Member of the public asks the governor a question. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Alaska is one state where the public has relatively easy access to its elected officials, and Governor Bill Walker put some time aside to speak with the community during a visit to Kodiak on Friday. The Chamber, the Afognak Native Corporation, and the City of Kodiak hosted …

Chicken looks into camera. Photo by Stewart Black / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT It’s not often that a child gives public comment at a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly regular meeting, but last week, a 10-year-old stood up for the right to keep chickens and roosters. On Thursday the assembly held a public hearing on an ordinance that would put a temporary …

Jeff Peterson with wife Lianna and daughter Zoe. Photo courtesy of Kodiak Combos Kayla Desroches/KMXT Professionals and aspiring business people will flock to Kodiak next week for Discover Company Owner Gives Insight into the Rural Tourism Industry in KodiakKodiak’s Rural Tourism Summit. The free event will feature guest speakers and serve as a venue for locals to pose questions and …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alaska Wireless Network, a subsidiary of GCI, has dedicated about eight months to getting permissions to construct a telecommunications tower. That’s according to Community Development Director Sara Mason, who explained at the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly regular meeting Thursday night that the company needs a variance because the structure would exceed the 50 foot height limit. At …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT An upcoming rural tourism summit will gather people together from all ends of the island to brainstorm how to incorporate the communities into island tourism. Discover Kodiak Executive Director Chastity McCarthy says that could mean more camp sites, expanded ferry service, or day tours to the villages. But, she says, the forum is a chance for communities to …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Borough restrictions on chicken ownership as well as buffer distance for slash piles in Chiniak are once again coming before the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly at its regular meeting tonight, but the assembly will also address a few new subjects. One of these is the adoption of a list of capital improvement projects for the 2017 state legislative …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT An ongoing program in the school district works with teachers to help kids with basic literacy skills. According to Kim Hanisch, director of instruction with the Kodiak Island Borough School District, the Kodiak School Board recently approved $33,000 to go towards professional development with literacy development company, Lindamood-Bell. She says this year the borough is spending a little …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Preliminary results came in yesterday for the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak City municipal elections. For the two seats of three years on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, Scott Smiley won 1079 votes and Matt Van Daele won 1042 votes. They were running against Monique Lewis, who got 685 votes, and there were also 148 write-ins. Smiley, who …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Results are in for the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak City municipal elections. For the two seats of three years on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, Scott Smiley won 1079 votes and Matt Van Daele won 1042 votes. They were running against Monique Lewis, who got 685 votes, and there were 148 write-ins. Dan Rohrer ran unopposed for …

For today’s Talk of the Rock, we have part of last week’s Q & A with candidates for the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. Monique Lewis, Scott Smiley, and Matt Van Daele are competing for two seats of three years on the assembly, as is write-in James Turner, who was not included in the candidate forum. Lindsay Knight, president of the …