Bear 435 Holly. (Photo by Naomi Boak, courtesy Katmai National Park and Preserve) The results are in, and one corpulent sow has been named the winner of Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Fat Bear Week. 4-3-5 Holly clinched victory on Tuesday with more than 15,000 votes over her fellow finalist, a boar named 7-7-5 Lefty. “We’re so excited about the …

Kodiak Public Library acquired a new art installation for the children’s room last week. The colorful carved wood panel featuring a collection of rockfish hanging at the circulation desk was funded by a donation from former Kodiak resident Madelyn Poland Gale in honor of her mother, Estella Layton. Jim Pryor sits with his new rockfish carving at the Kodiak Public …

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted to pass an ordinance increasing the size of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, during a regular meeting on Thursday. The at-times contentious process included dozens of public comments and a compromise on ADU permitting.   ADUs, also known as in-law units or granny flats, describe an apartment inside an existing residence, or on the …

As elections wrap up around the state, a more whimsical type of voting is getting started this week. A dozen brown bears in Katmai National Park are competing for the title of fattest bear during the park’s annual Fat Bear Week, and this year, rangers are using 3-D imaging to find out precisely who’s fattest. Fat Bear Week at Katmai …

The Buskin River weir is set up during the summer to count mainly pinks, cohos and sockeyes. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) Subsistence fishing for Buskin River coho salmon will reopen at 12:01 am on Thursday, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Federal Subsistence Board. According to Alaska Department of Fish & Game Area Management Biologist James Jackson, both the …

The Consolidation Committee took an incremental step forward on Monday night’s meeting, voting unanimously to strike the option of a consolidated second-class borough government from the list of potential outcomes. In the State of Alaska, a second-class borough government is different from either a first-class or home rule borough in that it has fewer powers. And to exercise the powers …

Polling is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) Tuesday is election day in Kodiak, and there are plenty of decisions to be made on this year’s ballot. On the borough side, three candidates are running for two assembly seats: Scott Arndt, the incumbent, retired civil servant Duane Dvorak, and lawyer Mel Stephens. Two …

Location of the shooting on Thursday afternoon. (Source: Google Maps) Police responded to a 911 call yesterday afternoon from a shooting victim on the corner of Birch and Hemlock. “About 2:49 pm, we received a 911 call from a male individual claiming to have been shot. He was at the corner of Birch and Hemlock. “Lieutenant Francis de la Fuente, …

The City of Kodiak sign at the Kodiak Island Borough Building. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) There will be a city council meeting tonight in Borough Assembly Chambers at 7:30 p.m. On the agenda for tonight, the city council will be announcing a proclamation declaring September Senior Center Month. The council will also a review a new ordinance to lease property …

Absentee voting is currently open for the 2019 Municipal Elections. Election day is Tuesday, Oct. 1. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) School Board Forum, Sept. 25 Cejie Benoit, Julie Cain Hill Borough Assembly Forum, Sept. 25 Scott Arndt, Duane Dvorak, Mel Stephens Borough Mayor Forum, prerecorded on Sept. 17 Sandra Katelnikoff-Lester, Bill Roberts Candidates for school board and Borough Assembly participated …