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Another COVID-19 death has been reported today in the Kodiak Island Borough, three days after the last death. According to the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization, 41 new COVID cases have been reported for the Kodiak island borough. These cases included 9 community transmission cases 29 close contact cases and 3 travel related cases. This …

While it should not be taken as a sign that the pandemic is abating in Kodiak, positive cases for Friday are at least substantially lower than they have been this week. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization reported 22 new cases, including 18 close contact cases, 3 community transmission cases, and one travel related case. …

Today on the midday news report with Terry Haines: A new report from the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center. An update on the Astra rocket launch. More on the City of Kodiak remote seller’s sales tax. News on the Kodiak Public Library. All that and more on today’s midday news report.

In 2019, the City of Kodiak signed the Alaska Remote Sellers Sales Tax Commission agreement with 14 other local Alaska governments to help collect sales tax from online sales. One year later, more municipalities have signed on, and it looks like the work of the Commission is paying off for the state and the City …

As Kodiak enters the winter season, delays in shipping are becoming more commonplace. This string of recent container ship bypasses was particularly severe, combining unplanned bypasses due to weather with a planned bypass around the Thanksgiving holiday. Michael Murray, store director of the Safeway in Kodiak, says more bypasses of that nature are coming. “There …

Terry Haines presents the Midday Report featuring: Kodiak’s restaurant and bar industry has significantly reduced. An update on the vaccines coming to Alaska next week. A Bering Sea fishing vessel tests nearly 100% positive for Covid-19. More on the search for two missing persons after Haines landslide. All that and more on today’s midday news …

Kodiak’s restaurant and bar industry has shrunk considerably since last year. That’s according to new employment data released by the Alaska Department of Labor. In 2019, Kodiak’s 26 restaurants and bars employed 300 people, nearly 5% of Kodiak’s workforce. But by the end of this summer, only 200 people were employed in that business sector, …

As Thanksgiving day inches closer, the Kodiak Area Emergency Operations Center continues to announce new community spread cases of COVID-19. Thirteen new cases have been reported for the Kodiak Island Borough. One case tested on November 18th and another on the 21st have been classified as community spread. There are five new close contact cases, …

Following the implementation of a mask mandate on Kodiak late Friday evening, the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization has published new COVID-19 case count numbers. According to the Kodiak Area Emergency Services organization, Kodiak has gained 16 new cases, detailed in two updates on Saturday and Monday. Saturday’s update reported 14 new cases. Eleven of …

Terry Haines presents the Midday Report featuring: More Covid-19 cases in Kodiak following Friday’s mask mandate. Alaska’s largest barge operator to increase prices starting next month. How Covid-19 has affected Kodiak’s processing sector. All that and more on today’s midday news report.