The principal of the Kodiak High School sent out a letter to parents Tuesday night to tell them he has tested positive for COVID-19. Letter to Community 10-27-20 In his message, Neil Hecht said there were several reasons he shared his story.  First of all, he wanted to assure parents that their children were safe. Hecht said, when he realized he …

Three new cases of COVID-19 involving Kodiak residents were reported on Tuesday. Since Friday, there have been a total of eight reported in the region. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization says the three most recent cases are all travel-related, with a contact investigation underway. Since the first outbreak in April, there are now a total of 106 cases counted …

An employee for the City of Kodiak has tested positive for the coronavirus. City Manager Mike Tvenge confirmed the case on Monday. Tvenge said in an email that public health officials have instructed the city worker to self-isolate and is doing so. He says all city staff known to have contact with the employee, who tested positive for COVID-19, have …

Kodiak’s COVID-19 count climbed by one more case over the weekend. Four were reported on Friday. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization now reports a total 103 cases for the region since the first outbreak in April. There are five cases currently classified as active. This latest report involves a Kodiak resident. The Emergency Services Organization did not identify the …

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a new case of COVID-19 reported on Monday, Oct. 26. Kodiak’s COVID-19 count blew past the 100-case milestone on Friday. Even so, compared to the rest of the state, the number of positive tests for the virus remains relatively low in the Kodiak region. The Kodiak Strong movement, with its homemade …

Eight little Kodiak piggies went “Wee. Wee. Wee,” all the way home, back to their farm in Bell’s Flat, but not without generating some excitement on the Friends of Kodiak Facebook page. Footage of eight black and brown piglets trotting down Salmon Berry Drive, which had first glance looked like a team of unharnessed sled dogs, had people asking, “Who …

A cluster of new COVID-19 cases has been reported in the Kodiak Island Borough. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization says out of four cases, three involve Kodiak residents who recently traveled. The other person, also from Kodiak, has been classified as community spread. This brings the total number of cases reported in the region since April to 102, with …

A long-awaited report on revamping the state ferry system has been finally made public. It comes from the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry Reshaping Working Group, which sent it to the governor three weeks ago. The Ferry Reshaping Working Group recommends major changes for the Alaska Marine Highway The group has been meeting since February, and its mission was to review …

“Big G Electric and Engineering” got its start more than 30 years ago in the Kenai Peninsula. Now it’s under the umbrella of Koniag, Inc., the Native corporation for Kodiak region. Koniag says Bruce Gabriel will remain president of “Big G,” and join the corporation’s leadership team. Bruce Gabriel, whose family founded Big G, says he will retain 20 percent …

The reduced winter ferry schedule has left communities like Kodiak, Port Lions, Seldovia and Homer dependent on the Kennicott. But this week, the ship is out of commission. The Alaska Marine Highway System says the Kennicott is in Juneau, where technicians are working to fix a mechanical problem. The ferry was supposed to stop in Kodiak on Thursday and then …