The Kodiak pink salmon harvest is slowing down, but not without an impressive finale in the Southwest District. And that’s important because pinks account for the lion’s share of the value of the Kodiak commercial fishery. In other words, they’re the “money fish.” The cumulative pink salmon harvest for the Kodiak region has exceeded the forecast. Graphic, courtesy of Alaska …

Supt. Larry LeDoux says the Kodiak Island Borough School District is prepared to open in green, yellow or red status and switch back and forth. The Kodiak Island Borough School District has finally mailed families its long-awaited plan for the coming school year — a plan that its superintendent, Larry LeDoux, says is designed to be changed at any moment …

Kodiak’s COVID-19 count went up by one on Friday. The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center reported a new case that’s been identified at the OBI Seafoods Plant at Alitak on the southern tip Kodiak Island. The OBI processing plant has had 38 cases since July 28th. This latest case brings the total count for Kodiak Island since April to 59.  Forty …

OBI Seafoods’ processing plant at Alitak on the southern tip of Kodiak Island. Photo courtesy of OBI Seafoods. OBI Seafoods has ended weeks of speculation about a wave of new COVID-19 cases  on Kodiak Island. Up until now, health officials would only say that these positive tests occurred in a remote part of the borough and were related to the …

The recent spike in seafood industry cases of COVID-19 continues in the Kodiak Island Borough. 26 new cases were reported on Wednesday, one in the morning and 25 in the afternoon. 20200805 Positive Test Announcement – Case 34 – 58 The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization says they were identified in a remote area of the borough. All are non-resident …

Don Zimmerman is a legend in Kodiak. At 71 with a Willie Nelson-like mane of hair, he races up and down Pillar Mountain with the energy of someone decades younger. And now the legend continues. He survived a bear attack on Sunday near a gravel pit on Pillar Mountain, on the outskirts of Kodiak. Zimmerman, who is also the owner …

Until the coronavirus pandemic, the Kodiak Island Brewery was a lively local hangout. Until the coronavirus pandemic struck, the Kodiak Island Brewery was a thriving local business, but sales crashed after the brewery closed its tasting room in March. Ben Millstein hopes he can turn that around when he reopens his brewery, For the last four months, his only customers …

Kodiak Police posted a message on its Facebook page about the attack, warning hikers and joggers to take precautions. Please note: This story has been updated to include information about the rescue and the runner’s condition. A elderly man, known to be an avid runner, was carried off Pillar Mountain in an ambulance Sunday after a bear attack. Kodiak police …

In the past week, the Kodiak COVID-19 Count has nearly doubled.  On Saturday, the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization reported seven new cases in a remote area of the the Kodiak Island Borough. All seven cases are non-resident, travel related and involve people in the seafood industry.  This brings the case count in the Kodiak area to 32, with 16 …

Please note: There’s been an update to this story. The Kodiak Emergency Operations Services Organization sent out a notice Friday evening reporting a new case of COVID-19 in the Kodiak Island Borough involving a non-resident in the seafood industry. The total of  number of cases, though, remains unchanged  at 25. One of four reported earlier in the day, also involving …