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KMXT Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: May 30, 2025

By Brian Venua

Published May 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM AKDT

This week we hear about the Alutiiq Museum reopened, Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center has a few openings, there's a new fishermen crew training course, half of Kodiak's rural school seniors were in Ouzinkie, the Kodiak Island Borough upped how much it funds education, and we look at bills Kodiak's state legislators worked on.

KMXT Weekly Wrap

Brian Venua

Born and raised in Dillingham, Brian Venua graduated from Gonzaga University before ultimately returning to Alaska. He moved to Kodiak and joined KMXT in 2022. Venua has since won awards for the newsroom as both a writer and photojournalist, with work focused on strengthening community, breaking down complex topics, and sharing stories of and for the people of the Kodiak Archipelago.

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