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The industry trade group held one of its two annual meetings in Kodiak Oct. 14 and 15 — the first time the island community hosted in at least 20 years.
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The City of Kodiak and its brand new city manager, Randy Robertson, are parting ways at the end of the month on Oct. 31. That’s after the City Council approved a separation agreement with Robertson last night.
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A Providence spokesperson says in an email that the search for Lori Riddle’s replacement is already underway and that there will be an update after someone is appointed to the administrator job.
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Heather Preece, the founder of Kodiak KINDNESS, says what families takeaway from the nearly 20-year-old organization, "is the main thing about Kindness is that we were there for them," she said.
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The Oct. 11 fair drew about 150 visitors to meet recruiters from 18 local and statewide employers as well as 30 colleges and universities from around Alaska and the Lower 48.
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Kodiak is set to have a new Borough and City Mayor, as well as two new Borough Assembly members and two City Council members now that the election results from the 2025 municipal election are all in and counted.
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Four applicants have thrown their names into the hat to fill a one-year term on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. The seat was left vacant on Sept. 2 after Ryan Sharratt resigned from the assembly due to family reasons.
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Friday, Oct. 10, Kodiak Area Native Association’s Environmental team sent an email lifting their advisory for all shellfish species. That's after the organization sampled toxic shellfish around Kodiak for nearly two consecutive months.
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The state has licensed the program to look after as many as 74 kids from kindergarten through third grade, mainly in the school’s gym, cafeteria and library. The new after-school program runs until 6 p.m. weekdays.
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One of the grants that was partially cut provides financial support to universities with large Alaska Native student populations such as the University of Alaska Fairbank’s Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. That grant is called Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions.
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Koniag's annual dividend was raised by $3 to $33 per share and will be distributed to shareholders who own Class A, Class B, and Class C stock on Jan. 27. On Friday an Elder Benefit of $1,200 will also be distributed to original shareholders who are at least 62 years old.
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Again these results are unofficial and could potentially change by the time they are certified, especially in the borough assembly race. The Kodiak Island Borough is expected to certify the election results on Oct. 16 at the next borough assembly meeting.