A Kodiak elementary school has been closed temporarily, after someone at the school tested positive for COVID-19. School Superintendent Larry LeDoux says public health officials notified the district Wednesday afternoon that a person at Peterson Elementary School has tested positive for the virus. He says privacy guidelines prevent him from saying whether that person is a student or a staffer. …

Note: This story has been updated to include Coast Guard confirmation that all four cases involve Coast Guard members.  In the last 24 hours Kodiak Island has had four new reports of COVID-19 exposure. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization reported two cases on Tuesday and two more on Wednesday. It says the two most recent cases are close contacts …

The weekly Kodiak tsunami warning drill will take place this Wednesday, September 30 at 2:00 p.m. like it usually does. But with one difference. Some neighborhoods will get to hear a test of the new siren. Here’s what the new tsunami warning siren will sound like. The Kodiak Police Department says the drill will begin with a test of the …

The Coast Guard air station on Kodiak Island has reported its first two cases of COVID 19 on base. Two staffers were notified of their exposure to the coronavirus on Monday and have been isolated. Petty Officer First Class Ali Blackburn says contact tracing is underway to determine the source of infection and isolate others who may have been exposed …

The Kodiak Island Borough COVID-19 count has risen to 76, with two new cases reported on Tuesday. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization says both are connected. The first case involves someone from Kodiak and is travel-related. The second person is a close contact of the first. Both have been isolated. The Department of Public Health has also identified their …

­ It was a summer the Olds River Inn hopes never to repeat. Like many Kodiak businesses, the coronavirus pandemic took a big bite out of its customer base. Tourists stayed home. The Coast Guard barred its members from Kodiak eating and drinking establishments. And while locals helped the inn stay afloat, the 40-minute drive from Kodiak to Pasagshak didn’t …

Another travel-related Kodiak Island case of COVID-19 was reported on Friday. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization says this latest case involves a resident who recently traveled and is now in isolation. Public officials have also identified this person’s close contacts and will remain in touch, to ensure self-isolation and self-care. The total number of cases associated with the Kodiak …

Listen to the story here: This tsunami siren behind the post office has been there for decades. Kodiak has heard the wail of sirens every Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. for decades. They sound like something out of an old, World War II movie – a weekly test of a warning system to signal households in Kodiak’s low-lying areas to move …

Kodiak’s COVID-19 count has grown by one more case, bringing the total to 73. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Area says this report involves someone who traveled to Kodiak and was quarantined immediately upon arrival. Health officials are staying in contact with this person, to ensure self-isolation and self-care. Of the 73 cases reported since April, only one is considered …

The Tustumena ferry is out of service until Thursday. Amanda Becker, the Kodiak ferry terminal manager, says the weather forecasted for this week near the Barren islands will make the seas bigger than what the Tustumena can currently handle safely. Tustumena’s first port of call in Kodiak will be Friday, September 25. The ship’s stabilizers, also called “fins,” have not …