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Kodiak City Councilmen John Whiddon, left, and Gabriel Saravia, right, pose with representatives of the Kodiak seafood processing workforce at Thursday night’s council meeting. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak City Council held a regular meeting last night and took the opportunity to thank the various seafood processing workers who’ve come from all over the world. Councilman Mark Vizcocho …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Since there are no contested races affecting Kodiak on Tuesday’s primary election ballot, there might not be much interest in voting. But there are also two ballot initiatives to be decided. Ballot Measure One has to do with property tax exemptions, and Measure Two attempts to reestablish a coastal management program in Alaska. Kodiak Island Borough Mayor Jerome …

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevacs a crewmember from the cargo ship APL China, Aug. 22, 2012, in the Gulf of Alaska. The crewmember was taken to land where he will be transferred to a HC-130 Hercules airplane that will take him for advanced medical care. The Coast Guard responded to the medical emergency by diverting multiple …

Coming up this week: radiation is still being found in high levels in fish around the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan; environmentalists are asking NOAA to protect more coral gardens in Alaska waters, and why you rarely hear the word "fisher" on this radio show about people fishing. We had help this week from KDLL’s Shaylon Cochran in Kenai, KDLG’s …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT For the second year in a row the Kodiak Island Borough School District has received funds specifically to help boost art activities throughout the district. The Art in Schools Grant totals $13,000 and will help bring artists into schools as part of the artist in residence program. Superintendent Stewart McDonald said it’s an affordable way to encourage high …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The plans for Threshold Recycling Services to expand into a larger facility have been pushed back a few months. Ken Reinke is the executive director for Threshold and said engineering problems have kept recycling operations out of its new building. "Well we had some problems with engineering it into the ground. We got an engineered building delivered but …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The daily pink salmon harvest has been slowly, but steadily, declining over the past two weeks, after a peak catch of nearly 1-million on August 10th. On Wednesday, 116,755 pinks were hauled in by the fleet, bringing the season total, according to Fish and Game records, to 15.8-million fish. The sockeye salmon catch is also slowing, with 7,746 …

The new artifical field turf at Baranof Park gets groomed Wednesday (left), while texture is being applied to the new track. Fred Hawley/KMXT photos