/stories/mp3/120510.stevens_on_sales_tax.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Kodiak's State Senator Gary Stevens spent over a decade in local government. He was this week's guest on Talk of the Rock and host Jay Barrett asked the Senato...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce will be receiving an award for its yearly clean up efforts - the most recent of which was last Saturday. ALPAR, Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling, will be presenting the award, along with a numb...

/images/stories/mp3/120510.alaska_fisheries_report_10-12_may.mp3 Coming up this week: the damage to Ocean Beauty's dock in Petersburg won't keep them from packing fish this summer. A fisherman's luck turns from bad to worse in Sitka, and teaching kids about halibut. We...

This week’s episode was entirely used by one of Rudyard Kipling’s “just so” stories, which explain how things came to be. This one explore the origin of one of the cat’s distinctive personality traits. After listening, perhaps all things will be alike to you. Enjoy. The...

As snow melted away, greenery began to appear, and businesses opened up for the upcoming tourist season, the First Friday Gallery Walks started up again May 4 downtown and at the Small Boat Harbor. Ten local businesses participated in the opening, featuring appetizers and a wonderful variety of artw...

TYC tyc@cityofseward.net - 224-5472 Middle School Dance - The last dance of the school year is 7:30-10 p.m. May 11. The cost is $5. Summer Camp registration is underway for youth in grades 1-6. The 12-week program, which is open to first through sixth graders, features physical activities in and aro...

Listings in the Police Log are from journals sent to The Seward Phoenix LOG by the Seward Police Department. April 27 10:11 - Officers went to multiple locations attempting to serve old warrants. 12:59 - OCS requested a welfare check at a residence in the 1800 block of Swetman. Officers responded. A...

Compiled by Julie Rosier Little change in five years — The City of Seward is doing very well. In preparing the budget in April 1983, the City looked at the revenue projections for the coming years and saw that fiscal 1988 was supposed to be the zenith year for oil dollars. So they started prep...

Students toss eggs at the end-of-the-year Seward High School picnic at Trail Lake Campground in May 1978. Teachers and students enjoyed a day of contests, sporting events, picnic lunches and just having a good ti......

Thursday, May 10 6:30 to 8 p.m., Community Choir, Seward High School music room, Sue McClure, 224-6784. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Hwy, Mile 5, 224-3345. Friday, May 11 10:30 to 11 a.m., Seward Community Story Time, Seward Communi...

Participants in Sunday's CROP Walk take a break. The worldwide fundraiser donates 25 percent of the money raised each year t......

Sunshine, Alaska resident Carole Jean Norton, 57, passed away at her home on April 17, 2012. Her remains will be scattered with her brother and dad on Mount Alice by Seward. Carole was born in Tacoma, Wash. on Dec. 25, 1954. She graduated from Seward High School and became a dental assistant for man...

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On April 1, Seward girls participated in Women of Science Day, a Girl Scout of Alaska signature event, in which female presenters share their fascinating careers in science. This year, the Seward program included exploring wildlife, plant, and field biology, and veterinarian and medical sciences. Th...

Soccer balls… motorcycles… reminders of the massive tsunami in Japan a year ago are now appearing along Alaska's coastlines. “It's safe to say that tsunami debris is here,” said Merrick Burden, director of the Juneau-based Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation. ...

Spring concert set The Seward Middle/High Combined Concert Choir and the Seward Community Choir will perform the “Music In May: A Vocal Celebration” concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at Seward High School auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors/students, and all proceeds ...

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The Kenai Borough Employees Association has awarded this year's scholarship recipients. Each of the students receive $500 to further their education. KBEA's membership of over 200 employees fund the scholarships. Jed Wilde, Seward High School — Jed plans to attend the Boise State Uni...

On behalf of the Seward Mariners' Memorial committee, I would like to thank the fine folks at the Kenai Mountains Turnagain Arm National Historical Area and the William H. Seward Yacht Club for their generous and timely grants. We are at a crucial crossroads, where the structure has been built ...

