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Kodiak’s team of eight riders of all ages and their seven horses–plus one mule–just started practicing together in June. But their trainer Tatiana Vaudrin said they’re showing promise.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, a New York man was convicted of scamming a Kodiak woman out of $48,000 in 2024, the Alutiiq Museum is planning a monument for the Refuge Rock massacre, Kodiak College's enrollment is up 27%, a new Kodiak horse drill team is preparing for this weekend's rodeo and state fair, a break down of this summer's pink salmon commercial season, and the Navy is constructing a new building at Spruce Cape that will likely strain the local electric grid.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, the new superintendent for the Kodiak Island Borough School District discusses his transition to the island, his past work experience in the lower48, and the start to this upcoming school year next week.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Kalie Granier)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: Kenai's Silver Salmon Derby has been cancelled, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, St. Paul is aiming to become a research community, as reported by Katie Reuther of KUHB, and an artist with a passion for kelp forests.https://kaliegranier.com
Alaska News
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- Trump says he’ll campaign for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska
- Democratic withdrawals leave some Alaskans questioning the point of ranked choice voting
- Where Alaska races stand after a chaotic end to primary election season
- November ballot in Alaska governor’s race set after chaotic last-day scramble
- First to complete 500-mile Alaska Long Trail, a veteran, traded machine gun for lightweight pack
NPR National News
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