Listen to this story; Thor Johnson is unpacking what he hopes will soon be a thriving new business in Kodiak: The Emerald Game House. He’s setting up shelves and working on displays for the merchandise. Along with Warhammer figurines and small jars of paint, there’s a trunk that Johnson is packing up.  It’s filled with everything from blankets, to baby …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Jena Lowmaster, executive director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce to discuss ComFish AK… as well as briefly tease Crab Fest.

Listen to this story; The people behind the Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference say they’re very focused on Alaska seafood- which should come as no surprise, given that the industry is a huge economic driver in coastal Alaska. But as SWAMC executive director Shirley Marquardt freely admits, it’s not a diverse portfolio. She’s looking at new ideas for diversifying the economy. …

Listen to this story; On February 13th, the Oscar Dyson – a NOAA Fisheries survey ship – was slated to leave port in Kodiak to survey pre-spawning Pollock in the Shumigans and then in the Shelikof Strait. But before they could steam to the survey grounds, they realized that the engine was experiencing a mechanical failure and replacement parts had …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Lynn Walker and Sarah Harrington of the Kodiak History Museum to discuss the Kodiak Asphalt Art Project.

Kodiak Island’s school board voted to hire a new superintendent in February. Cyndy Mika has been chosen out of a field of three candidates. She replaces Larry LeDoux who is retiring in June. Cyndy Mika comes to Kodiak by way of Little Elm, Texas. She has 15 years of administration experience in the Little Elm Independent School District, and is …

Listen to this story; Orthodox Christians across the globe are watching the war in Ukraine with horror; not just because of the brutality of the invasion by its Russian neighbor, but because it pits two predominantly Russian Orthodox nations against each other. Father Innocent Dresdow is the priest at the Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Kodiak. He says that the reaction …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Katie Oliver, Lissa Woodbury Jensen and Jerimiah “Doc” Meyers to discuss the upcoming performance of The Little Mermaid.

Last Thursday was the first day in a four-day run for record high temperatures in Kodiak. The days from the 17th to the 20th of February featured temperatures just shy of the 50s, and Monday, Tuesday, and likely Wednesday were unusually warm if not record breaking. Each high temperature record was only broken by a degree, with new highs set …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens to discuss all things Alaska legislature.