(Left to right) Dennis Harris, Louise Stutes, and Rich Walker. (Photo by Pam Foreman / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Three candidates are running to be Representative of House District 32 in the upcoming Alaska Primary Election. They participated this week in a candidate forum. Dennis Harris, Incumbent Republican Louise Stutes, and Rich Walker are all vying for the same seat. They …

Crew digs for clams on Mission beach. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak tribal organizations are looking at how many clams are nestled in local beaches. Shellfish are a popular subsistence food on the island, and the Sun’aq Tribe, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, and the Kodiak Area Native Association are surveying the density of the local …

This summer’s sockeye returns have been some of the worst on record in many Alaska river systems, while others have fared okay. Here on Kodiak Island, the lowest returns have been on the northeast side of the island, which is close to the city and the island’s most popular fishing ground. For this week’s Talk of the Rock, Daysha Eaton …

Members of Ellamy Tiller and the Twang. Sawyer Olsen (right) and Jimmy P (left). (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Warm August Night is one of Kodiak’s biggest events. It gives locals the chance to enjoy folksy music, munch down on burgers, warm up by the fire, and even throw themselves into the occasional mosh pit. KMXT has …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT A former deputy city manager who was dismissed from his position without explanation has declined to participate in a third party review of the decision. Matt Van Daele was hired in August 2017 and worked with city staff at the same time as he served on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. While some members of the assembly viewed …

Kodiak Lions Club member Kimberly Quintiliani marks Dustin Swearingin’s hand for entry to Warm August Night in 2013. (Photo by Nicole Klauss / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT One of Kodiak’s biggest events is Saturday. Warm August Night brings together musicians, food, and dancing into one late evening for the locals and curious visitors. The Lions Club organizes the event and donates …

Tim Easton. (Photo courtesy of Tim Easton) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Americana rock and folk musician, Tim Easton, is coming to Kodiak for a series of performances, including one next week at the fairgrounds. Easton says he was a street musician in Europe for about seven years before he started making records, and he’s still traveling. “I was just in Japan, but …

Service inside the Holy Resurrection Cathedral on Tuesday. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The St. Herman pilgrimage is Thursday. St. Herman was the first canonized Orthodox saint in North America and is said to have brought Orthodoxy to the continent through Kodiak. In preparation for the pilgrimage, Kodiak’s Orthodox Church has put together a schedule of events, …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, Alaska Bishop David Mahaffey and Kodiak’s Father Innocent Dresdow join to talk about Orthodoxy, St. Herman, and the upcoming pilgrimage to Spruce Island.

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Members of the Russian Orthodox Church from around the world come to Kodiak for the annual St. Herman Pilgrimage. The day-long event Thursday commemorates the life of the monk, Herman, who lived on Kodiak’s Spruce Island. Every summer, Father Innocent Dresdow with the Holy Resurrection Cathedral guides the faithful to see the site where Saint Herman lived and …