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In light of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center will not provide an update on new COVID cases for Monday. The COVID-19 case count update from Saturday reported four new cases of COVID-19, including one community transmission case and three close contact cases. This brings the current case count …

By Sabine Poux–KDLL • Jan 15, 2021 A fisherman at the mouth of the Buskin River. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS) Alaska sport fish permit prices are slightly lower this year, after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game removed a 15-year surcharge. Fish and Game raised the price of permits in 2005 to pay off …

The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization has reported eight new cases of COVID-19 locally for the Kodiak Island Borough, including two travel-related cases, five close contact cases, and one community transmission case. This brings the case count of the Kodiak Island Borough to 993 total cases since the start of the pandemic, with 46 cases …

The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization has reported three new cases of COVID-19 locally for the Kodiak Island Borough, including two close contact cases and one community transmission case. Included in the report were three more cases of Kodiak residents tested off island, who remain off island and will not be included in the local …

The City of Kodiak may have found a little more federal money to help fund its recreation programs and fire and EMT departments. But there are some strings attached. The DCIP was enacted to support communities with military installations, but the question remains: is Air Station Kodiak a military installation? The federal program is called …

Hugh Kennan receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Some locals outside of Kodiak’s healthcare institutions are finally getting access to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The doses are few, but the relief is great. In Kodiak, things are done a little differently. And getting vaccinated for COVID-19 is no exception. Those 65 or older …

By ISABELLE ROSS • January 13, 2021 One of the largest seafood companies in the world has sold Peter Pan Seafoods to three private equity groups. The sale comes after years of struggle for the seafood processor, which has a big footprint in Alaska. But the new owners are optimistic. The Peter Pan Seafoods plant in Dillingham.PHOTO: …

Here are the recordings from the first day of the Coast Guard’s public hearings about the Scandies Rose sinking. Captain Dan Mattsen, owner of Scandies Rose: LISTEN HERE Gelia Cooper, Operations Manager for Scandies Rose: LISTEN HERE John Walsh, minority owner of Scandies Rose and insurance broker: LISTEN HERE

The Scandies Rose Hearing run by the Coast Guard began today with an introduction by the Coast Guard and a rundown of facts about the F/V Scandies Rose. They also presented the mayday call and side-scan imaging of the final resting place of the 130-foot crab boat. This was followed by a moment of silence. …

Terror Lake Hydro Project. Photo courtesy KEA website. Undoubtedly, many Kodiak residents noticed the power outages yesterday evening. Fortunately, power has been restored to the entirety of the island. According to a press release from Kodiak Electric Association, the issue yesterday came from a disconnect in the Terror Lake Dam transmission line, and the power …