Kodiak High School. (Photo by Kavitha George) At their May 21 regular meeting, the Kodiak Borough Assembly held a public hearing and vote on education funding, and introduced an ordinance to increase borough-wide property taxes to meet their bond debt obligations. After forty-five minutes of public testimony and an additional hour of board comments, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, meeting …

At the conclusion of his press briefing Wednesday evening, Governor Mike Dunleavy made a surprise announcement that PFDs will be released July 1, months ahead of its traditional October date. Gov. Dunleavy justified the early PFDs as a way to respond to Alaska’s ailing economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I just want folks to know that this has been a …

At this week’s Borough Assembly Regular meeting, the Assembly will take up several significant agenda items related to the next year’s budget. First, the Assembly will tackle the Kodiak Island Borough school district’s request for nearly $10.5 million, which represents flat-funding from the current fiscal year. After discussions at last week’s work session, the Assembly settled on just over $9.7 …

The Alaska Legislature convened this week to take up federal CARES Act funding in response to a lawsuit challenging the legality of how the funds were authorized. Part of this billion-dollar package includes money for the Community Assistance Program, which aids local municipal governments. Tuesday morning, Kodiak came one step closer to receiving additional financial assistance to help recover from …

Talk of the Rock host, Jared Griffin, talks with members of the Kodiak Island Borough Consolidation Committee–Terry Haines, Justin Thran, and Jennifer Culbertson–about how the committee is progressing and some of the issue they are facing. Tune in for a lively discussion on how economics, representation, and different approaches to government services affect how the committee oversees the consolidation proposal …

Photo by Jared Griffin Not even a global pandemic can alter some traditions. And the annual Kodiak High School senior prank is no exception. Wednesday evening, a group of five seniors dressed mostly in black tied a large banner to the outside of the high school building declaring that the school is for sale. The handmade message painted on a …

For two years, Betty Walters has served as Kodiak College’s interim director, leading the college after the previous director, Alan Fugleberg, retired in 2018. But Walters will be handing over the reins to a new director soon. KMXT news reporter Jared Griffin filed this story about Jacelyn Keys, the newly appointed director of Kodiak College. (In the spirit of full …

Beginning this weekend, kids might be able to play beyond their backyards as the City of Kodiak approved opening up city playgrounds to the public this Saturday. Following the governor’s plan to incrementally reopen the state as new cases of COVID-19 decrease statewide, at last night’s City Council work session, city mayor Pat Branson asked manager Mike Tvenge about the …