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Jennifer Canfield/KMXT An Island Air floatplane flipped and sank during takeoff in Long Lagoon yesterday afternoon. Two mechanics and a pilot were on board the DHC-2 Beaver which had landed about five miles northeast of Kodiak Island as part of a post-maintenance test flight.

Jay Barrett/KMXT It was a busy President’s Day Weekend for Air Station Kodiak helicopter crews stationed in Dutch Harbor and Saint Paul. At 9 o’clock Sunday night a crewman from the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Global Bay was medevac’d after complaining of abdominal pain from possible appendicitis. The 561-foot vessel was 200 miles south of Dutch Harbor and was directed to …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska State Legislative session is one-third over. Lawmakers have about two months left to wrap up its business and avoid a special session. Being an election year with all but a lone senator facing re-election, that’s something they’ll want to avoid. Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens said a lot of work is being done on the oil production …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Christy Lyle grew up hating math. Now the Kodiak Island Borough School District Math Coordinator will be traveling to Seoul, South Korea this summer to participate in the 12th Annual International Congress on Mathematics Education. The gathering brings together some of the world’s most innovative researchers, teachers and mathematicians to discuss trends in mathematics education research. Lyle says …

Jay Barrett/KMXT On Saturday a coach and Kodiak’s state wrestling champion were on KMXT’s Jock of the Rock with Derek Clarkston and Nick Sandin. Northern Lights Conference Coach of the Year Shawn Costello and sophomore Andrew Caballa recently returned from the state championships in Anchorage. Caballa, who won the state title at 106 pounds, said he approached the championships as …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak’s cargo dock, Pier 3, is about 40 years old, and, according to Harbormaster Marty Owen, will need replacement soon. City officials lobbied state legislators last week to get the Kodiak project added to the state’s general obligation bond, which will go before voters in the fall. In the meantime, the city is undertaking a wave study, which …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT After months of practice, East Elementary Kindergarteners, first graders and second graders presented their Music of the Wild West recital. Hundreds of parents gathered in the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium last night to listen to their children sing old cowboy songs and watch them do-si-do on stage while dressed up in modern-day prairie dresses or flannel shirts and …

Jay Barrett/KMXT This winter’s bad weather continues to cause problems and mayhem. The latest storm forced the Alaska State Ferry Kennicott to delay its sailing from Kodiak to Chenega and seek shelter yesterday morning. The Alaska Marine Highway Office says the Kennicott is back underway after anchoring up in Kupreanof Strait between Kodiak and Raspberry islands to await calmer seas. …