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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 …

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

Jay Barrett/KMXT Have you ever found yourself scrambling up Pillar Mountain because there’s a tsunami warning and you wished you had brought more with you than just a bag of corn chips to eat? Or have you ever stood in front of a pop machine while studying late, wishing it vended some munchies too? Well, a guy in Utah has …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Trees have yet to start coming down at Fort Abercrombie State Park, but as John Kimmel, the office administrator at Alaska State Parks in Kodiak says, a small portion could be removed later in the week.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A prominent marimba-playing duo is making an appearance in Kodiak this week to share the unique instrumentals that originated in Zimbabwe. Local marimba enthusiast Laura Creighton will host Zachary and Jocelyn Moon, who Creighton says are two of North America’s most well-respected Marimba players. Creighton leads a local marimba group twice a week, but doesn’t have a background …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The 2-and-oh Kodiak High School Bears football team have jumped three spots in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network’s rankings for medium and small schools. Going into last week’s game against Houston, the Bears were number 5 in the statewide poll, but when Monday night’s poll was released, Kodiak was in the second slot, behind Eielson, also 2-and-0. After …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In an effort to promote dental health, Coast Guard Base Kodiak has reintroduced fluoride into its water supply. Edward DeNoyelles is an environmental program manager who manages the drinking water on base and said the addition of fluoride came after a major update to the drinking water plant.