Old Harbor hosted what the local Native corporation is calling its first commercial cruise ship earlier this month on Aug. 2. Prior to that, the Alutiiq community, roughly 40 miles southeast of Kodiak, hadn’t hosted any cruise ships in 30 years since a Marine Expeditions vessel with 40 passengers visited in 1997, according to the Anchorage Daily News and Old Harbor Native Corporation.
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Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, a suspect was arrested in connection to a string of break-ins this week, a woman suffers non-lethal injuries after a bear attack, what to do about bears in the Kodiak Island Borough landfill, nine candidates file for open seats on the Borough Assembly, and Ouzinkie is installing a new solar array.
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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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: KFSK's Olivia Rose reports on a dramatic rescue on a Southeast seiner, and KMXT's Katherine Irving on beavers building a dam a lake in the road to the fishing hole.
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