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There’s a new partnership to monitor Kodiak Island beaches for harmful algal blooms, which spread marine toxins like Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Academic, federal, and tribal entities are working to better understand which waters are most susceptible to the toxins. The project’s partners held a presentation about what they hope to find on Near Island …

The Kodiak’s Fisheries Workgroup wants to host informational forums to speed along fish-related action items for the City Council and Borough Assembly. That was one decision the joint municipal body agreed on Wednesday, March 27, at its first forum in over four years. The Kodiak Fisheries Workgroup last held a meeting in Dec. of 2019. …

Getting an up-close look at a variety of marine life at Kodiak’s touch tank just got a little easier. Visitors of the aquarium and touch tank at the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center on Near Island can now stop by KFRC without booking an appointment first. Walk-in hours were brought back last week on March 19, …

If the Walmart parking lot looked a little slicker to you this weekend than the past few weeks, that’s because a gushing fire hydrant leaked thousands of gallons of water over the pavement late last week. City of Kodiak Public Works director Craig Walton says they’re not entirely sure what caused the leak. Gushing fire …

Kodiak’s proposed Anton Larsen Bay road extension has received a significant financial nudge forward from the federal government. Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced on March 20 that $2.5 million dollars in funding would go to the project through Congress’ Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package.

Temperatures might be down in Kodiak, but that doesn’t mean bear problems are down too. The local Fish & Game office has tracked down and shot two problem bears in town this week, and they’re reminding residents — not all bears hibernate in the winter. Kodiak brown bear. (Pixabay) Bears have been frequent visitors around …

Alaska’s Pacific Spaceport Complex is gearing up for its next launch at its site on Kodiak Island. Island residents saw access to a local beach closed for several days over the last week as various testing is underway. Robert Greene is the President of Aurora Launch Services, a subsidiary of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, which …

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Thursday night moved to advance to public hearing an ordinance that sets out where the borough will get the funds to pay for the debt on the high school. The assembly passed the current year’s budget before the governor cut 50-percent of the funding for bond debt reimbursement for …

Arctic Care, a U.S. military operation that brings medical experts to underserved communities in Alaska, is making its way back to Kodiak this year. The military group is once again partnering with the Kodiak Area Native Association to bring no-cost healthcare to the archipelago’s communities. Kodiak has a strong military presence, with a Coast Guard …

The Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak named its volunteer of the year on Feb. 14, celebrating two people in 2024 – Jim and Bonnie Dillard. Both the Dillards are long-time educators on the island. The couple live in Kodiak and were commended, in part, for hand-crafting new traditional drums for an elementary school music class. According …