Summer is just around the corner and with it brings another transfer season for the Coast Guard’s Air Station Kodiak. That’s when the base has the majority of its people transfer on and off the island. A few coasties transferring out shared their experience as part of the island community. A Coast Guard HC-130 lands at Kodiak’s Benny Benson State …
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Midday Report – May 22, 2024
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A cyclist from Homer came out on top at the U.S Professional Road Race Championship last Sunday. Suzanne LaFrance has declared victory in Anchorage’s mayoral race. And Finance Co-Chair Senator Bert Stedman talks about the state operating budget. Homer’s Kristen Faulkner celebrates her first national championship. Photo by Snowy Mountain Photography.
Read More »Kodiak’s main airport terminal to get a face lift, ‘alleviate congestion’ within next few years
Alaska Airlines plans to spend $60 million to upgrade terminals and expand cargo capacity at rural airports throughout the state. Kodiak’s Benny Benson airport is one of 13 slated for remodeling. Design work is going on behind the scenes right now and physical construction may start later this summer. On an almost daily basis, cargo planes, passenger flights and U.S. …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Nonprofit Boards with KPBC and CAB
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Mary Forbes, president of the Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation’s Board of Directors, and Patricia Ossowski, chair of the Community Advisory Board, about what it’s like to serve on a nonprofit board. Listen here:
Read More »Midday Report – May 21, 2024
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The mining company Graphite One may be able to tap into new funding to speed up their plans. An investigation says the loss of a charter vessel in Sitka Sound one year ago was sudden and catastrophic. And the interconnected electrical grids of Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Wrangell need work. Morgan Robidou poses …
Read More »Commercial fishers no longer required to register vessels twice, exempt from Alaska State DMV fee
Alaska’s commercial vessel owners will no longer be required to pay for registration with two separate state agencies. A bill [House Bill 19] creating the exemption for boat owners, passed the State Legislature last week on May 15 and is waiting for the governor’s signature. If made law, as long as a vessel has a valid certificate of documentation from …
Read More »Midday Report – May 20, 2024
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola continues to be one of the Democrats most likely to vote against her party. A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would ban harmful “forever chemicals”. And two brothers and a friend walked the 100 miles from Nome to Shishmaref. James Horner, Wilson Hoogendorn, and Oliver Hoogendorn pose for …
Read More »Education funding amount and mill rate not yet set as Kodiak Borough Assembly continues FY’25 budget process
A draft version of the fiscal year 2025 budget for the Kodiak Island Borough includes an increase in funding for the local school district. It also includes a potential reduction of the mill rate, which is a calculation of local property taxes. Currently the mill rate for the borough areawide is 10.25 mills. Borough Manager Aimee Williams proposed a version …
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