To the Phoenix LOG, This is a response to the April 26 column by Elstun Lauesen, “Join the call to end the war on women.” With snarky ignorance, Mr. Lauesen refers to it as the “Republican war against women.” But the Democrats have not always been knights in shining armor. Co...

The 2011 Japanese tsunami isn't over. Not by a long shot. The dramatic events we witnessed in March 2011 didn't end when the waters receded. In fact, when the Tsunami washed ashore in Japan, it took refineries, warehouses, rats, cats and dogs, trucks and boats and humans and just about eve...

When Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) visited Seward Friday, May 4, she attended a Chamber of Commerce business luncheon, talked about the incredible opportunities for Alaska to take advantage of changes in the Arctic Ocean affecting maritime shipping routes, and later made herself available to mem...

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities The Seward Highway at Trail River will be closed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. from May 7-10 and May 13-17, according to an announcement by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF). This is the first of several clos...

One of the military recreation facilities in Seward will close after the 2012 season, according the camp's Website and the April 24 city council report on sewardcitynews.com. The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Seward Recreation Camp (formerly known as the Air Force Rec Camp) closes this...

LOG Staff A boom truck fell over onto its side at the T-Dock in front of Icicle Seafoods in the small boat harbor Tuesday killing the boom truck operator, Felix Morales, 52, of California. The tip of the boom arm punctured the deck of the M/V Kaylor T, which it had apparently been loading or unloadi...

Leon Youngblood | The Seward Phoenix LOG The new monument commemorating the beginning of the Iditarod Trail was presented to the City of Seward by the Iditarod Trail Blazers on May 3. A crowd of adults and children were on hand for the unveiling and dedication of the new bronze statue that depicts a...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski took the opportunity during a Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee hearing yesterday to express her condolences to U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp over the deaths of two men last month ...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) A 60-day public review period on the Kodiak Island Borough's development code is coming to an end and the borough is making one last push to get more input. The borough's development code was developed in the last...

If you're a mother, you'll probably get some nice cards and flowers on Mother's Day. But of course, your greatest gifts are your children themselves. And since you want to see them happy and financially secure, perhaps you can use this Mother's Day as an opportunity to consider w...

Terry Snyder has been closely following the Borough’s Budget process. Her analysis can be seen on her blog the Citizen Lobbyist. In a conversation with KTNA News, she explains the results of the first night of deliberations which took place on Monday, May 7th in Wasilla. Download audio file (1...

Homer Language Arts Teacher Sean Campbell won BP Teacher of the Year Award 2012 for the Kenai Peninsula, and two other Homer teachers were also named for the honor. Melissa Cloud and Shellie Worsfold, both West Homer 4th grade teachers, were honored as was Patrick Nolden, a teacher at Soldotna High...

Cash prizes come in as $Homer Bucks$ A new Homer Chamber of Commerce campaign enters into a new practice of giving $500, or less, cash winners “Homer dollars” to use at local stores. The Homer-grown contest features the town's own forefather and town namesake, Homer Pennock's p...

Iliamno Volcano ­updated to ‘yellow' status The Alaska Volcano Observatory's latest status report from Saturday afternoon said “seismic activity at Iliamna Volcano remains slightly above background. Nothing unusual was observed in the webcamera and there were mostly cloudy ...

They're dirty, they're stinky, and they're picking up your trash. For six days, the HoWL DiRtBaGs have been wading through ditches and trudging through town, picking up litter to raise money for their HoWL summer camp scholarships. The DiRtBaGs picked up 4,444 pounds of trash this y...

It's always interesting to Kachemak Bay Shorebird Coordinator Christina Whiting to hear what a person's lifetime bird is. “A woman told me the other day what she really wants to see is a Yellow-billed loon, and I was able to tell her, well, there's one in the Barge Basin right...

As Kenai Peninsula Borough School District funding settles into a rosier outlook than expected, the district is hoping to get its expenses squared away in its budget, as well, before the 2012 fiscal year calendar turns a page to 2013 on June 30. A big part still up in the air is ongoing negotiatio...

When the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival was conceived, Homer was only a few seasons outside the doldrums of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. It was a time of concern about the future of Mariner Lagoon, the habitat where shorebirds rested and ate – locals talked about filling it in for a park...

