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Warm August Nights is coming back to Kodiak this August 14th, following a COVID-induced hiatus. It aims to reappear with its full offering- live music, beer garden, hot dogs and hamburgers courtesy of the Lion’s club. But there is a catch. This may be the last Warm August Nights. Jeremiah “Doc” Meyers explains why. “Well, …

The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center has reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 for the Kodiak Island Borough. Among them are eight community transmission cases, 10 unknown transmission cases, 7 close contact cases, and two travel related cases, all tested since July 27th. This brings the current active case count to 63 cases in Kodiak, with …

Photo courtesy of NOAA. Aftermath of 1964 Earthquake in Kodiak. During the magnitude 8.2 earthquake that rocked Southwest Alaska, Kodiak was host to an unexpected visitor- a historian seeking to chronicle the history of recent earthquakes in the North Pacific. “My name is Spencer Abbe. I’m a doctoral student at the University of Oregon in …

Kodiak is now all-clear for tsunami’s following last night’s earthquake. The tsunami warning was spurred by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake at 10:16 PM at a depth of 20 miles, 75 miles Southeast of Chignik. The tsunami itself was a half-foot tall and arrived at 12:27 AM. According to Alaska State Seismologist Michael West, it was …

On Wednesday’s episode of the Lowdown on KMXT 100.1 FM Doctors Evan Jones and Shana Theobald discussed the delta variant of COVID-19 and its ever-increasing presence worldwide, and the vaccines necessary to avert disaster. Only 56% of the total Kodiak Island Borough population has more than one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine according to the …

In the village of Karluk, on the Southwest corner of Kodiak Island, stands Ascension of our Lord Russian Orthodox Church. Built in 1888, it’s one of the oldest churches in Alaska and it is renowned for its beauty. But it stands on the edge of disaster. Literally. The church was built on a cliff that …

City Manager Mike Tvenge briefed the City of Kodiak City Council last night on the COVID-19 spread emerging in Kodiak during their regular meeting. According to him, COVID is once again upright and walking in Kodiak. “The EOC reported today 32 active cases as of the last seven days, we’ve had a small interruption in …

Long before strippers gyrated for fishermen who boarded the Wild Alaskan for a night of fun, she was known as the F/V Shaman, one of the most profitable boats to ever throw pots in Alaskan waters. She had a million-dollar price tag when she was built in Tacoma in 1974 — 110 feet long with …

There are many 5k events, and some of them are for charities but there is only one Milk Run. The run is a fundraising event for the Kodiak Kindness Project, a non-profit that aims to help young parents with all methods of infant feeding- hence the name. Here’s Heather Preece, Volunteer Executive Director of Kodiak …

After a two-week deployment to Bristol Bay, Coast Guard inspectors in the Marine Safety Task Force returned to Anchorage late June, according to a Coast Guard press release. They were conducting missions to support the commercial fishing season. Coast Guard law enforcement teams conducted boardings and enforced maritime law throughout the Bristol Bay region. Coast …