Four applicants have thrown their names into the hat to fill a one-year term on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. The seat was left vacant on Sept. 2 after Ryan Sharratt resigned from the assembly due to family reasons.

Friday, Oct. 10, Kodiak Area Native Association’s Environmental team sent an email lifting their advisory for all shellfish species. That's after the organization sampled toxic shellfish around Kodiak for nearly two consecutive months.

The state has licensed the program to look after as many as 74 kids from kindergarten through third grade, mainly in the school’s gym, cafeteria and library. The new after-school program runs until 6 p.m. weekdays.

One of the grants that was partially cut provides financial support to universities with large Alaska Native student populations such as the University of Alaska Fairbank’s Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. That grant is called Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions.

Koniag's annual dividend was raised by $3 to $33 per share and will be distributed to shareholders who own Class A, Class B, and Class C stock on Jan. 27. On Friday an Elder Benefit of $1,200 will also be distributed to original shareholders who are at least 62 years old.

Again these results are unofficial and could potentially change by the time they are certified, especially in the borough assembly race. The Kodiak Island Borough is expected to certify the election results on Oct. 16 at the next borough assembly meeting.

The property on 214 Maple Avenue, which is going up for auction, was built in 1951 as part of what’s known as the Aleutian Homes subdivision. The assessed value of the roughly 8,225 square foot lot is $264,500.

Bill Dunker, a wildlife biologist with ADF&G in Kodiak, said in an email that the latest population for elk around Afognak Island, from 2022, is estimated to be around 1,100 animals.

The fire was under control within an hour, according to firefighters. No injuries were reported, but one cat was found dead and another was still missing as of this afternoon.

Election day in Kodiak is on Oct. 7 for local municipal governments, and information about candidates can be found on KMXT’s candidate forums. Polling places around Kodiak open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m on Tuesday.