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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Alaska’s Emerald Isle is known for its many shades of green, but this weekend a few other colors will be thrown into the mix. Participants in the first ever Splash of Color race will toe the starting line on Sunday, dressed in white. But as Angela Graham, one of the race organizers, explains, their clothes won’t stay white …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Yesterday KMXT told you about a new program starting at Kodiak College, but an older one will be returning this fall as well. The Alutiiq Studies Program is entering its second year with the college and has three classes still open to interested students. April Laktonen Counceller is an assistant professor of Alutiiq studies and said two will …

Mike Mason/KDLG Alaska is home to a tremendous salmon resource that touches nearly every life in the state in one way or another. A new effort is underway to try and understand that relationship. KDLG’s Mike Mason spoke with Kodiak’s Erin Harrington and has the story.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Some folks might have noticed a billowing cloud of black smoke coming from the Benny Benson Kodiak State Airport yesterday. While the cloud appeared rather ominous, it was actually a sign that local firefighters are hard at work training for emergencies. Coast Guard Fire Chief Jeff Halcomb said the smoke was the product of a four hour training …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Classes at the Kodiak College start next week and a new program will cater to those wanting to break into the medical industry. Suzanne Buie (like Buoy) is the department chair for health sciences at the college and said the medical coding program is filling up fast, but still has spots available for interested students. “It’s a 17-credit …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Almost a half-million dollars will be heading into five Bering Sea villages to assist in cleaning marine debris from their beaches. The Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation has received a $210,000 grant from NOAA’s Restoration and Marine Debris Program, and has secured the same amount in matching funds from area CDQ groups. Dave Gaudet, the director of the foundation …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Cowboy mounted shooting may sound like an activity reserved for a John Wayne film, but it’s actually the fastest growing horse sport in the country. And Kodiak is no exception to the fad. Johnny Walker doesn’t call himself a cowboy, but as a life-long horse rider and lover of mounted shooting, it would make sense if he did. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The final list of all candidates for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, School Board and Service Areas was released after the close of the filing period, and it shows only two races that are contested. At Thursday’s meeting, Assemblyman Mel Stephens was addressing the highly contentious composting issue at the landfill when he made this comment about the small …