This Day in Alaska History-February 10th, 1905
Current-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Current — Carwaq Carwaq tukniuq. – The current is strong. Perched on the edge of the continental shelf, the Kodiak Archipelago lies in the path of the Alaska current. Driven by wind and freshwater, this warm oceanic flow courses out of the central Pacific and circulates counterclockwise along the Gulf of Alaska’s coast. This current, […]
Ollie Garrett Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor II
(Kenai, AK) – Thursday, Kenai Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson sentenced 62-year-old Ollie Garrett to 25 years with 10 years suspended, leaving 15 years to serve, following his guilty plea to a consolidated count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree. On his release from custody, Garrett will be on felony probation […]
Kirby Calderwood Pleads Guilty to 2019 Murder of Missing Homer Woman
(Kenai, AK) – Friday, 36-year-old Kirby Calderwood pled guilty to Murder in the Second Degree before Kenai Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson and admitted that he had murdered Homer resident Anesha “Duffy” Murnane. On Oct. 17, 2019, Ms. Murnane went missing. A beloved member of the Homer community, Ms. Murnane was last seen leaving the […]