It’s tough enough to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Then there’s the frustration of applying for state and federal relief. Many rural businesses in Alaska, as well as non-profits and those who make their living from the sea, have found the help that’s been offered, very unhelpful — so tangled in red tape, that it’s impossible to …
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Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Coast Guard crew from Air Station Kodiak medevacs a pregnant crewmember near St. Paul Trident Seafoods is looking to enter the kelp farming business SW AK Municipal conference has a new program to help small businesses receive aid Pink salmon run update Details …
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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 …
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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 …
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Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring the weekly update from the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center, and state and local stories on: 37 new cases of COVID-19 in Kodiak seafood processing industry, and OBI Seafood ends weeks of speculation about those new cases A construction barge collides with Juneau’s Douglass bridge President Trump responds to Pebble Mine controversy University of …
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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 …
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Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: An update on the Kodiak jogger who was attacked by a bear on Pillar Mt. A new COVID-19 case in Kodiak announced this morning Another round of funding from the small business emergency grant program for Kodiak Updates on Kodiak pink salmon and …
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Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: An update on the Kodiak jogger who was attached by a bear on Pillar Mt. New round of small business grants from the Kodiak Econ Dev Comm A village public safety office in Southwest AK is charged with sexual assault Earthquake aftermath in …
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Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: A Kodiak jogger was attached by a bear yesterday on Pillar Mt. Rocket launch at Narrow Cape was scrubbed yesterday Kodiak’s increase COVID-19 cases Chignik’s early sockeye run is lowest on record Questions surround Unalakleet’s first positive COVID-19 case plus, Alaska Fish Radio, …
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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 …
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