Barge in Kodiak, without bags. Photo by Candice Bressler Kayla Desroches/KMXT Today, a massive barge docked in Kodiak in its first stop to transport hundreds of tons of marine debris to the lower 48. Its arrival is part a bigger project covering coastlines in Alaska and British Columbia with a mission to remove marine debris and head to Seattle to …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Salmon counts are low across the state, and it’s too early in the pink salmon season to tell if it’ll turn around. That’s according to Fish and Game area management biologist, James Jackson, who says they had a great pink opener last week. “We had really good catches, especially on the south end of the island,” he says. …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT What do throwing boards, butter-making, and ciitaq have in common? They’re all things Kodiak kids of the past experienced in their daily lives. And they’re all something modern day middle school students will get to learn about at the Baranov Museum’s Kodiak Arts and Culture Camp through the Kodiak Arts Council’s Sum’Arts series. Instructor Jill Lipka is the …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Host Kayla Desroches chats with Diane Rodill, whose father was part of the first wave of Filipino cannery workers in the Kodiak area. Rodill talks her father’s identity, character, and his mysterious life of daring and adventure, and she frames his story with discussion of Filipino history in Alaska and the United States …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT If you notice construction on Mill Bay road, city staff wants you to know that they’re trying their best to make sure that Kodiak gets both a road repair and an undisturbed drive to the grocery store. Mark Kozak is director of the City’s Public Works Department and says Brechan Construction is working on the pavement that goes …

Island Trails Network debris yard. Photo by Tom Pogson Kayla Desroches/KMXT A local nonprofit is calling for volunteers to help move marine debris onto a barge that will ship the waste out of town. Island Trails Network will transfer 180,000 pounds of marine debris from its storage yard in the Buskin River valley onto a barge, which will carry it …

Gene Tagadan. Via storytellingraven.com Kayla Desroches/KMXT An upcoming program through the Kodiak Area Native Association aims to teach youth leaders how to guide young men in communication, conflict resolution, and respect. The workshop, called Compass, will take place from August 17 to 19 and the sign-up deadline is July 17. The Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault designed …

Volunteers from Community Archaelogy 2014. Via the Alutiiq Museum Kayla Desroches/KMXT The opportunity to take a day-trip to dig for artifacts is a rare treat, but it’s one that Kodiak residents get the chance to experience every year. The Alutiiq Museum’s annual Community Archaeology dig is approaching and will give community members a chance to discover Alaska Native history first-hand. …

Robin Barefield. Via robinbarefield.com Kayla Desroches/KMXT     A local author has used real dangers on Kodiak Island to turn her work of fiction into a plausible who-done-it. When Robin Barefield isn’t guiding tourists to bear-viewing locales or leading hunting expeditions, she finds time to write. Barefield just released her second novel, “Murder over Kodiak,” which follows a biologist researching paralytic …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The model of masculinity is one that changes decade by decade and an upcoming program wants to teach youth leaders how to talk about what it means to be a man. The Kodiak Area Native Association will host a three-day workshop called Compass between August 17 and 19. Prevention Grants Coordinator, Joe McGee, has been busy planning the …