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Brian Venua/KMXTThe latest wave includes firing some NOAA employees at the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center. Staff could not confirm how many people were affected in the state, nor what positions were cut. -
Davis Hovey/KMXTThe Service Area No. 1 Board hasn't held a meeting since March of 2024 - others like the Monashka Bay Road Service Area, haven’t met for multiple years. That board only has two members and hasn’t held a meeting since March of 2022. Yet borough code requires them to meet at least once a quarter.
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The Alaska Municipal League comprises of borough, city, and village officials from across the state and hosted a session in the Kodiak Marketplace downtown. -
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski visited Kodiak for just a few hours to speak at the Alaska Municipal League's Summer Legislative Session to share updates about transportation and projects with fisheries. -
The Sizzler Burger and Peking Restaurant has been a staple in Kodiak for roughly 40 years. The local eatery also holds one of only four Restaurant or Eating Place Licenses (REPLs) within the city. -
Josie Bahnke, the acting city manager, is pegged to be Kodiak’s next permanent city manager. That’s despite recent controversy on social media and subsequent pushback over Bahnke’s selection from some local fishermen. -
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is awarding a total of $270,000, spread out between 23 organizations. But it only amounts to 77% of the total amount local nonprofits requested. -
Candidates have roughly two weeks to file for one of several municipal positions, including two seats on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and School Board, as well as two Kodiak City Council seats. -
KPD officers practiced entering stressful and potentially dangerous situations like responding to armed suspects on July 19. The department held its training at Kodiak Middle School. -
Sixteen candidates from all over the country submitted their applications for the local city manager job in May. Now it's down to the acting city manager and Kodiak’s harbormaster. -
The cost-sharing agreement recently passed by both the City Council and Borough Assembly effectively extends the current one for the next two years, through June 2026. -
During a special meeting on June 24, the Kodiak City Council unanimously approved the budget for fiscal year 2025. Projected revenue from all funds in the next fiscal year is approximately $49 million.
