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As elsewhere in the nation, a day of decision is underway on Kodiak Island. In the outlying villages, voting will take place in community halls and other gathering places. In the city of Kodiak, there are four polling stations: Kodiak Precinct Number 1, in front of the Gerald Wilson Auditorium at the Kodiak High School. …

Cones marking testing lanes are packed away, as cars line up for COVID testing. COVID-19 continues to gain traction in Kodiak. The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center says four new cases were detected since Friday evening. Two cases are Kodiak residents who recently traveled. The other is a close contact of a previous case, and the …

On August 18th, it looked like Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens had lost his bid for re-election. John Cox, his challenger in Republican primary, was ahead by 69 votes. After the absentee ballots were counted, Stevens pulled out 240 votes ahead. Stevens represents Senate District P, a sprawling district which takes in Kodiak, Homer and Seldovia, …

Kodiak is dancing with yellow. That’s according to Kodiak’s Emergency Services Director Mike Tvenge. “Right now, we’re in the green level. As Kermit the Frog says, it’s not easy being green. But we’re dancing up against the next yellow risk level.” Even though Tvenge did not elevate Kodiak’s risk level at Thursday’s Emergency Operation Center …

Kodiak is seeing another spike in COVID-19 cases, with a dozen new positive tests reported on Wednesday. Since Friday, there have been a total of 20 new cases. All of them involve Kodiak residents. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization says eleven of those are close contacts of people in cases previously reported. One is …

The principal of the Kodiak High School sent out a letter to parents Tuesday night to tell them he has tested positive for COVID-19. Letter to Community 10-27-20 In his message, Neil Hecht said there were several reasons he shared his story. First of all, he wanted to assure parents that their children were safe. Hecht …

Three jet boaters who were stuck in a foot of ice were rescued Sunday by the Coast Guard. An Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescued the boaters, who were stuck five miles northeast of Hole in the Wall Glacier on the Taku River, at 8 p.m. The boaters were hoisted from their boats and …

Stay tuned for this Monday’s midday news report with host Terry Haines as he covers topics including: Gov. Dunleavy’s proposed cuts and recommendations regarding Alaska’s ferries New COVID-19 cases Kodiak’s early voting record set and political party landscape has shifted Legislative candidates’ positions on the PFD All that and more on today’s news report.

With one week to go before November 3rd’s general election, Kodiak has already set a record for early voting. As of Tuesday, Kodiak voters have cast nearly 1600 ballots, with 1,150 of those being mail-in ballots, up 40% from 2016. In 2016, 810 mail-in ballots were cast, with a total of 2400 ballots. In all, …

Stay tuned for this Monday’s midday news report with host Terry Haines as he covers topics including: Kodiak’s Covid-19 count passes the 100-case milestone and how we compare to the rest of the state. A local story on escaped pigs. Details on the recent Senator Sullivan and challenger Al Gross debate. Searchers looking for missing …