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In this photo provided by the Alaskan Volcano Observatory, the Pavlof volcano erupts Thursday, May 16, 2013, as seen from the air from the southwest in Cold Bay, Alaska. (AP Photo/Alaskan Volcano Observatory, Theo Chesley)
Ash steers clear of Kodiak for now
Kodiak residents awoke Saturday to find a strange powdery deposit on the hoods and roofs of their cars. While Pavlof Volcano 30 miles from Cold Bay has been erupting for the past week, the yellow powder wasn’t volcanic ash — it was spruce pollen produced by the island’s blooming stands of Sitka S...
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Raissa Boskofsky of Port Lions competes in the 1A/2A/3A girls high jump during the ASAA State High School Track and Field Championships Friday at Lathrop High School. Boskofsky won the event for the third year in a row. (Eric Engman/News-Miner photo)
Boskofsky ends career as state’s best high jumper
For someone who thought she would never win a state title, Port Lions’ Raissa Boskofsky certainly proved herself wrong. The senior jumped past the 1/2/3A field to win her third consecutive high jump title Friday at the state track and field championships at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks. She...
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Kodiak doesn’t escape record weekend cold
Runners jogged in place to keep warm at the starting line of Saturday’s Coast Guard 5K, and tree-planters bundled up against a chilly wind. Still, Kodiak was lucky. The calendar says mid-May, but Alaska is shivering like March as unseasonably cold weather drapes the state from the North Slope to ...
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Wells requests bail review hearing
James Wells, the man accused of murdering two Kodiak Coast Guard employees in April 2012, has requested a bail review hearing in Anchorage. Wells was indicted Feb. 19 on two counts of murdering a federal employee, two counts of using a firearm in a violent crime and two counts of first-degree mur...
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Kodiak’s Michael Ma'inifo long jumps during a track and field meet April 26 at Joe Floyd Track and Field. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Kodiak boys in hunt for state track title
Do the Kodiak boys have enough firepower to win their first state track and field title since 2007? The overwhelming consensus among the team is in emphatic “yes.” “I think we do,” sophomore Levi Fried said. “I don’t think we are as stacked as the ’07 team, but we definitely have a shot at it.” ...
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Kodiak first baseman Jakob Arnold catches the ball as Palmer’s Justin Roth runs down the line during a high school baseball game Thursday evening at Baranof Field. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Kodiak cruises past Palmer
Kodiak turned to captain Brandon Mahle Thursday evening to end a two-game Southcentral Conference losing skid. The all-conference right-hander delivered with a complete game 7-3 triumph over visiting Palmer at drizzly Baranof Field. Mahle handcuffed Palmer hitters the entire game, scattering five...
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Playbook: May 17
Friday, May 17 Baseball: Kodiak vs. Palmer, noon, and Houston, 5 p.m., at Baranof Field. Softball: Kodiak vs. Houston, 4 p.m., and Eagle River, 5:45 p.m., at East Addition Park. Track: Kodiak and Port Lions at the state championships at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, 9 a.m. Saturday, May 1...
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Port Lions’ Raissa Boskofsky clears a hurdle during a 300-meter hurdle race on May 4 at Joe Floyd Track and Field. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Prep track: Boskofsky aiming for a 3-peat
Port Lions’ Raissa Boskofsky is looking to add even more hardware to her already overcrowded trophy case when the 1/2/3A state track and field championships begin today in Fairbanks. Boskofsky is the two-time defending champion in both the 300 hurdles and the high jump and is the odds-on favorit...
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