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            Even though he is hanging on in the Alaska House District 36 Democratic Primary Election, candidate Dave Kaplan suspects it will be difficult for him to bridge the 18-vote gap between him and Andy Lundquist. And even though he will not concede unless he's still behind after the election's certification, he is preparing to set his sights on a different elective office, just in case.

            Kaplan announced yesterday (Thursday) afternoon that barring a turnaround in the House race, he will run as a write-in candidate for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, where only two candidates are running for three open seats.

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            Air Station Kodiak Rescue Swimmer Wil Milam is receiving more accolades for a February 2007 rescue, during which Milam’s survival suit malfunctioned.

            Milam was part of an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew that rescued three crewmembers from the fishing vessel Illusion, which sank near Dutch Harbor on February 10, 2007. Milam’s suit sprang a leak during the rescue and he himself had to be treated for hypothermia.

            He’s received a number of awards and commendations for the rescue, and now he’ll be able to add another: A gold medal from the nonprofit Association for Rescue at Sea.

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            Kodiak Island Borough School District officials say that the student transportation budget will be completely covered by the state this school year for the first time in five years. KMXT’s Casey Kelly has more.

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            The new Alaska-themed quarters are just now making an appearance in Kodiak, but not yet in numbers large enough to satisfy the demand.

            Officially released on August 29^th at the Alaska State Fair, the quarter features a brown bear with a salmon in its jaws below a rocky cape - it's a scene that could have come from anywhere on Kodiak Island. The Alaska quarter is the penultimate design in the U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters Program, which issued a custom coin for every state, and released in the order they joined the union.