District 32, which includes Kodiak, was strongly against Ballot Measure 1. Locally, only Chiniak and Harbormaster precincts voted to support measure. Teen Center precinct was nearly a tie.   Voters in House District 32, which includes Kodiak, home to the largest fishing fleet in Alaska, voted No on Ballot Measure Number 1, which would have protected Alaska’s fish streams …

Major quakes could cause tsunamis that would go higher than 100 feet. Events for public to learn more on Wednesday and Thursday.   Kodiak residents have for decades heard the term “the 100-foot tsunami zone” to describe the area above which they need to go in case of a tsunami. But now new scientific information has shown that 100 feet …

  One hundred feet isn’t high enough for tsunami evacuation in Kodiak. Scientists know a lot more about potential quakes and the amount of devastation they could cause as they send massive tsunamis toward shore. The Kodiak Island Borough is preparing to redraw the evacuation maps based on the new inundation zones. They hope to have new evacuation maps done …

Preliminary Vote Totals (Unofficial Results) First results expected after 9:00 p.m., per James Brooks at Juneau Empire, final results sometime after 2:00 a.m. UPDATE:  CLICK HERE for District 32 precinct-by-precinct voting totals. Loading election results…

  Polls are open until 8 p.m. KMXT live national election coverage from NPR begins at 4:00.   Alaskans go to the polls today to decide who will sit in Alaska’s lone seat in the Congress, and to elect a new governor and lieutenant governor. Voters will also decide who will represent Kodiak in the State House of Representatives. Graphic …

  Craig Campbell is CEO of Alaska Aerospace   Craig Campbell, who has guided the development of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation the past seven years, will retire at the end of May, 2019. Dr. Robert McCoy, the chair of the corporation’s board of directors announced Campbell’s retirement Monday in a press release. Campbell is Alaska Aerospace’s Chief Executive Officer. Alaska …

  Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here is information that will help you plan your voting. If you are travelling on election day, you can vote absentee at airports in Alaska, including the Kodiak airport. They will have ballots from all 40 Alaska election districts at the airport. Other sites are Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan and …

  School and road projects on the list   The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly on Thursday voted to approve its list of capital project priorities which it will send to state legislators in hopes of funding. The list states which projects the borough sees as most important, and includes school and road projects. Site or proposed road upgrade and repair. …

  Prestigious national award honors career and community accomplishments. Boskofsky mentors college students in adjusting to life away from village and Alaska.   A Kodiak attorney has been presented with a prestigious national Native American award for his work as an attorney and his community service work. Peter Boskofsky, recipient of Native American 40 Under 40 award. Photo courtesy KoniagEducation.org. …

  Four of five top projects deal with schools Other is fixing drainage at Sgt. Creek and Chiniak Highway   The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meets tonight to discuss, among other things, the borough’s wish list of capital projects it hopes the state will fund. It is worth noting that four of the top five projects deal with schools. Number …