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Ailing Sailor Hoisted from Ship

Jay Barrett/KMXT An Air Station Kodiak helicopter crew medevac’d a crewman from the 1,000-foot cargo vessel Cosco Long Beach, about 200 miles south of the island Thursday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 17th District command center were contacted by an agent for the ship in Vancouver, British Columbia, at 11:30 yesterday morning, requesting the medevac of a 50-year-old crewman …

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Wrestling Tourney Turns Up One Team Short

Jay Barrett/KMXT Two schools are in town for tomorrow’s Robin Hervey Wrestling Tournament. They’ll compete in dual matches this evening and in the round-robin format tomorrow. At 4 p.m. the Chugiak Mustangs and the Palmer Moose will hit the mat. At 6 p.m. Kodiak takes on Chugiak and at 7:30 the bears turn around and take on the Moose. The …

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City Unloading Surplus at Friday Auction

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Maggie Wall/KMXT Looking for a used fire truck? How about a 2,600 gallon water truck? If so, then the City of Kodiak may have just the deal for you. A decommissioned fire truck and the water truck are just two of the vehicles available for sale at the city’s surplus auction scheduled for noon on Friday at the old jail. …

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Sludge Issue Likely Will Rise to Top

Maggie Wall/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is likely to get an ear full during tonight’s assembly work session. This will be the first gathering of the assembly since last weekend’s meeting of about 30 residents concerned about hauling sludge from the wastewater treatment plant to a proposed composting site in Middle Bay. The sludge disposal is not on the …

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More Observers Coming to Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Boats

Jay Barrett/KMXT On January 1st, there will be a sea change in the who, what, where and when of federal fisheries observer coverage for Alaska groundfish and halibut boats. “The purpose is to improve data quality, to more equitably distribute industry cost and to include halibut vessels," said NOAA Fisheries spokeswoman Julie Speegle in Juneau. "So the changes are, vessels …

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Local Artists Headed to Finland

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Maggie Wall/KMXT A group of Kodiak skin sewers will travel to Finland in February to examine and learn about early Kodiak sewing from close examination of items in the Etholin Collection. Kodiak residents may not know much about Adolf Etholin, but like the more familiar Alexander Baranof, Etholin was a Russian governor or “chief manager” of the Russian-America Company’s Alaska …

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Fuel, Fish Unloaded from Tug, Barge

Alexandra Gutierrez/KUCB After a week of harsh weather, responders were finally able to remove fuel from a tug that grounded off the Alaska Peninsula. The Polar Wind was carrying about 20,000 gallons of diesel when it — and the barge it was towing — ended up on the rocks. About 6,000 gallons were lost after the accident, but there have …

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