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Alaska Aerospace CEO Milton Keeter has resigned. Keeter stepped down last week. Reached by phone, Keeter confirmed that he’d left the post but declined to discuss the reason for his departure. Alaska Aerospace Board Chairman Robert McCoy said he was “grateful for Milton’s dedicated service” in a news release dated Monday. Alaska Aerospace did not …

Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show ComFish kicks off in-person and virtually on Thursday, March 16. The event brings together fishermen, lawmakers, scientists and vendors to discuss and celebrate Alaska’s fisheries, but this year’s event also highlights public health. Daily forums aimed at identifying and reversing an opioid overdose are new to this year’s ComFish …

The results from environmental testing at Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex are back following January’s fiery rocket crash at the facility. Officials with Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation say overall, any contamination was largely contained to the immediate area, and cleanup is moving quickly. Testing at Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex after January’s rocket crash shows most …

Two long-term substitutes have finally arrived in the village of Ouzinkie, on the Kodiak Archipelago, after staffing shortages left the school there without a consistent teacher all year. It’s another chance for students to get the consistency they need as hiring struggles ripple to rural areas of the state. The school in the village of …

Kodiak’s Island Trails Network manages several trail systems and organizes marine debris cleanup around the archipelago. The organization recently named a new executive director for the first time since the nonprofit’s inception. Travis Cooper (right) and his daughter (left) on March 2, 2023. Brian Venua/KMXT Travis Cooper previously served as the non-profit’s trails program coordinator. …

Grocery store shelves in Kodiak were bare this weekend after rough weather delayed food deliveries to the island, and an emergency cargo flight filled with provisions landed in Kodiak Sunday morning to help fill the gap. Kodiak depends on barges to bring in everything from milk and meat to cereal and bread. The last barge …

Construction plans for the state’s oldest building are moving along, and it’s the first step in a bigger plan to preserve a piece of history on Kodiak Island. Members of Kodiak’s Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved a service agreement for a new roof design for the Russian-American Magazin at a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28. …

Education funding has been a big part of discussions in the Alaska Legislature this session – and the uncertainty has forced tough conversations in school districts across the state. The Kodiak Island Borough School District is bracing for a flat base student allocation. A long exposure of Kodiak High School as a car drives by. …

Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show ComFish kicks off in about two weeks – on Thursday, March 16. Jena Lowmaster is the executive director for the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, which organizes ComFish each year. She said the Chamber is still finalizing this year’s schedule, which was published online this week. “We are still ironing …

Kodiak’s City Council is considering a request from the Kodiak Economic Development Corporation to join forces and jumpstart economic activity on the island. The corporation’s board members and staff pitched the idea at Thursday’s city council work session. The Kodiak Economic Development Corporation – also known as KEDC – was established back in March of …