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State lawmakers are looking at extending and expanding a tax credit for shoreside seafood processors in Alaska. Alaska has given tax credits to salmon processors that invest in new equipment for nearly 20 years. That program was expanded back in 2014 to include herring processors. Senate Bill 33 would extend that program through 2026, but …

The Kodiak Island Borough will receive $10,000 a year for more than a decade as part of a multi-billion dollar opioid settlement reached with drug distributors. Now, the borough’s assembly is taking steps to decide how to distribute the funds by creating a settlement fund. Kodiak Borough Assembly members voted unanimously this week (Thurs., April …

Members of Kodiak Island’s Search and Rescue Team are urging caution in the backcountry this spring due to avalanche risk. Kodiak Island doesn’t have a ski resort, but the local search and rescue group has noticed an uptick of skiers exploring popular backcountry areas like Pyramid Mountain in recent years, and this year is no …

The Kodiak community of Old Harbor received $1.5 million for a new tsunami evacuation and community center last month through the omnibus spending bill and is working on applying for more. Most of Old Harbor lies along the water’s edge, and that means it’s in an inundation zone should a tsunami strike the southeast part …

After 20 years of teaching art to Kodiak’s school children, Bonnie Dillard retired in 2015, but she said she hasn’t totally stepped away from education. “I’m still teaching young kids, I do homeschool art and I do artist-in-residence with the villages,” said Dillard. “I love running into my old students around town.” She’s one of …

The federal legislative forum at ComFish opened with tributes to the late Congressman Don Young, who was also supposed to be part of the panel. Afterwards, however, the ongoing effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine were top of mind for Alaska’s senators. Appearing via Zoom, Sen. Murkowski described the close ties between Alaska’s seafood …

Astra successfully launched its second commercial rocket from the Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex. (Screenshot of livestreamed launch) Kodiak Island saw its first rocket in nearly four months blast off into space on Tues., March 15. California aerospace company Astra successfully sent a rocket into space from the Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex on Narrow Cape just …

Kodiak’s drive-in movie theater will be popping back up at the Fairgrounds on Friday for the Kodiak Outdoor Film Festival. The event is organized annually by Island Trails Network, which promotes outdoor stewardship on the island. Seventeen films will be screened at the festival. Philip Tschersich is one of this year’s dozen featured filmmakers in …

Social media lit up earlier this week with photos Kodiak residents had snapped of the northern lights rippling overhead. Catching a glimpse of the aurora borealis in the northern part of Alaska isn’t that unusual. It’s a little less common further south, but the island could see another light show over the next few days. …

Kodiak Island’s school board voted to hire a new superintendent in February. Cyndy Mika has been chosen out of a field of three candidates. She replaces Larry LeDoux who is retiring in June. Cyndy Mika comes to Kodiak by way of Little Elm, Texas. She has 15 years of administration experience in the Little Elm …