In this newscast:
- Kodiak Chamber of Commerce organizes a letter-writing campaign to save the KFC/Taco Bell,
- A local group concerned about town bears to testify at tonight’s Borough Assembly meeting,
- Kodiak school superintendent Larry LeDoux presented the district’s plan for dealing with infectious diseases in light of the recent spread of the coronavirus in other parts of the world — it remains an unlikely threat in Alaska,
- Regional ferry service will remain shutdown at least until March, since the last operating mainline ferry, the Matanuska, broke down two weeks ago,
- With wildfire and Medicaid expenses, state officials are asking the Legislature to add the most money to the state budget than they have in at least 10 years
All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com