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Pencil and paper. (Photo by Tim Taylor/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT The University of Alaska’s board of regents is considering raising the tuition for students taking base level courses at Kodiak College and Prince William Sound College. The hikes would only affect base level courses, but those are the majority of the courses Kodiak College offers. If passed tuition would go up …

The seiner Jaime Marie sails past other fishing vessels at City Pier 2 on Thursday, June 6, 2013. (Photo by James Brooks / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Most of the 2017 salmon fisheries have ended for the season. Pinks and kings have drawn extra speculation in some regions due to the poor 2016 pink runs and some less than stellar king …

Baranov Museum’s Michael Bach stands in room where the murder took place in 1886. (Photo by Kayla Desroches/KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT If any historical site on Kodiak can claim to be haunted, it’s probably the Baranov Museum. The Russian-American magazin, a former warehouse, is the oldest building in Alaska. The Russian-American Company built it between 1805 and 1808 and the Erskine …

Power outages are becoming more common in Akhiok. (Photo by John Douglas/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT The mayor of Akhiok has been working on replacing the small community’s power grid for about ten years. Power outages are increasing as the electrical system grows older and the grid is beginning to pose a danger to residents. The City of Akhiok needs a new …

Tom Kjera. (Photo by Pam Foreman/KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak high school facilities technician is retiring. “I’m a lighting guy, an audio guy and a stage rigger.” Tom Kjera says he’s been the auditorium technical director for roughly 24 years and originally moved to Kodiak for the job. “When they built the auditorium, they really required a person such as …

Patrick Saltonstall holds Alutiiq knife. (Photo courtesy of Alutiiq Museum & Archeological Repository) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum is at the beginning of a project to record and describe all of its roughly 300 kinds of artifacts. The museum just received an almost $50,000 grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services via Koniag, which owns many of the …

Don Roberts Jr. has been guiding students across Mill Bay Rd. for almost two decades. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT Don Roberts Jr. has been a volunteer crossing guard for years. He feels like it’s his civic duty to help Kodiak students make it to school safely. It doesn’t matter how dark, cold, or wet it is outside, he …

Students from all-around the Kodiak region gather for this year’s TAY Event. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Dunbar/KIBSD) Mitch Borden/KMXT Students from all across the Kodiak archipelago are gathering in the city of Kodiak for the Kodiak Area Native Association’s annual Transitional Age Youth Event, also called the TAY Event.  It started on Tuesday and ends on Saturday. The local nonprofit …

(left to right) Director Jared Griffin and actors Halaia Barnett and Elizabeth Bendix-Harper. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The community play “It happens Every Summer” debuts next week. Director Jared Griffin says the Kodiak Arts Council production is about a group of young women interning in New York City. “So, it’s them leaving their homes, coming to …

The City of Kodiak sign at the Kodiak Island Borough Building. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT At its regular meeting last night, the Kodiak City Council decided to advance the ordinance that’ll raise the city’s sales tax cap to $3000 to its second reading and public hearing. During citizen comments, Jack Mann told the council it wastes too much …