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Kodiak’s pollock fishery opens to trawlers Thursday, Jan. 20; although, the 45 or so vessels from Kodiak’s fleet won’t be heading out until February 4. That’s to limit bycatch and hold out for better fishing conditions, according to Julie Bonney, the executive director of the Groundfish Data Bank.

Kodiak’s 10th death from the pandemic was a resident in his 60s from Old Harbor who succumbed to the virus in December, according to Kodiak’s Emergency Operations Center. The resident passed away in Anchorage, and the fatality was not related to the recent local surge in cases, which was largely linked to holiday travel and …

The Eastside and Southwest Sections of the Kodiak tanner crab fishery and the Eastern and Western Sections of the South Peninsula District have closed for the season. All waters of the Eastside and Southwest Sections of the Kodiak District closed to commercial Tanner crab fishing at 5:59 p.m. on Saturday (January 22, 2022). Fishing in …

The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center has reported 54 new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough since it’s last announcement on Friday, January 21st. There are 388 cases currently classified as active locally. There are 2 active cases currently hospitalized in Kodiak. To date in the Kodiak Island Borough there …

Health officials say it’s too early to be certain, but they’re seeing the same trend – local COVID-19 test positivity has dropped this week. As of a week ago, 30% of COVID tests were coming back positive. That number has dropped to 25%. Shana Theobald is a doctor at the Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic. …

All-purpose vehicles will continue to be permitted on Kodiak streets under new statewide rules that went into effect January 1. That the decision came after a long – and at times – impassioned City Council meeting last week. Last fall, Governor Dunleavy’s office announced that all-purpose vehicles – like side-by-sides and all-terrain vehicles – would …

The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center has reported 204 new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough since Wednesday, January 12th. There are 834 cases currently classified as active locally. There are no active cases currently hospitalized in Kodiak. In the Kodiak Island Borough there have been 3818 cases, 106 local …

Dave Kubiak spent a recent rainy Thursday stacking the deck of his boat, the Laura Lee, with crab pots in preparation for Kodiak’s Tanner crab season. According to him, the night before the season is always exciting. “We’ll leave in sufficient time to get there and to go someplace and anchor up,” he said. “And …

The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center has reported 174 new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough since Monday. There are 711 cases currently classified as active locally. There is one active case currently hospitalized in Kodiak. In the Kodiak Island Borough there have been 3614 cases, 106 local hospitalizations, and …

Larry LeDoux, the superintendent for KIBSD, recently announced that he plans to retire. That’s a problem for him- it represents yet another position he needs to fill. “We have an assistant superintendent position open. We have a director of facilities open, we have a high school principal position open. And it’s possible we could have …