Diana Gish/KMXT Kodiak High School’s head wrestling coach Pat Costello says his team is eager to wrestle in front of a home-town crowd. After spending half the season on the road the Bear’s will host matches here in Kodiak this weekend. Costello spoke to KMXT’s Diana Gish about his team and this weekend’s matches.

Diana Gish/KMXT At the school board’s last regular meeting, director of operations Scott Williams gave an update on the progress of the Kodiak High School expansion and renovation. During last month’s borough election, voters passed a bond proposition to fund the project. The measure passed by a narrow margin of 167 votes.

Diana Gish/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District is reporting a large increase in its absentee rates. The school district has asked parents of children with flu symptoms to keep their children at home in order to slow the spread of illness and parents seem to be heeding the advice. Most of the district schools in Kodiak are reporting 20 …

Diana Gish/KMXT Ford Motor Company reported a billion dollar profit in its third quarter. Part of the credit for its success was given to the Cash for Clunkers program. That federally funded program enabled owners of old cars to get cash credit by trading in for a new, more fuel efficient vehicle. KMXT’s Diana Gish checked in with Debbie Refier …

Diana Gish/KMXT In the last week of October, 67 people with flu-like symptoms sought help at the emergency room of Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center. That’s up from an earlier weekly average of 15. Although the number of trips to ER increased last week, none of the patients required hospitalization. And if you’re curious about the total number of Swine …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The United States Coast Guard, like all federal agencies, is under a new mandate from the White House to be more energy efficient. In that vein, the Coast Guard in Alaska is going to study the feasibility of using bio-fuels at some of its bases, including here in Kodiak.

Diana Gish/KMXT A presentation on the Kodiak school district’s swine flu plan was made at the school board’s regular meeting this week. Steve Doerksen is the director of Schools and Student Services.

Diana Gish/KMXT These days Jeremiah "Doc" Myers is in town for about ten days at a time. He’s an international director for Lion’s Club International. There are 32 international directors representing 205 nations around the world. Myers travels to Lion sponsored hospitals and clinics, of which there are over 600. Many of them provide services for free.

Diana Gish/KMXT At the Kodiak City Council’s regular meeting recently Teresa Peterson spoke during public comments about the Alaska Coastal Communities Global Climate Change Compact. The compact was drafted last February in Homer. A number of Coastal Alaska communities in Alaska have signed it and Peterson was hoping Kodiak would do so as well.

Diana Gish/KMXT The harbormasters and port administrators have returned to their home ports following last week’s statewide conference in Kodiak. By all accounts the four day event was a success. One of those that took part was Jean Barrett, the port director of Dillingham. KMXT’s Diana Gish asked him what he hoped to get out of his stay in Kodiak. …