Alan Fugleberg at KMXT. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak College’s director is retiring. Alan Fugleberg, who’s been on the island for about seven years, joined the college as assistant director. “That’s how I kinda got here. I didn’t expect to get into higher education, but it’s the way it worked out, and it’s been a wonderful …

Audience at recent school board regular meeting. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Students and parents filled the room at the Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education regular meeting on Monday, April 16. Most were there to receive awards for the Kodiak Kids Don’t Float poster contest through the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the civilian volunteer branch …

David Silbergeld in South Sudan. (Photo courtesy of David Silbergeld) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A local family doctor spent three weeks this winter working with patients in South Sudan. Dr. David Silbergeld is originally from Seattle, but has spent the past four years in Alaska and the last nine or 10 months in Kodiak. He says he traveled to South Sudan in …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, KMXT talks with Governor Bill Walker about fisheries in the state. Also, a group is fundraising to fight a ballot initiative which seeks to make salmon habitat protections more stringent. We had help from KMXT’s Mitch Borden and the Alaska Energy Desk’s Elizabeth Harball.

On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches talks with a doctor who spent a few weeks in South Sudan treating diseases like leishmaniasis and tuberculosis. Dr. David Silbergeld speaks about his experiences with patients there. Also, Hope Community Resources’ Corrie Davis joins to chat about the  organization’s upcoming Walk & Roll for Hope, and Kodiak College English department …

Calculator. (Photo by Sykez Tom / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education passed the district’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget at its regular meeting last night, but there are still a number of unknowns to factor in. That includes whether or not certain community schools will close due to under-enrollment. Chief Financial Officer Sandy Dawes …

Herring. (Photo by Thomas Quine / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak’s herring sac roe fishery opened by regulation on Sunday and it looks like an early fishing season in another, bigger area could mean less participation in Kodiak waters. Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologist James Jackson says Kodiak is one stop in a line-up of fishing areas. “Typically …

The prince (right) and princess of Oertha face off at a rapier tournament in Kodiak. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A group dedicated to historic food, clothing, and crafts held its 15th anniversary this weekend. The Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA, gives history buffs the opportunity to fully immerse in pre-17th century life.  It’s an international …

Jacob Dunlop and coach Georgianna Spear practice the Indian Stick Pull. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Students from across the state will meet in Anchorage later this month for the Native Youth Olympics. That includes a group from Kodiak. KMXT dropped by practice at the Kodiak High School gym. Students in a low push-up position hop across …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, some Kodiak jig fishermen are turning to a Sitka-based community supported fishery to make a profit in light of the cut to cod quota. Also, at Kodiak’s commercial fisheries trade show, ComFish, Mike Litzow with the University of Alaska Fairbanks talks about the effect of global warming on fish in …