A Homer man has died in a construction accident off West Hill Road Friday when an excavator he was operating flipped and crushed him. David William Boone, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:07 p.m. The Homer Police Department received the call to Rebar Road off West Hill on Friday afterno...

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By Libby B. Veasey They're dirty, they're stinky, and they're picking up your trash. For six days, the HoWL DiRtBaGs have been wading through ditches and trudging through town, picking up litter to raise money for their HoWL summer camp scholarships. The DiRtBaGs picked up 4,444 pound...

There are currently 999 climbers registered to climb Mt. McKinley, and 15 registered to climb Mt Foraker. This week the number of climbers currently on McKinley tripped to 139, up from 49 last week. 3 climbers are currently attempting Mt. Foraker. Listen to full audio: Download audio file (1DenaliRe...

SPUD ordinance governing roadside tree clearing, Public Toilets, Road Service Area changes, Susitna-Watana Dam The Talkeetna Community Council held its May meeting Monday night at the Elementary School. It was an active meeting, with several resolutions passed to write letters in support of a number...

/images/stories/mp3/120509.gary_stevens_legis_wrap.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens is back in town after the state legislature finally wrapped up, and he dropped by KMXT to be on Talk of the Rock yesterday. For a second year in a row...

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 Karen R. Haynes, 57, driving under the influence; criminal mischief in the fifth degree. Kent L. Smith, 52, misconduct involving a c...

5/1 A caller reported a dead moose in the neighbor’s yard. A caller reported an injured eagle on Roger’s Loop and Sprucewood. A caller reported finding a pocketbook outside at Homer High School. A caller reported a dead moose behind their house on Lake Street. An unknown caller reported ...

Tracksters shine at Boroughs Senior Travis Smith earned the lion's share of his team's points with strong finishes in both sprint and field events at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Track and Field Tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Mariner team placed fourth overall, edging Soldotna by on...

The Homer boys soccer team extended its season record to 7-0-2, following a 5-1 win over the Kenai Kardinals on Monday. The Mariners are now 3-0 in the Northern Lights Conference Southern Division. The M's had little trouble on offense against the Kards, grabbing goals from Lennart Von Schlict...

Homer High softball coach Bill Bell can see the big picture. He's seen it before. Bell captained a cohesive team of very talented young athletes to a state softball title in 2006. They were focused and committed — and had a lot of fun playing softball together. Have you seen this year�...

Lady Mariner Mady Gerard scored four goals on Thursday to lead Homer to a 5-0 victory over visiting Houston. Maggie Koplin picked up the fifth goal in the win that snapped a five-game losing streak. “Our girls are playing extremely tough, with a never-give-up attitude,” said Homer Head...

/images/stories/mp3/120509_sales_tax.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) At last night's Kodiak City Council work session, City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski gave an extensive report highlighting the proposed 2013 budget. In it she addressed many of t...

   photos by Robin Song Host and producer Robin Song tells what the melting snow revealed about a drama which took place last fall. Audio is about 7 minutes. Text follows. Download audio file (NatObs20120506FindingAntlers.mp3)     On March 25th I decided to snowshoe to a pond to ...

/images/stories/mp3/120508.totr_gary_stevens.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Today on KMXT's Talk of the Rock, guest host Jay Barrett welcomes Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens, who recently returned from the Legislature's regular and special sessions. T...

/images/stories/mp3/120508.drive_through_recycling.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Now that it seems the harsh winter has finally been beaten back and spring is near, a project postponed from last fall at Threshold Recycling is about to get underway. Executive ...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) A revamped website for the Kodiak Island Borough is part of making local government more accessible to residents. The biggest changes is the site's overall look but the borough's special projects manager, Meagan C...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Alaskans have just over five weeks to weigh in on a Fish and Game proposal that would align federal and state rules surrounding the subsistence harvest of tanner and king crab. Nick Sagalkin is the area management biologist...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) The Kodiak City Council will continue its discussion about increasing the sales tax from six percent to seven percent at its work session tonight. The increase was proposed at a meeting two weeks ago during which over 30 pe...

