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The City of Kodiak is back pedaling on its plans to create two new parks on city property in separate locations – one downtown at St. Paul Plaza and the other at Gibson Cove. That’s after city officials say there isn’t enough money in the fiscal year 2027 budget to pursue potential designs for the two parks.
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Katherine Irving/KMXTThe fourth graders at Kodiak’s Main Elementary School released the salmon fry they’ve been raising since October into Island Lake on May 21. The release is part of a year-round “Salmon in the Classroom” program hosted by the Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association, where fourth graders across the archipelago learn about the salmon life cycle in a hands-on way.Students got to name their fry, release them into the lake using a paper cup, and wish them well on their journey to the ocean.
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An education professor in Kodiak who has spent years developing homegrown teachers across Alaska and building the pipeline to drive more into the high-demand profession is retiring. -
On May 15 the Assistant Administrator of NOAA Fisheries Eugenio Piñeiro Soler, the Alaska Regional Adminstrator Jon Kurland, and the Alaska Fisheries Science Center Director Bob Foy met with local residents in Kodiak for a community reception. -
The Kodiak Island Borough School District is offering a new incentive to retain its temporary international teachers. This is after the Trump administration priced the district out of international recruiting last year through a massive visa fee hike. Now the district wants to sponsor these teachers to get green cards – permanent legal residency – for about $10,000 each. -
Closures on the west side of the island aim to protect the Karluk and Ayakulik Chinook runs, which have hit record lows over the past few years. -
Scientists worry the two phenomena will result in unusually warm conditions that could damage marine ecosystems. -
For the second time in recent months, one of the four licenses for restaurants to serve beer and wine in Kodiak has become available. -
Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association will take eggs from the wild Karluk king salmon run in an effort to save the population. -
Kodiak’s police chief has thrown his name into the ring to be the next city manager. He is one of now 19 applicants being considered by the City Council for the job. -
One of Kodiak’s four licenses that allow restaurants to sell beer and wine is up for grabs, and only one local restaurant applied with the state to get it. -
Kodiak College’s top administrator is transitioning to a statewide role as the director of workforce development for the University of Alaska system.
