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ADF&G 2012 Salmon Run Forecast and Harvest Projections (pdf) Coming up this week, the summer salmon harvest could be 25 percent less than last year, increased processor capacity is in the future for the Aleutians, and Atka mackerel are pretty tasty, but are they always nutritious? We had help this week from KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District is facing a $3.5 million deficit. That’s about 10 percent of their total budget or about the same amount of money it costs to operate Main Elementary School. A closure of one of Kodiak’s schools is just one of many solutions the district is considering to balance the budget. About $2.5 million …

Shipwright Brian Johnson with the tools of his trade. Photo courtesy Kodiak Maritime Museum Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Over 20 people showed up to Fishermen’s Hall last night to discuss what the Thelma C means to Kodiak and how to best preserve its historical significance. The gathering was hosted by the Kodiak Maritime Museum which is behind the efforts to immortalize the …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District is facing its most severe budget cuts in over a decade. The district is looking for solutions to a $3.5 million deficit for next year. About $2.5 million of that can be covered if the state Legislature passes a proposed spending bill. Without the money, Superintendent Stewart McDonald says cuts are inevitable.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak Representative Alan Austerman, who is the House Majority Leader, spoke Monday about several issues before the legislature this year. Late last week he introduced a bill reinstating coastal management. He was asked to gauge how it might be received by his colleagues in the House.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Anchorage-based Rasmuson Foundation has been giving money to creative Alaskans for eight years now through its Individual Artist Awards. Overall, $2-million has been put in the hands of artists around the state. The deadline for this year’s applications and nominations is coming up soon, and according to the foundation’s Jayson Smart, they are working hard on getting …

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 …