AKTEACH students chat with author Eric Kimmel via teleconference. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A number of Kodiak students took part in Battle of the Books this year. The competition challenges kids to read books and answer questions about what they read. Homeschool and distance learning organization, AKTEACH, led a few teams this year. Some of kids …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, we feature the Letter H. The Herring bait fishery in Norton Sound, Herring gillnetting in Togiak, and a bit of an unusual twist, falling Halibut prices due to the developing Atlantic Halibut fishery. We had help from KNOM’s Gabe Colombo, KBBI’s Aaron Bolton, and KDLG’s Avery Lill.

Members of the community gathered to speak about Kodiak needs. Sandra Collins-Jackson stands far right. (Photo by Kayla Desroches/KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The community continued a discussion about behavioral health and drug treatment at a Providence Alaska-organized luncheon yesterday. It was part of a regional community board which meets yearly in the communities where Providence works. They focused on the annual …

The cruise ship the Silver Shadow. (Photo by Maggie Wall / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The third cruise ship of the season visited town yesterday. Aimee Williams, executive director with the tourism business Discover Kodiak, says the 600-foot Silver Shadow from Silversea docked at pier three and stayed for the day. It’s on its way from Dutch Harbor and toward Homer. …

Alvin Amason with “Big Sum Bich #2” in his Anchorage studio, 2016. The oil on canvas painting was purchased by the Alutiiq Museum with support from the Rasmuson Art Acquisition Fund. (Photo courtesy the Alutiiq Museum) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Rasmuson Foundation announced Kodiak born artist and University of Alaska Anchorage professor, Alvin Amason, as its Distinguished Artist of 2018. Amason’s …

(Left to right) Chief Tim Putney, Officer Jeff Holden, and high school principal Mel LeVan. (Photo by Kayla Desroches) The Kodiak High School Safety Officer, Jeff Holden, recently moved on from the position after 11 years. Part of the safety officer’s job is to address issues seen in school halls, like theft or drug possession. Holden says the officer keeps …

Cruise ship passengers line up at visitor center to take bus back to ship. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The first cruise ship of the season stopped by Kodiak on Friday. KMXT walked downtown and chatted with some tourists. That was KMXT talking with passengers and employees from the first cruise ship of the season.

Bald eagle. (Photo byUSFWSmidwest/ Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT It’s a rough year for one of the island’s flying scavengers, the bald eagle. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bird biologist Robin Corcoran responds to reports of injured eagles, which she says travel to Kodiak from the Kenai Peninsula in January and stay till around this time. While here, they tend to get …

Toby Sullivan. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Salmon Fellows) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A group aimed at salmon sustainability met in Petersburg late last month. The Alaska Salmon Fellows program is in its second year, and now includes two Kodiak fellows. One is Toby Sullivan, a commercial fisherman and the executive director of the Kodiak Maritime Museum. KMXT sat down with him …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak residents will rally to clean local streets tomorrow – at least that’s the hope of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber organizes Community Clean Up day every year, and executive Director Trevor Brown says participation usually depends on weather, but so does the amount of trash strewn around town. “It’s been a rough winter with the …