Today, Sept. 30, is the deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail from both the borough and the city. Early voting for both the City of Kodiak and the Kodiak Island Borough closes on Oct. 6.

It’s about a 50% increase from 2023, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, though the number can vary significantly from year to year.

Kodiak’s main public park has been renamed to Wamwik Park following the City Council's decision to accept, in-part, the final name change recommendation from the parks and recreation advisory board.

Candidates share opening statements, answers to questions by KMXT's news team with help from KVOK and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, as well as closing statements. Both the audio and transcript are available. The link to the YouTube video from the Kodiak Island Borough is here as well (the mayoral candidates begin speaking around the two hour mark).

Candidates share opening statements, answers to questions by KMXT's news team with help from KVOK and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, as well as closing statements. Both the audio and transcript are available. And the link to the YouTube video is posted here as well.

President Donald Trump announced plans to increase the cost of some types of work visas on Friday. It’s the latest move to tighten national immigration policy, and encourage domestic hiring, but more clarity is needed.

Sharratt said in a brief letter to the borough that he was resigning due to “personal/family reasons." His son, Devin Sharratt, who graduated from Kodiak High School as part of the class of 2025, died shortly before Ryan’s resignation.

A hydroponic farmer on the island community of Ouzinkie, with a population of roughly 110, grows and gives away produce to residents year round. School children tend a second, smaller hydroponic operation of their own. And the city government now owns dozens of hens to provide eggs.It’s a growing level of local food security, in a state that imports about 95% of its food from the Lower 48.

The money comes from the Southeast Conference's Alaska Mariculture Cluster, as part of a $49 million it received from a federal grant awarded back in 2022.

Poppy Benson with the Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges says without volunteers, the current staff at the refuge in Kodiak wouldn’t be able to keep the visitor center open during this busier part of the island’s cruise ship season.