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The state of Alaska recently received $38 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development with the aim to ease the burden of climate change.   Margaret Salazar, inside a recent build from the Kodiak Island Housing Association, Emerald Heights. March 31, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Margaret Salazar is HUD’s Northwest Regional Administrator. She oversees HUD’s programs around Alaska, Oregon, Washington, …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Derek Clarkston, sports reporter for the Kodiak Daily Mirror, returns with Deb Rohrer, Activities Director for KIBSD, to talk spring sports with host Jared Griffin. Listen here:  

Today on the midday report with host Brian Venua: residents may finally start to see SNAP benefits roll out, Alaska Commercial Co. pushes for SNAP benefits to also pay for shipping of goods, issues with last week’s tsunami warning, and proposals to increase the state’s base student allocation are moving through despite a shrinking state budget. Gov. Mike Dunleavy redirected …

Today on the midday report with host Brian Venua: The Kodiak Island Borough Solid Waste Advisory Board recently announced winners of its art competition, Cook Inlet will have to find a new management plan for salmon fishing, folks share about meeting distant family at Camai in Bethel, a 2% sales tax was pitched in the state legislature, and Katmai National …

The Kodiak Island Borough’s Solid Waste Advisory Board recently announced the winners of its youth art competition. Some of the winners’ art is on display at Kodiak High School. The Solid Waste Advisory Board has named Rosalee Stokes the first prize winner of an art competition they held in February. The North Star Elementary fifth grader’s matboard drawing features wildlife …

Today on the midday report with host Brian Venua: Koniag Inc has revamped their shareholder business directory, the state’s ferries have 150 openings but haven’t processed their 200 applications, Fairbanks is changing how they regulate animal control and dogs, and we hear about Mary Peltola’s views on the firearms. Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola in the halls of the Capitol in …

Koniag, Incorporated recently launched an updated version of their shareholder business directory. The Native Corporation’s goal is to make it easy to find and support Native-owned businesses. Stacey Simmons is the senior director of shareholder services for Koniag, inc. She says the new directory is designed to help their shareholders stand out in their respective niches.  The Koniag, Inc. office …

Today on the midday report with host Brian Venua: Alaska’s Board of Game made some new decisions regarding trapping, we hear from the Bristol Bay Sustainability Summit, and new reports suggest the Alaska Legislature is short $680 million from its initial budget plan. The Board of Game meets at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (Riley …

Host Pam Foreman talks with Marion Owen about gardening in Kodiak. Marion shares some tips on how to maintain healthy soil and plants in Kodiak’s climate – whether you garden in a hoop house or a container – and what you can be doing now to get things going in the garden.

Kodiak residents experienced a power outage Monday night that left thousands in the dark for about two hours. According to a press release from the Kodiak Electric Association, a critical piece of substation equipment called a circuit switcher failed, shutting down the whole system.  The power went out at Safeway and left customers to either purchase their groceries with cash …