Unalaska, AK – The much discussed rat eradication project on Rat Island, about 200 miles from Adak, ended without much fanfare in about one third of the estimated time. Project planners thought it might take up to 45 days to cover every inch of the 68 hundred acre island with rat poison but good weather helped the team finish in just 12 and return a month early, in mid-October. Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge biologist Steve Ebert said the good weather was necessary in order for helicopters to fly over the island in precise patterns.

Unalaska, AK – The city council will meet tomorrow for their regular meeting instead of Tuesday because of council travel. The meeting will continue the discussion of the potential energy rebate. The council proposed giving $60 residential utility bill rebates to every residential customer each month for the next year. If all residential meters are included, the program will cost the city $500,000. At least $100,000 would be rebates to government agencies that pay power bills. If only residential meters paid by individuals are counted, the cost is only $275,000. The council began discussing the rebate when fuel cost $4.50 per gallon. It now cost $2.60.

Unalaska, AK – StoryCorps is kicking off their oral history project in Unalaska tonight with an event at the Burma Road Chapel. The project gives community members an opportunity to talk about their lives and have it recorded for posterity.

"It's unique in the sense that it's not one person recording a story but a conversation between two friends, two acquaintances, two partners two people having a conversation about things they care about or people they care about," explains project coordinator Kristine King.

Unalaska, AK – More than 50 percent of registered voters in Unalaska turned out this year, many for the first time. Total voter turn out, including absentees, was 826. Usually, the number is around 600. This coincides with large turn outs nationwide--at least 62.5 percent with some still not counted.

Though the nation overwhelmingly supported Democrat Barack Obama, Unalaskans did not. We also bucked the trends in statewide voting as well. Here are the results:

Unalaska, AK – The city council is discussing the best way to finance the new $43 million powerhouse. The money will come from a combination of grants, bonds, and city money. The city's financial engineering consultant Mike Hubbard says the council needs to determine how much money comes from each source.

"If we take more money out of the general fund, what we do is lower the cost of the project a little bit right now," he explains. "But at the same time it takes away the available cash that you could use for other purposes in the future."

Unalaska, AK – The Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigation heard the final day of testimony in the investigation of the Katmai sinking on Monday. Seven of the 11 crew members died when the catcher-processor went down on October 22, 2008. Investigation chair Commander Malcolm McLellan said that the survivors testified that water entered the lazarette through either an open or leaking door.

Unalaska, AK – The City of Unalaska and the owners of the geothermal fluid near Makushin volcano have different ideas on the best way to push the geothermal energy project forward. The city thinks the best next move is to drill more test wells in Makushin Valley. The resource owners want to pursue a feasibility study that uses lasers to determine the strength of the resource in different locations. KUCB's Anne Hillman has more on the diverging approaches.

Unalaska, AK – The 2008 presidential elections take place tomorrow and many people in Unalaska are ready for it. KUCB's Pipa Escalante and Anne Hillman spoke with community members about their reactions to this year's national elections and how they think it might turn out in the end.

Unalaska, AK – In an almost four-hour long work session and meeting, the city council discussed the city's finances, including a potential energy rebate. KUCB's Anne Hillman has more.