In today’s Newscast: The City of Dillingham and the Curyung Tribal Council  have sent a joint letter to the governor urging him to close the Bristol Bay commercial fishery because of fears that the influx of people will jeopardize the community’s health. Kodiak fisherman Mike Friccero who has fished Bristol Bay 40 years, urges everyone to “take it a …

KMXT is posting this Health Mandate as received, with minor edits.   **AMENDED COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: April 7, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska The Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy on March 11, 2020 provides for …

Following guidelines from the CDC and a State of Alaska Health Alert issued on Sunday, the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center now recommends the use of cloth face masks when a person is out where social distancing may be difficult. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has details, including information for making or purchasing cloth face masks.   Click arrow below to listen to …

KMXT received the following press release from Alaska Airlines and posted it here with minor editing.   Photo courtesy blog.AlaskaAirlines.com   Alaska Airlines responds to Ravn suspension of service   ANCHORAGE – With the announcement on Sunday of RavnAir Alaska stopping all operations, Alaska Airlines expressed deep concern for the Ravn employees and communities in the state impacted by the …

BREAKING NEW:  Due to coronavirus concerns the Kodiak Crab Festival will not be held in May but is rescheduled to Aug. 19-23. Click arrow to listen to interview between KMXT’s Maggie Wall and Sarah Phillips, who is the Executive Director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. Or you can continue below to read the Chamber’s press release announcing the rescheduling …

We had help with this story from Caroline Lester at KUCB in Unalaska. RavnAir group announced today that it is cutting almost all service to rural communities. City Manager and Kodiak Emergency Services Director, Mike Tvenge, confirmed that Ravn will halt flights to and from Kodiak because of the coronavirus crisis. Tvenge spoke during Thursday’s live broadcast of the weekly …

City manager Mike Tvenge brings the community up to date on local COVID-19 preparations.    

In today’s Noon Newscast: We begin this newscast with a Kodiak Emergency Services Director Live Update.   Borough Assembly discusses the closure of the 2020 Gulf of Alaska cod fishery and its qualification as a fishery resource disaster. The Kennicott and the Tustumena will be delayed returning to service. Kodiak saw less than an inch of precipitation in March, making …

Pacific cod up close and personal. Photo courtesy of NOAA website. The closure of the 2020 Gulf of Alaska cod fishery qualifies as a fishery resource disaster because of the sudden, unexpected crash of the fish stock biomass. That’s according to a resolution being considered during tonight’s regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. In conjunction with the resolution, …

In this Newscast: Hunker Down Order given by Kodiak Emergency Services Council late Monday afternoon. If you don’t have to go out and about, don’t. People who are sheltering in place or self-isolation can get things delivered such as food and pharmacy needs. The Kodiak Community Support Team was formed to have volunteers run those vital errands for seniors and …