KMXT will be changing the morning schedule on Thursday, April 30th, to be able to bring you a live town hall meeting from Dillingham concerning the upcoming Bristol Bay fishing season. Representatives from ADF&G, the governor’s office, state health professionals, seafood processors, BBRSDA, and all the local governments will all be at the town hall meeting to answer questions about …

Today we spoke with Shirley Marquardt, executive director of Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference and Nils Andreassen, executive director at Alaska Municipal League about the role their organizations play in helping communities navigate the waters of COVID-19.

Emergency Services Director, Mike Tvenge, Sarah Phillips from Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, John Whiddon from Kodiak Economic Task Force, and Aimee Williams from Discover Kodiak are our guests – talking about Governor Dunleavy’s Mandate 016 for businesses and what it means for Kodiak businesses.

Join us today while we learn and appreciate the weather and rainbows, listen to a story about a playground bully, concoct candy crystal science… AND MORE!

Audio from the Emergency Services Council’s live forum on April 16, 2020. Emergency Services Director, Mike Tvenge, other Emergency Services Council members and Elsa DeHart from Alaska Public Health answered questions about COVID-19 relating to Kodiak.

On today’s Lowdown we talked with several members of the medical community about the new testing kits, what scientists are learning about antibodies, whether elective and other procedures might be allowed soon and more. Our guests were Elsa DeHart, DNP, Dr. Steve Smith, Dr. Curtis Mortenson, and Dr. Evan Jones.

KMXT received this release from the Emergency Services Council on April 4, 2020. It is posted here with minor edits.    April 10, 2020 ESC COVID-19 Update – No. 4 Kodiak, Alaska – As of April 10, 2020, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kodiak. On Thursday, April 9, 2020, the Emergency Services Director (ESD) held a fourth …

  ** MANDATO DE SALUD DE COVID-19 **   Emitido: 9 de abril de 2020 Por: Gobernador Mike Dunleavy ~ Comisionado Adam Crut ~ laska Departamento de Salud y Servicios Sociales Dr. Anne Zink ~ ief Oficial médico, Estado de Alaska Para prevenir la propagación de la enfermedad de Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), el estado de Alaska está emitiendo su decimotercer …

** COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: April 9, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy ~ Commissioner Adam Crut~laska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink~iefMedical Officer, State of Alaska To prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the State of Alaska is issuing its thirteenth health mandate based on its authority under the Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration signed …