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K-12 classes have moved online, and with them, extracurriculars are going virtual too. For more than a month, Next Step Dance in Kodiak has hosted a “digital dance studio” through Zoom, to keep almost 300 young students practicing choreography from home. Mary Beth Loewen teaches a ballet class via video conference. (Photo courtesy Mary Beth …

In response to state and international health advisories that anyone going out in public wear a mask, Kodiak’s Emergency Operations Center launched a drive for 2000 face masks to supply to the local community. Masks are widely recommended to protect people from transmitting respiratory droplets from the nose and mouth — those are the primary …

Audio from the Emergency Services Council’s live forum on April 16, 2020. Emergency Services Director, Mike Tvenge, other Emergency Services Council members and Elsa DeHart from Alaska Public Health answered questions about COVID-19 relating to Kodiak.

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on Kodiak Island Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization, “The individual is not acutely ill and is staying at home.” “Public health officials have made contact with the individual, and we’ll continue …

Alaska’s coronavirus count is at 226 as of Wednesday. The first case spread into rural Alaska, in Bethel, earlier this week. Kodiak has still not yet seen it’s first confirmed case, but the community’s doctors are spending this time to prepare to test and treat Kodiak residents if it does come. “Every day allows us …

Beginning this weekend, kids might be able to play beyond their backyards as the City of Kodiak approved opening up city playgrounds to the public this Saturday. Following the governor’s plan to incrementally reopen the state as new cases of COVID-19 decrease statewide, at last night’s City Council work session, city mayor Pat Branson asked …

After nearly two months of distance learning, Kodiak educators say teachers have “found their groove” in their efforts to continue classes virtually. Teri Schneider, principal at St. Mary’s Catholic School said it’s required flexibility and constant communication. “Flexibility has been the name of the game,” she said. “When something works, you go with it and …

With populations ranging from 30 to 250 people, Kodiak’s villages aren’t taking risks when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most have shut the communities down to nearly all non-resident travel and implemented strict social distancing measures for residents. “Here in Akhiok, we’re making it. Everybody’s on board [that] we should stay the course,” said …