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Brian Venua/KMXTOne of the grants that was partially cut provides financial support to universities with large Alaska Native student populations such as the University of Alaska Fairbank’s Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. The specific grant is called Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions. -
Koniag/FacebookKoniag's annual dividend was raised by $3 to $33 per share and will be distributed to shareholders who own Class A, Class B, and Class C stock on Jan. 27. On Friday an Elder Benefit of $1,200 will also be distributed to original shareholders who are at least 62 years old.
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The second of three new Coast Guard cutters set to be homeported in Kodiak has arrived. According to a social media post from the Coast Guard on June 2, the Earl Cunningham reached the island on May 31 after a more than 7,000 mile, months-long journey from the shipyard in Louisiana. -
Almost one year after Brechan Construction first applied to purchase city land on Near Island, the Kodiak City Council officially rejected the company’s request. On May 22 the council decided to stick with its minimum development plan for the island next to town. -
Corey Potter was sentenced to a year in jail and two years of probation after he plead guilty to two counts of violating the Lacey Act for shipping Tanners with Bitter Crab Syndrome. -
The Kodiak Island Borough will increase how much it will fund its school district by more than half a million dollars. That’s after a unanimous vote by its Assembly on May 29th. But the district still needs money from the state for its budget plan to work. -
Seniors across the Kodiak Archipelago officially completed their high school careers last week. That includes four seniors from rural schools that celebrated the milestone as well; half of those were recognized during a graduation ceremony in Ouzinkie. -
The museum reopened on May 22 after being closed for a construction project to nearly double its exhibit space and display hundreds more objects and artifacts. It’s now open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. -
The Alaska Legislature’s session ended on May 20 after lawmakers passed the capital and operating budgets. Before those final hours, Kodiak’s legislators pushed forward bills on topics ranging from a world trade committee to commercial boat registration. -
The head of Providence’s Kodiak Island Medical Center officially leaves his administrator position next week on May 31. But that job vacancy is only one of a few leadership jobs and one of dozens of medical positions Providence is struggling to fill in Kodiak. -
Alaska school districts hiring from the Philippines are taking some of the country’s best and brightest teachers. It’s a win for Alaska kids, but what does that mean for students back in Southeast Asia? KMXT’s Brian Venua explores brain drain and brain gain in Part 5 of his series, Mabuhay sa Alaska. -
The average age of a fisherman in Alaska has increased to fifty, which is ten years older than it was one generation ago, according to “Turning the Tide," a report from a UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences research team.
