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Kodiak swimmers dominate Valley Invite
Kodiak’s swimming and diving teams lapped the field at the Valley Invitational on Saturday at Palmer High School. Kodiak’s girls won 11 of 12 events to win the team title with 114 points, 61 points ahead of runner-up Soldotna. Kodiak’s boys won eight events to collect the team title with 107 po...
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William “Bill” Torsen
William “Bill” Torsen was born in the village of Ouzinkie on Spruce Island, on Jan. 26, 1927, the second of five children of Feodor “Fred” Torsen and Pelagiia “Polly” Ponomarev Torsen. He died peacefully Oct. 4, 2012 at his home at Covenant Shores on Mercer Island, Wash. As a young man, he learne...
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Fish Factor: State wants help from fishermen to solve king salmon mystery
State fishery managers are asking for input from Alaskans to help solve the case of disappearing king salmon. A letter went out last week from Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell inviting stakeholders to a two-day symposium in Anchorage later this month titled ‘Understa...
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A section of Mission Road closed this week
Mission Road will be blocked this week as crews from Brechan Enterprises replace a failing retaining wall. According to the schedule released by Brechan, crews will work from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily in the vicinity of 910 Mission Road. The road is expected to be open for one-lane traffic aft...
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SoHi, Eielson win titles
Soldotna won its fifth football state title by rolling over Homer 62-20 in the medium-schools championship game at a snowy Tom Huffer Sr. Stadium on Saturday evening in Chugiak. This is Soldotna’s first state title since 2010. The Stars led 34-0 at halftime and 55-6 after three quarters. This i...
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Record rainfall causes landslide
A landslide brought on by the most rain since reliable records began briefly blocked Rezanof Drive near Pier 2 on Saturday evening, diverting traffic for several hours as Alaska Department of Transportation crews cleared the road. Mother Nature picked a good spot for her weekend fun, however, as ...
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Kodiak takes part in International Walk to School month
For the next two weeks students in Kodiak will take part in a contest that rewards them for walking or rolling to school. October is International Walk to School month, and Kodiak's Safe Routes to School program is holding a contest to get students excited about walking or biking to school. "We'r...
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Kodiak man accused of threatening a man with a screwdriver
A Kodiak man nicknamed "Creeper" has been accused of threatening a man with a screwdriver while trying to rob him. Johnny Cortez Jr., 26, faces one count of first-degree robbery, a class A felony. According to court documents, the incident started Oct. 1 when Cortez approached a man in his car at...
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