The “green” birding team of Robert Ambrose and Billy FitzGerald once again topped the list for most species identified during the twenty-four hour Talkeetna/ Trapper Creek Birdathon held over the weekend. Ambrose and FitzGerald biked 38 miles and walked 2 miles during their birding day, ...

It's the fuel that revs the engines of most talkeetna residents- and most of the world.  Coffee is a drink that many of us take  for granted as a vital part of our daily lives; though, in reality, it's a luxury.  Recently, Talkeetna's Flying Squirrel Bakery Cafe hosted...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) A detailed float plan left with friends and family resulted in a short search and a quick rescue for two Cold Bay men this (Monday) morning. The men were on a beachcombing trip to Izembek Lagoon on Sunday when they were ...

/images/stories/mp3/120507.boro_action.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Though Thursday night's Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting was dominated by discussion of funding the next phase of the extended-care facility project, other things did get accompli...

Congregation invites all Cordovans to celebrate...

Permit holders in the Southeast Alaska salmon purse seine fishery have voted 215-54 in favor of a fleet reduction program, the National Marine [...]...

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/images/stories/mp3/120503.holland_america_pulls_out.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly last night voted 4-2 to continue the process of building a new long-term care facility to be owned by the borough and operated by Providence....

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) There will be no effective changes to the J-1 Visa program until at least November, announced the U.S. State Department today. The program allows businesses- in Alaska, mainly canneries- to hire foreign workers. The program...

Last weekend my mom, Kay Groff, received an award from the Slingerland Institute which is based in the Seattle area. The institute trains teachers all [...]...

I feel pretty confident that if I were to go "mano a mano", I could outstupid anybody in our town...

$5.2 million for Prince William Sound Acquaculture Corp. ...

AMCC aims to help get more harvesters into the jig fishery, boost quality and market demand for carefully handled catch...

Audubon Alaska, Audubon Panama celebrate Cordova's Shorebird Festival. City of Cordova plays key role in linking distant lands...

Processor survey shows percentage of fish chilled has more than doubled in five years...

State wants your ideas thru May 11 on how the Alaska Marine Highway System should celebrate half a century of service...

A world-class classroom now featuring bird migrations...

/images/stories/mp3/file_name.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The first two cruise ships of the season have come and gone from Kodiak, but there are another dozen scheduled between now and mid September. Next year though, the first two cruise ships of the year ...

/images/stories/mp3/choir_may_3.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.otg) The Kodiak High School and Middle School Choirs gave their final performance of the school year Tuesday night. With help from the Kodiak High School Jazz Band, the students per...

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) The current Kodiak Maritime Museum. Toby Sullivan photo One day, hopefully, the Kodiak Maritime Museum will be a real place you can visit. In the meantime, the museum- headed by Executive Director Toby Sulliv...

The Alaska Department of Transportation has a handful of resurfacing projects lined up for the Parks Highway this summer, but Travel between the Matanuska Valley or Anchorage area and the Upper Susitna Valley will be moderately impacted. Rick Feller, spokesman for the Alaska D-O-T, says the biggest ...

The Talkeetna Fire Department and Sunshine Fire Emergency Services responded to a house fire off of Haley road at 2:25 am Wednesday morning. The crews arrived to find the house owner battling the blaze, and were able to extinguish the rest of the fire. The extent of the damage to the property is unk...

Members of the Alaska Brain Injury Network are in Talkeetna this week holding their quarterly business meeting.  As Amanda Randles reports, the group holds their meetings in different places throughout the state and uses the time as outreach toward those who have suffered brain injuries. listen...

The Mat Su Borough is the fastest growing area of Alaska, and planners have a new tool to look into a future where all the land available to live on, is lived-on. Borough staff will be in Talkeetna tonight to discuss the new Density and Build-Out study, and what it means for residents of the [...]...

The ice is moving out on the Susitna River in dribs and drabs this week. A single, large exodus of ice hasn’t quite happened this year, and most people suspect within the next several days the river will be open. Steve Mahay took a boat up river on Monday, and they had to turn around [...]...

