The fire was reported early morning on June 12 and was out in about an hour. No injuries were reported and the structure is still standing.

Kodiak’s mill rate, which is another term for property tax, across the entire Borough is currently 10.25 mills. The new rate will be 9.25 mills.

A flood warning was issued for Kodiak due to heavy rains over the weekend, and rerouted some drivers on Sargent Creek Road in the Bells Flats neighborhood. The excess water has since receded. It is unknown when the issue can be resolved.

Individuals from all over the country have applied to be the city manager. The candidate list also includes Kodiak’s Director of Public Works, the harbormaster, as well as Acting City Manager Josie Bahnke.

The state law only applies to projects that exceed $25,000 in cost. But Alaska House Rep. Kevin McCabe of Big Lake said he wants to increase that threshold to $150,000 – partially to account for inflation over the last decade.

Kodiak City Council has appointed a temporary city manager to take over for outgoing manager, Mike Tvenge, starting on May 1. All five present Council members during last week’s city council meeting unanimously selected current Deputy City Manager Josie Bahnke to fill that role for the next few months.

Kodiak’s City Council decided not to extend City Manager Mike Tvenge’s contract at its regular meeting on Thursday, April 11. Tvenge will retire at the end of this month on April 30 and the City of Kodiak plans to rely on current staff in the interim until a new manager is hired.

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan is heading to Europe next month to convince trade officials there to ban Russian seafood. That was one policy goal the senator said he’s pushing in the coming month, during a visit to Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show ComFish. Sullivan came to Kodiak to give his talk at ComFish in …

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mary Peltola gave video presentations on the first day of Kodiak’s commercial fisheries trade show, ComFish. The seafood industry is facing historic challenges and the pair hope closing a loophole on Russian imports could help bolster Alaska’s presence in markets. The expo for ComFish was held in the Kodiak …

Turnagain Marine Construction, an Anchorage based company, is accepting public input on the replacement design for St. Herman Harbor. Thursday, April 11, the company revealed two potential concepts for the overhaul of Kodiak’s largest boat harbor during the ComFish trade show, which started in 1980 as a marine trades fair held in a National Guard …