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Maggie Wall/KMXT Kodiak residents have an additional five weeks to comment on a proposal to compost solid waste sludge in Middle Bay. The original deadline was Monday. The Alaska Division of Environmental Health has extended the deadline for comments until January 18 to allow more public participation. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has more. We have links to materials related to the …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Pacific Marine Expo was held last week in Seattle, wrapping up on Thursday. The annual event is like a larger version of Kodiak’s Com Fish Alaska in the spring. Dillingham driftnetter Verner Wilson, who’s off-season job is with the World Wildlife Fund, attended this year and helped staff a booth on the tradeshow floor. The booth he …

Jay Barrett/KMXT We spoke recently with the new Kodiak Chamber of Commerce economic development specialist, Joe Bailor. He’s worked for the City of Kodiak and the Kodiak Island Housing Authority, and took the job with the chamber this fall. Today, we hear more about Bailor’s thoughts on developing new business in Kodiak, and the community’s storefront and housing shortage.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Bears won six weight classes at the Robin Hervey Wrestling Tournament over the weekend, against the Palmer Moose and Chugiak Mustangs. Jenny Valdez won her weight class at 98 pounds, Joel Valdez won at 106 pounds, Andrew Caballa at 113, Eddy Burris at 126, Cameron White at145 and Kerry Powers at 182 pounds. The tournament only …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Coming up this week: More groundfish boats are going to have observers on them come the new year, Surimi prices are well up in Japan, and the governor wants to almost double the amount of state funds that go to chinook salmon research. All that and a plan in Petersburg to boost survival of hatchery king salmon is gaining support. …