On today’s Midday Report with Brian Venua: Kodiak Borough Assembly has selected a new borough manager. The island will see strong winds today and tomorrow with gusts up to 80 miles per hour. Emily Robinson of Nenana has once again won the Junior Iditarod. And Red King Crab fisherfolk are needing to get creative on how to sell their catch. …

After an eight-month search for a new borough manager, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly unanimously chose current Borough Mayor Aimee Williams to take the reins after assembly members voted at a special meeting Monday night.  It’s been a tumultuous journey to find a new borough manager. The previous manager was fired last summer, and her predecessor was fired in the …

More than a year into the war in Ukraine, Alaska’s government is doing its part by sending aid in the form of Alaskan seafood. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is handling the state’s food distribution. Bruce Schactler is ASMI’s food aid program and development director. He says while ASMI doesn’t own any of the seafood, they’ve helped manage the state’s …

Earlier this month (Feb 14), the Alutiiq Museum announced Chris Wooley as its volunteer of the year for his research about children who were taken from the Kodiak Archipelago and sent to boarding schools in the Lower 48.  The Alutiiq Museum’s Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes folks who spend time working on projects with the museum. This year’s award …

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 22 miles south of the village of Old Harbor Monday night, about 70 miles southwest of the city of Kodiak. No tsunami was expected, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and National Weather Service, and no warning was issued.  A screen capture depicting the earthquake’s estimated location via the Alaska Earthquake Center …

A Kodiak-based seafood processing vessel has been fined $208,983 by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It’s the latest in a decade of health and safety violations aboard the vessel. East West Seafoods was fined $50,000 in 2017 after dumping raw sewage near the harbor in Kodiak, as seen here Jan. 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT) According to the U.S. Department …

The Kodiak Island Borough School District has been scrambling to fill one of two teaching positions in the village of Ouzinkie. The school district has already begun interviews after firing a teacher early in the semester.  The school in Ouzinkie normally has one elementary teacher, and one secondary teacher for middle and high school aged students. A sign depicting the …

Valentine’s Day is Today, which means there’s typically a surge in demand for flowers and a local florist shared about how she prepares for the holiday. Belma Llorente is the owner of Belma’s Precious Flowers and Gifts in Kodiak. It’s a small shop with a few displays and a section in the back bursting with blooms. Belma Llorente surrounded by …

Members of the House Fisheries Special Committee heard from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, an organization that promotes the state’s seafood. ASMI’s executive director, Jeremy Woodrow, told legislators on Thursday the latest trend is showing off Alaska’s sustainability so they launched a new marketing campaign called, “Make the Wild Choice.” Commercial fishing vessels docked in the St. Paul Harbor in …

Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska has published its summer schedule for the state, and 23 large and small cruise ships are currently scheduled to visit Kodiak. That’s the most to visit since before the pandemic and the tides of tourism might be shifting our way.  Cities in Southeast Alaska usually see more than a  million cruise ship passengers per year, …