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Join us for Spring Fundraising Week at KMXT as we interview Darren Platt and Sawyer Bevis and share the trials and successes along their journey of starting up The Little Store in Bells Flats.

Cook Inlet Fisheries Management Plan

Marc Ignacio, like many professional musicians, was hit hard by the pandemic. Gigs like parties and weddings evaporated as people retreated into the safety of home offices and living rooms. Looking at the situation from the outside, it seems hopeless; one would have to get another job. Ignacio, owner of Island Style Mobile Entertainment sees …

BREAKING: Fishermen and other small businesses may get another chance to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program which provides federal loans to help them stay afloat during the COVID 19 pandemic. That information comes from the office of Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan following Tuesday’s deadline for applying for the money. The seiner Jaime Marie …

Since COVID-19 first arrived in Kodiak, the Emergency Operations Center has worked hard to balance physical health and economic health in Kodiak. But as COVID has gotten out of control in the last two weeks, that balance has shifted in favor of physical health; the EOC has mandated mask-use in all public businesses, and limited …

Safeway is struggling to keep up with the demands of coronavirus panic buying. Mike Murray, manager of Kodiak Safeway said shelves are regularly running low — not because there aren’t enough food or supplies coming in, but because people are buying at a significantly higher rate. “It was right down to the paper aisle, to …

Concerns over the coronavirus has prompted the rescheduling of Alaska’s longest running fisheries trade show. The 41st annual ComFish Alaska, hosted by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, will be held in mid-September instead of later this month. KMXT’s Maggie Wall spoke with Chamber Executive Director Sarah Phillips Wednesday night about the change of dates. …

Alaska’s increase in minimum wage, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, is good for low income workers, but will also be hard on local small businesses dependent on those workers, according to the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. Executive Director Sarah Phillips said… “Naturally a wage increase always impacts our small businesses within …

BREAKING BREAKING BREAKING This is a breaking story. KMXT will update with more information in future news stories. KMXT’s Maggie Wall spoke with the chair of the Kodiak Salmon Workgroup, Duncan Fields, shortly after the Alaska Board of Fisheries voted to limit access to two traditional fisheries. Photo: ADFG. Kodiak salmon fishermen were …

The Star of Kodiak plant in its namesake town is the last plant to sell after Trident Seafoods announced its plan to sell a third of its Alaska facilities in December 2023. Pacific Seafood already has a plant in Kodiak though — its CEO called the purchase an opportunity to expand their operations on the island.