Two nights of public hearings for the Mat-Su Borough’s Proposed Annual Budget for 2013 on Wednesday and Thursday night in Wasilla. The Borough Assembly will take public comment on the allocations of the $393.5 million dollars which will be spent on schools, fire and road service areas, borough...

Talkeetna Water and Sewer Utility Maintenance Manager Mike Kilgo says he plans on flushing the hydrants in Talkeetna this week to get them ready for the summer season. The approximately 40 hydrants in town have been shut off and bagged for the winter. Last fall, Kilgo flushed the hydrants before shu...

/images/stories/mp3/120503.alaska_fisheries_report_may_3-5.mp3 Southeast Salmon Seiners have voted to buy back a number of permits, king salmon fishing should begin for gillnetters and trollers in the Stikine area starting early next week, and the downside of the foreign workers visa...

On Friday two masses of mysterious matter were spotted in the Lagoon. Word on the street was that they were two moose, a mama and her baby, that had fallen through the ice during the winter. However, according to Alaska State Troopers the blo......

Seward Fire Department and EMS responded to a carbon monoxide (CO) call about on Monday night in 200 block of Second. On Tuesday Fire Chief Dave Squires told The LOG that the department is considering a change of procedure for the CO calls. He's considering reducing the response level because t...

April 23 17:21 - Horses reported loose by several callers. The person taking care of them responded. He was advised to get chains for the gates so that the horses could not open them. 18:40 - Report of people walking on the runways with dogs. Officer responded and advised them not to walk on the run...

It has taken a quarter of a century, but fishery managers are finally poised to take action to reduce the five million pounds of halibut taken as bycatch in Gulf of Alaska (GOA) fisheries. Industry watchers are hoping that public comments will sway them to make the largest cuts under consideration. ...

Compiled by Julie Rosier Council vote rebid on R-21 Lots — Council members concurred with City Manager James Filip's recommendation to rebid nine unsold R-21 Urban Renewal lots at the special meeting of the city council on Monday, May 3. Councilman Robert Mott made the motion for rebid wh...

William Alexander McPherson (1842-1920) settled in Seward in early 1903 or late 1904 and established a homestead at Mile 4 on the Alaska Central Railway. He grew potatoes, turnips, carrots, rutabagas, peas, beans, cauliflower, cabbage and lettuce on his land and sold the produce in Seward. He was al...

Thursday, May 3 6:30 to 8 p.m., Community Choir, Seward High School music room, Sue McClure, 224-6784. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Hwy, Mile 5, 224-3345. Friday, May 4 10:30 to 11 a.m., Seward Community Story Time, Seward Community...

Spring concert set The Seward Middle/High Combined Concert Choir and the Seward Community Choir will perform the “Music In May: A Vocal Celebration” concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at Seward High School auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors/students, and all proceeds ...

Canning fish was the topic Monday night at a demonstation presented by Linda Tannehill of the Cooperative Extension Service. Also available at the event was a packet full of tips and instructions for cooking, canning, freezing and pickling fish. Cooperative Extension Service also offers instructiona...

The public comment period for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) 50th Anniversary celebration closes May 11. AMHS begins the yearlong celebration in 2013 and is looking for interesting ideas of how the ferry system can celebrate its golden anniversary. Anyone with ideas is encouraged to email a...

Last week students at Seward schools worked on art projects, with the help of local artists, to celebrate National Park Week. They depicted marine mammal (whales, seals, sea lions, otters, and some narwhal or walrus from further north) as part of the National Park Service's Art for Parks progra...

Library Museum volunteers served tea and afternoon delights to the sold-out event, Tea & Tomes, on Saturday to the 65 attendees......

Melanee Stevens Qutekcak Program Coordinator This past weekend four athletes traveled to Anchorage to compete for senior Native Youth Olympic States. For three days 50 teams from across Alaska jumped, kicked, hopped and pulled their way to beating personal bests and breaking records. Although the sm...

TYC tyc@cityofseward.net - 224-5472 Middle School Dance - The last dance of the school year is 7:30-10 p.m. May 11. The cost is $5. Summer Camp early bird registration is underway for youth in grades 1-6. The 12-week program, which is open to first through sixth graders, features physical activities...

