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The recent volcanic eruption in Tonga was significant- the explosion was heard along coastal Alaska. But for all the devastation that it caused, it wasn’t actually that big an eruption, compared to those of the last century. And it was a trifling eruption compared to Alaska’s Novarupta, which in 1912 was so large that it …

One section of the Kodiak tanner crab fishery has closed for the season. All waters of the Southeast Section of the Kodiak District closed to commercial Tanner crab fishing at 5:59 p.m. yesterday (January 19, 2022). Inseason catch reports indicate the Southeast Section guideline harvest level will have been reached when all the numbers are …

The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center has reported 255 new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough since Friday, January 14th. There are 571 cases currently classified as active locally. There are 2 active cases currently hospitalized in Kodiak. In the Kodiak Island Borough there have been 4073 cases, 109 local …

The Kodiak Island Borough School District is determined to return to in-person learning, but it isn’t proving as easy as was hoped. The school district initially planned to return to having all classes in person on Tuesday, but staff shortfalls have delayed the elementary school’s reopening until next week. The middle school and high school …

Communities across southern Alaska have been dealing with intermittent ferry service since fall, and Kodiak Island is the latest to face an extended hiatus of regular service. The Department of Transportation announced last week that maintenance for the Kennicott has been delayed, and she won’t be placed back into service until April 21. The Tustumena, …

The Kodiak Island Borough School district announced Wednesday in a letter to parents that they will be returning to remote-learning, effective Thursday, with the hope of returning to in-person learning on Tuesday, January 18th. This comes as COVID cases within the Kodiak Island Borough continue to rise to unprecedented levels. The Emergency Operations Center Wednesday …

On Monday, the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center reported 235 new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough, all discovered since the last update last Friday. According to the update, there are 544 cases currently classified as active locally, with one active case currently hospitalized in Kodiak. In the Kodiak Island Borough there have been …

Data released this week from Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development shows the state’s population grew – albeit slightly – last year. The latest count encompasses April 2020 to July of 2021. “We did grow over the last year, it was just .1 percent,” said David Howell, the state demographer. “But still, it broke …

It was noon on a cloudy and windy January 1st. Scores of people gathered on Mill Bay Beach. It was 14 degrees outside, but the 30-mile an hour winds brought the wind chill temperature to -14. Kodiak’s own new year’s tradition- the polar plunge. 30 people sporting bright pink t-shirts jumped into the dangerously cold …

Here’s a recording and transcript of the piece that ran December 31st during the evening news. Please enjoy, and Happy New Year! … It’s hard to believe that it’s been less than a year since most people got their first doses of the vaccine. The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were delivered to arms …