Davis Hovey
News DirectorDavis Hovey was first drawn to Alaska by the opportunity to work for a radio station in a remote, unique place like Nome. More than 7 years later he has spent most of his career reporting on climate change and research, fisheries, local government, Alaska Native communities and so much more.
Hovey went to Syracuse University, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Broadcast Digital Journalism. He is currently the news director at KMXT.
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The work group, which does not currently include representatives from the city, supported moving forward with the borough, the school district and the city to split the basic building costs for North Star elementary school equally. -
This week we hear about the Coast Guard cutter Earl Cunningham arrives in Kodiak, a Kodiak crabber illegally transported Tanners, Harbormaster Dave Johnson is arrested for assault, North Star elementary school teachers look ahead to next year as they clean out their building, the City Council denies Brechan Construction's proposal to buy land on Near Island, and two finalists for the city manager job are set to visit Kodiak later this month. -
Court records show that in the early morning hours of May 30, Dave Johnson of Kodiak was arrested and charged with three misdemeanor charges, including assault in the 4th degree and assault when a child is present. -
All the finalists have at least two decades of experience working with various municipal governments in a variety of roles, not just as city managers. Three out of the five have worked in Alaska communities. But none have lived or worked in Kodiak. -
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. -
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 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. -
The Kodiak Island Borough and the City of Kodiak argued that the state should not have renewed Second Floor's restaurant or eating place license, REPL. The state ABC Board agreed.
