Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A portion of the Kodiak High School renovation and addition project is slightly behind schedule these days. That’s the word from construction manager Bruce Walter of Wilson Engineering. Walter presented an update on the high school project during the borough assembly’s work session on Thursday. He said the four-story classroom tower is running behind schedule and will not …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Fisheries Work Group will hold a meeting tonight and discuss Gulf of Alaska Trawl Bycatch Management issues. Assemblywoman Chris Lynch said the goal of the meeting will be to draft recommendations for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s April meeting on bycatch management, specifically recommendations that will benefit the Kodiak Community. On the agenda for tonight …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake and Tsunami, and many organizations have planned commemorative events. Even the Kodiak Island Brewing Co. got on board – brewing a special Tsunami IPA to honor the devastating events half a century ago. Ben Millstein owns the brewery and said the idea to brew a special …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak High School Junior Isabelle Riina has made quite a splash in the statewide volleyball community. She starred on Kodiak’s record breaking varsity squad this fall and went on to be named the best defensive player in Alaska. After that she was offered a position in Anchorage’s prestigious Midnight Sun Volleyball Club and has been traveling back and …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT As the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake and Tsunami nears, the Kodiak Lions Club is hoping to install a commemorative plaque on the spit. During those tragic events more than half a century ago the village of Afognak was decimated and many people lost their lives. The surviving villagers were relocated to what is now …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last week the Kodiak Public Library Association held their annual meeting, the first one since the new public library opened in December. Association Chair Kaia Henrickson said the meeting included some changes to the association’s board of directors, including the election of four new members. “Barbara Anthony, Jan Chatto, Michelle Griffin and Chastity Starrett to replace three members …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On Monday, the National Archive and Records Administration, also known as NARA, announced that it would be closing its facility in Anchorage and shipping all of the records housed there to Seattle. The decision caused quite a stir across the state and was devastating news to Anjuli Grantham, the curator of collections at the Baranov Museum. “And it’s …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District’s Board of Education met for a work session last night and heard about a handful of budget scenarios the district might be looking at for FY 2015. Basically, the school district doesn’t know how much money will be coming its way from either the state or the borough, so Superintendent Stewart McDonald …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After a pair of cancelled work sessions last week, it’s back to business for the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. The assembly will meet for its rescheduled special work session tonight and review the borough’s 2014 strategic plan as well hear a presentation on social media. Also on tonight’s agenda is a discussion about the assembly’s upcoming trip to …