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Last week, Koniag announced a $50,000 donation to support COVID-19 response efforts for Alaska Native tribes and other beneficiaries on the Kodiak archipelago. President of Koniag, Shauna Hegna, says the corporation has met with tribal leaders and village corporation leaders four times since the beginning of the pandemic, and narrowed down their top concern to …

A new state health mandate announces the use of hotel rooms, dormitories and other buildings to house specific populations who need to quarantine or isolate. KMXT posts the following press release from the Governor’s office as received, with minor edits. Issued: April 13, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy, Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and …

Kodiak’s law enforcement teams have shifted protocols since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tim Putney, chief of Kodiak Police, says they’ve suspended foot patrols and stopped doing traffic stops for minor infractions like a missed turn signal. Officers are also decontaminating patrol cars every time they have to transport someone, and using N-95 masks …

Story by Tyler Thompson, KDLG – Dillingham Alaska Airlines announced Monday that year-round services in Bristol Bay will start May 18. Alaska Air in Dillingham is scheduled to fly three days a week — Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The airline will fly two days a week in King Salmon, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. RELATED: Ravn files …

For two years, Betty Walters has served as Kodiak College’s interim director, leading the college after the previous director, Alan Fugleberg, retired in 2018. But Walters will be handing over the reins to a new director soon. KMXT news reporter Jared Griffin filed this story about Jacelyn Keys, the newly appointed director of Kodiak College. …

State and federal medical officials, including Alaska Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink and Senior Medical Officer with the Department of Homeland Security Alexander Eastman visited Kodiak on Wednesday. The group toured the Ocean Beauty and Trident Seafood processing plants and the city’s alternative care facilities, and met with members of Kodiak’s medical community. Zink, who …

Governor Issues COVID-19 Health Mandate 18 May 12, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has issued the State of Alaska’s 18th COVID-19 Health Mandate on Intrastate Travel. COVID-19 Health Mandate 018 permits travel between communities on the road system and in-state travel by the Alaska Marine Highway …