The Kenai Crewsers Rowing Club is sponsoring a Get to Know Rowing informational meeting from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at Resurrect Art Coffee House. The meeting is open to any interested prospective rower, male or female, 14 years of age to 114, novice or experienced junior or maste......

Families with children 0-5 years old signed up at the Seward Community Library Book Bash on Saturday to receive free monthly mailings of books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Youngsters at the event also received the free booklet “Alaska Project WILD Early Childhood Curriculum&rd...

Seward's adult softball league is set to begin at the end of May if ballfield conditions permit. Opening day for Competitive D League is Sunday, May 27 and Recreation E League is planned for June 5. Registration is underway for both the Recreation and Competitive Softball leagues. Each team is ...

With the warm weather, once again the crack of the bat and the roar of the crowd will be heard at the Seward Little League Field on Fouth Avenue near Waterfront Park. The local little league hopes for another growing year ­— one of learning new skills and having fun outside as the communit...

I remember in the early 1980s when, I as the Mount Marathon Race, director started to limit the number of runners in the race to 200. This was done for safety reasons as letting in too many runners could cause more injuries. As the race progressed, a seperate women's race was added to help alle...

Alaskans dodged the bullet of moving revenues from our treasury to the bonus checks of Big Oil's lawyers and lobbyists this year, but you had better believe they will be back. The Alaska Oil and Gas Association's Executive Director Kara Moriarty promised that they would be back after the c...

Back in 1912 the men of Seward organized and voted to make the town an incorporated municipality. The official documents were filed with the territorial court on June 1, and Seward commenced to govern itself. The move to incorporation made it possible for the town to organize and govern public works...

The Seward Boys & Girls Club recently completed an ambitious hands on community service project producing 122 decorative jars filled with ingredients for a wholesome, nutritious soup, which they donated them to He Will Provide Food Pantry. Their Country Soup In A Jar was funded through a grant from ...

Sewardites are now out enjoying the spring weather. Bikes have been tuned up, boats readied, the running gear is shorts and T-shirts, and gardening has begun. Left: Children are out playing in the playgrounds. Below, left: John Gage works in his driveway with a packing hammer after digging out and r...

Heidi Zemach For The LOG Imagine a wall of water rushing down Jefferson Street after topping the Lowell Canyon Dam and emergency spillway, carrying with it rocks, boulders, uprooted trees and other debris. Its power is great enough to pick up cars and large objects and carry them along, and to struc...

Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will be meeting in a regular session tonight. The assembly will be voting on a contract extension of the collective bargaining agreement between the borough and the Brotherhood of Electr...

/images/stories/mp3/file_name.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Alaska Legislature's top lawyer says the special session is, indeed, over. Senate President Gary Stevens of Kodiak had asked attorney Doug Gardner if the Senate needed to adjou...

Listen to full report: Download audio file (1DenaliReport336.mp3) There are currently 956 climbers registered to climb Mt. McKinley, and 15 registered to climb Mt Foraker. There are currently 43 climbers on McKinley, and none on Foraker. So far, no climbers have reached the summit of either peak. Ea...

/images/stories/mp3/120502_j1_filam.mp3 Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) The state department's rush to reform the J-1 visa program has slowed, says Senator Mark Begich. The program had been under intense scrutiny since last fall when hundreds of J...

Theo the Monkey visited us again on Storynory & Mory this week, with a fun tale about how Theo outwits the new, mean-spirited head zookeeper. Tevi is on her way to England and Wales on a quest to find Prince Bertie, and by way of background for listeners provided the story of St. David of [...]...

Volunteers enter an investigator's phone number into their cell phones. Jennifer Canfield photo Jennifer Canfield/KMXT (mailto:jennifer.canfield@kmxt.org) Well over a hundred volunteers, mostly Coast Guard members and family, gathered early this morning at the Commun...

Ken Taylor, the outgoing vice president of environment for the Pebble Partnership, invited Alaskans to read their recently released Environmental Baseline Document in a Compass piece dated March 16. He encouraged citizens worried about Pebble to dive into its 30,800 pages. The document doesn't ...