Kayla Desroches/KMXT Mental illness can be a taboo subject, which is why an organization in Kodiak is trying to bring it out into the open as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. Mary Guilas-Hawver is director of the Providence Kodiak Island Counseling Center and says, as part of building that awareness, Providence will offer depression screenings. She says depression comes …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is slowly advancing towards opening up land in Kodiak. Two items on the agenda of the upcoming Kodiak Island Borough Assembly regular meeting will address land use, and one directly answers the eviction of Jackson Mobile Home Park residents because of the park’s closure and the struggle to find a space for trailers. …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, you’ll hear host Kayla Desroches speak with former executive director of the Alutiiq Museum, Sven Haakanson. Haakanson is a teacher and scholar, formerly in Kodiak, and now in Washington State. He is Curator of Native American Anthropology at the Burke Museum and an associate professor at the University of Washington. In 2007, he received …

Listeria monocytogenes. Photo by AJC ajcann.wordpress.com / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT A number of frozen fruits and vegetables have been recalled due to possible contamination by listeria, which can cause serious infections in children, the elderly, or people with weakened immune systems. Some of the potentially contaminated brands include O Organics, Safeway Kitchens, and Signature Kitchens. Michelangelo Sison, assistant manager at …

Bree Witteveen. Photo courtesy of UAF Kayla Desroches/KMXT Marine mammal specialist Bree Witteveen with the Marine Advisory Program is moving to the Lower 48, and Kodiak may not get a replacement anytime soon. Witteveen’s studies have focused on whales and she’s a research assistant professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She’s also been active in investigating last summer’s massive …

Bear, thought to be a juvenile male. Photo by Trooper Mike Munson Kayla Desroches/KMXT A young bear is roaming town. He’s drawn a lot of attention on social media, and Fish & Game area wildlife biologist Nate Svoboda says his department started getting reports Friday. He says the wanderer is probably a 3-year-old juvenile male whose mother just kicked him …

Shelikof restroom building located near the harbor building. Photo courtesy of Harbormaster’s Office Kayla Desroches/KMXT The harbor staff is considering renovations to the harbor building and taking action on the Shelikof restroom building downtown. Harbormaster Lon White gave an overview to the Kodiak City Council at its work session Tuesday night. The current changes to the harbor building, which contains …

Petroglyphs on Afognak Island. Photo courtesy of Alutiiq Museum Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum’s curator of archaeology, Patrick Saltonstall, recently identified a cluster of petroglyphs carved into a rock on Afognak Island. He says they’d been aware of possible petroglyphs in the site for years, and this month he visited the area with an Afognak Native Corporation senior land patrol …

Democrat symbol, the donkey. Via Wikipedia Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak democrats voted for Bernie Sanders as their preferred presidential candidate in March’s Democratic Caucus, and now District 32 delegates are heading to Anchorage to represent the voters’ choice at the Alaska Democratic Convention. One of the delegates, Chris Sharpe, who recently moved to Wasilla, expressed enthusiasm about being involved in the …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak City Council’s marijuana advisory special committee has had three applicants so far, all of which the council appointed to the committee at its regular meeting last night. However, not all councilmembers were satisfied with the process of selecting candidates from the public. Councilman Charlie Davidson made a motion to postpone the three appointments to the marijuana …