The Alaska pollock A season opened Jan. 20 but the Kodiak fleet has been standing down to avoid bycatch, or the incidental harvest of non-targeted species.  Julie Bonney is the executive director of the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank in Kodiak, which looks into management policy and research for the Gulf of Alaska. She said it’s typical for the pollock fleet …

The head teacher in Port Lions urged the Kodiak Island Borough School District to address several maintenance issues during the district’s Board of Education meeting on Jan. 22. The Port Lions school has just two teachers – Shayla Demming handles the primary education and her partner, Ken Stockard, handles secondary education alongside a secretary/teacher’s aide.  Demming said they currently serve …

The Bearfoot Bakery was one of the first Kodiak businesses to announce it would set up shop in the downtown mall. The owners had a soft opening last month and business is picking up for the local venture.  “We’re trying to get all of our pastries out, bagels, donuts, scones, cinnamon rolls, croissants, but generally we’ve got a couple dozen …

On today’s Midday Report with host Brian Venua: Law enforcement is cracking down on drugs, including on at least one person in Kodiak. The archipelago’s delegation introduced a slew of bills for the session already. And Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced 12 executive orders, increasing the total number signed in the state by about 10%. Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a …

The Alaska Legislative Session started Jan. 16 and Kodiak’s delegation has already introduced a slew of bills on the floor.  According to the Alaska Beacon, Representative Louise Stutes has three bills in the house as well as one house concurrent resolution so far.  HB 18 would have the state help create nonprofit regional fishing cooperatives with the goal to develop …

While efforts to repatriate Alaska Native remains have been ongoing, keeping track of those remains has been difficult. But now the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak is building a database of repatriation efforts for the archipelago’s communities.  Amanda Lancaster is the Alutiiq museum’s curator of collections. She says the $99,713 grant comes from the National Park Service’s Native American Graves Protection …

Plucky’s Pickup is in the heart of downtown Kodiak sharing a parking lot with the mall and features purple light-up signs in its windows.  Al Seale is the store’s owner and operator. He says the idea is to give people who are closer to downtown an option for basic groceries rather than having to walk or drive to the major …

Kodiak’s Tanner crab season started Jan. 15 at noon.  The Kodiak Crab Alliance Cooperative, which represents the fleet, agreed to ex-vessel prices between $3.50 and $3.70 per pound with the island’s processors over the weekend, according to fishermen.  Several boats left the harbor on Sunday ahead of the season to prepare for the January 15 Tanner crab opener. (Brian Venua/KMXT) …

The Kodiak High School Dance Team recently got back from a performance in front of tens of thousands of people. The dancers were part of a pregame and halftime show at a college football bowl game between the University of Wisconsin Badgers and the Louisiana State University Tigers in Tampa Bay, Florida.  Sarah Nugent is the head coach of the …

The Kodiak Island Borough School District [KIBSD] could face a deficit of millions of dollars this year without an increase in state education funding.  Cyndy Mika is the district’s superintendent. She said they’re still putting together priorities for a first draft of a budget for the 2024-2025 school year.  “This way of doing it, where everything’s up in the air, …