Newscasts

Today we spoke with Shirley Marquardt, executive director of Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference and Nils Andreassen, executive director at Alaska Municipal League about the role their organizations play in helping communities navigate the waters of COVID-19.

  In today’s Newscast: The City of Dillingham and the Curyung Tribal Council  have sent a joint letter to the governor urging him to close the Bristol Bay commercial fishery because of fears that the influx of people will jeopardize the community’s health. Kodiak fisherman Mike Friccero who has fished Bristol Bay 40 years, urges everyone to “take it a …

In today’s Noon Newscast: We begin this newscast with a Kodiak Emergency Services Director Live Update.   Borough Assembly discusses the closure of the 2020 Gulf of Alaska cod fishery and its qualification as a fishery resource disaster. The Kennicott and the Tustumena will be delayed returning to service. Kodiak saw less than an inch of precipitation in March, making …

Pacific cod up close and personal. Photo courtesy of NOAA website. The closure of the 2020 Gulf of Alaska cod fishery qualifies as a fishery resource disaster because of the sudden, unexpected crash of the fish stock biomass. That’s according to a resolution being considered during tonight’s regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. In conjunction with the resolution, …

This story is by Jacob Resneck with CoastAlaska.org   Alaska Marine Highway System’s mainline service won’t be back up and running until mid-May. The ferries Columbia, Kennicott and Tustumena were scheduled to return to service later this month. A statement by the Department of Transportation Wednesday says the three vessels are on schedule to be overhauled by Vigor Alaska. But …

          In this Newscast: State official says Fairbanks is the state hotspot for COVID-19 spread Legislature approves money to keep ferries running year-round Port of Seattle blocks cruise ships from berthing Army offers bonuses to soldiers to encourage them to transfer to Alaska

In this Newscast: Hunker Down Order given by Kodiak Emergency Services Council late Monday afternoon. If you don’t have to go out and about, don’t. People who are sheltering in place or self-isolation can get things delivered such as food and pharmacy needs. The Kodiak Community Support Team was formed to have volunteers run those vital errands for seniors and …

  In today’s Newscast:   Kodiak’s Public Health Center is still operational and is offering free flu shots to anyone who needs one. Canada-U.S. Border bars ‘non-essential’ travel. Almost all of the 5,000 or so Alaskans who work on military installations must still show up at their workplaces.   All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. …

  **COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: March 19, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska To prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the State of Alaska is issuing its sixth health mandate based on the authority under the Public Health Disaster Emergency …