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Old Harbor Native CorporationOld Harbor hosted what the local Native corporation is calling its first commercial cruise ship earlier this month on Aug. 2. Prior to that, the Alutiiq community, roughly 40 miles southeast of Kodiak, hadn’t hosted any cruise ships in 30 years since a Marine Expeditions vessel with 40 passengers visited in 1997, according to the Anchorage Daily News and Old Harbor Native Corporation. -
Katherine Irving/KMXTAccording to photos provided by a Kodiak resident, there have been at least nine bears feeding on trash in the landfill at any given time this summer.
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After yesterday’s filing deadline passed, nine candidates are on the October election ballot running for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly seats. Only two filed for City Council seats. -
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly killed a proposed marijuana tax last week on Aug. 6. That means consumers will not have to pay a 3% sales tax on retail purchases of flower, concentrates, edibles and other related products for the foreseeable future. -
According to ADF&G staff, a new water control system might fix the problem -
Kodiak College has named its next leader, after being under the leadership of an interim director for the past few months. Sam Hirt, originally from Fairbanks, will take over as the director of the college effective on January 4, 2027. -
Mullin toured Base Kodiak along with Sen. Dan Sullivan and Coast Guard Commandant Kevin Lunday, and addressed the public during a community meet and greet. -
The study authors who designed the model say it could inform management of Bristol Bay crab fisheries. -
The Sun'aq Tribe's preschool plans to enroll up to 100 children by next year. -
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is considering a new sales tax on cannabis to raise funds for a community well-being fund. But a local cannabis business owner is pushing back, asking the assembly to consider taxing alcohol or tobacco instead. -
The program's director MJ McCown said she's hoping to use the funding to recruit more from the island's villages. -
The scene on Kodiak may be small, but racers say the tight-knit community is part of the appeal.
