Kodiak Island Borough

In our first recap of Tuesday night’s Borough Assembly Candidate Forum, five candidates for three assembly seats discussed their views on the economy, education, and consolidation. KMXT’s Jared Griffin overviewed the candidates’ positions on non-profit funding, village cooperation in borough decisions, COVID-19, and conflicts of interest. Even though borough financial support for non-profits makes up a relatively small portion of …

Tuesday night, five candidates for three seats on the Borough Assembly presented their cases at a candidate forum sponsored by KMXT and the Kodiak Daily Mirror. Candidates answering questions at the forum were Alex Hartman, Geoff Smith, and Aimee Williams, with incumbents Julie Kavanaugh and Rebecca Skinner. Joe Delgado and Sandra Katelnikoff-Lester were unable to attend, but did submit candidate …

On KMXT’s Midday News, today’s top stories include: Discussion on Kodiak’s Sockeye and Humpback salmon run New cases of Covid-19 in the Kodiak Island Borough More local student essays Information on the fierce storm in Unalaska Stay tuned!

(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information about the Kodiak Island Borough candidate filings and add information about the Kodiak City Council Races)           Kodiak Island Borough Candidate Filings    Monday was the deadline for candidates to file in the October Municipal Elections. In the Kodiak Island Borough, three assembly seats are open with …

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 …

Kids in the ages 5-9 division burst out of the starting line for the 2019 Bear Crawl. (Photo by Bradley Pigage) Kodiak is the best place in Alaska to raise a family. That’s according to Niche, a group of data scientists and engineers who research communities in the United States, and develop report cards to determine the best places to …

  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 …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring an update from Kodiak’s Emergency Services Operation, and state and local stories on: Overview of tonight’s full agenda at the borough work session, where they’ll take up CARES Act funding Two kayakers went missing and found on Woody Island this morning New COVID-19 cases Pediatricians in Alaska push for in-person schooling plus, Alaska …

Series of High Resolution Orthoimagery (2008, 2010, and 2012) of the Hoover Dam BypassProject.(Public domain) Maps of Kodiak may be getting an upgrade this year. The Kodiak Island Borough is considering a multi–year contract with an aerial imaging company that promises to deliver enhanced, 3D images of the entire Kodiak archipelago. The tool is a digital mapping process called orthoimagery. …

Kavitha George presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: COVID-19 case on the M/V Tustumena Kodiak’s Black Lives Matter march Borough property taxes UA program cuts Public school and homeschool plans for the fall plus, Alaska Fish Radio, updates from Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, and the weather forecast and community …