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Good news for Kodiak on the coronavirus front. As of yesterday (Wednesday), Kodiak has no active COVID-19 cases for the first time since June 2nd, according to the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center. Elsa DeHart, Kodiak’s public health officer, explains: “Everyone really in Kodiak at this point is considered recovered. All of our people have done their isolation. So we’re in …

This week’s late night tsunami warning prompted many residents of Kodiak to load up their emergency supplies and seek higher ground. The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center keeps a list of emergency supplies recommended by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on its website. The list includes items like prescription medications, first aid kits, sleeping bags, and even books and games …

  Proposed location for new fire station at East Rezanof and Egan Way, near the high school. (Photo: Jared Griffin) The City of Kodiak is looking for a place to build a new fire station in town and they think they’ve found it. But there’s a lot of work to do before they break ground. At a Borough Assembly meeting …

Results from nationwide survey show how many people say they always wear masks. (photo: New York Times) If you encountered five random people on any given day, what are the odds that all five of them would be wearing a mask? That’s the question asked by global data and survey firm Dynata, who released results of that survey this (Friday) …

Every Thursday at noon the city manager of Kodiak gives the community an update on COVID-19, broadcast live on local radio stations and streamed on the web. The broadcast typically gives more details about recent cases of infection. This week City Manager Mike Tvenge noted that there have been six more positive cases in Kodiak in the past week, that …

It’s high. But it’s not that bad. It depends on which metric you look at. But generally, Kodiak’s cost of living has been steadily decreasing over the past five years. According to statistics released this month by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the state has the sixth highest cost of living in 2020, behind Hawaii, New York, …

Kodiak’s city leaders and health experts worry that the community may get coronavirus fatigue and ignore public safety messages about how to stop COVID-19 from spreading, especially now that there’s been a cluster of new cases – five since last Thursday, a third of the 15 cases that have been reported in the region since the first one was confirmed …

Kodiak Island has seen a sudden  spike in corona virus cases. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization says the total number of those testing positive for COVID-19 has reached fifteen. The two most recent cases were reported today (Saturday). Health officials believe Case #14 is a resident travel case, while Case #15 is community spread. They say more details are …

Two missing kayakers were found on Woody Island Thursday morning Photo courtesy of Steve Wielebski, Kodiak Island Search and Rescue. Steve Wielebski, president of Kodiak Island Search and Rescue, said a man and a 13-year-old girl set out from Mission Beach on the outskirts of Kodiak on Wednesday for an afternoon of kayaking. Wielebski says they were headed for Crooked …

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced some big changes on the Kodiak Crab Festival, starting with its postponement in May. The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce says the community can still look forward to five days of food and fun, starting on August 19th – but expect a very different kind of festival with a mix of offerings streamed from the Web …