State and federal medical officials, including Alaska Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink and Senior Medical Officer with the Department of Homeland Security Alexander Eastman visited Kodiak on Wednesday. The group toured the Ocean Beauty and Trident Seafood processing plants and the city’s alternative care facilities, and met with members of Kodiak’s medical community. Zink, who has been the face of …

The next step in the state’s reopening plan went into effect on Friday. The second phase expanded the list of businesses allowed to reopen in a limited capacity to include bars, gyms and theaters. The state’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases remains low – for more than three weeks, the average has hovered around two new cases each day. …

Small businesses in Kodiak are continuing to weigh reopening their doors for business with the new precautions they will need to take to comply with local and state restrictions. Laura Creighton, who owns Creighton Chiropractic, closed her business two days before the statewide shutdown, despite being classified an essential business. She reopened the clinic last week, but said she’s limiting …

After nearly two months of distance learning, Kodiak educators say teachers have “found their groove” in their efforts to continue classes virtually. Teri Schneider, principal at St. Mary’s Catholic School said it’s required flexibility and constant communication. “Flexibility has been the name of the game,” she said. “When something works, you go with it and figure out how to use …

With warmer weather starting to hint at summer in Kodiak, the sport fishing season is beginning to take off. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Dolly Varden trout are starting to move about. They can usually be found in Buskin Lake, along with the first steelhead trout of the season. Steelhead and rainbow trout are catch and …

The city of Cordova announced its first positive case of COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon. The infected individual is an Ocean Beauty cannery worker who had recently traveled through Seattle and Anchorage, according to mayor Clay Koplin. The individual tested positive during a routine health screening while in a quarantine facility provided by the cannery. The sun sets over the harbor …

In this new age of limited social interactions, there’s a lot to get used to. There are new guidelines to follow, changes to business and class schedules, and hurdles to once-routine tasks like picking up groceries or getting a haircut. Kodiak’s mental health community says, it’s normal to feel like it’s difficult to function right now. “I think people need …

Antibody testing for COVID-19 has been making headlines over the last few weeks. It’s a form of testing that uses blood droplets to confirm whether you have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus by checking if you have the antibodies associated with the virus. The Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, says it’s unclear right now whether having the antibodies …

With populations ranging from 30 to 250 people, Kodiak’s villages aren’t taking risks when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most have shut the communities down to nearly all non-resident travel and implemented strict social distancing measures for residents. “Here in Akhiok, we’re making it. Everybody’s on board [that] we should stay the course,” said Akhiok mayor Dan McCoy. He …

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopter experienced a mishap on Sunday afternoon during a training exercise on Cape Chiniak, about an hour’s drive from the city of Kodiak. A team of two pilots and one crew member was landing an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in a confined area  when the aircraft hit some trees. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak …