Dr. Cyndy Mika has had a busy season. She took over as superintendent for Kodiak Island Borough School District just over a month ago, and has since then been preparing for the upcoming school year — which begins Monday, Aug. 29. Mika joins KMXT’s Dylan Simard to discuss solutions to hiring difficulties, challenges and opportunities for the school district, and …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report August 11, 2022
On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Fishtival! by KDLG’s Corinne Smith. A story about electrified mudbugs by KMXT’s Dylan Simard. And the comment period is open on the expanded critical habitat for North Pacific right whales.
Read More »Talk of The Rock: Hospice and Palliative Care of Kodiak grief workshops
Hospice and Palliative Care of Kodiak, or HPCK, takes care of people who are severely ill and near death, and helps their friends and families to process that reality. But after death, friends and families of the deceased still need help to grieve. HPCK is planning a curriculum of events this year to offer people a chance to grieve through …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report August 4, 2022
On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Davis Hovey’s report on this year’s Norton Sound king crab fishery, Brian Venua’s story on Chignik meeting its sockeye escapement goal this year, and Raegan Miller’s piece about abalone enhancement.
Read More »Talk of The Rock: Opioids in Kodiak
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: The opioid crisis in Alaska has been getting worse since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Overdoses are becoming more frequent, and so have deaths. Shanna Rockenbach and Amy Butts – wellness program supervisor for the Kodiak Area Native Association and Kodiak’s public health nurse, respectively – …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report July 28, 2022
On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Part 3 of the story about subsistence and commercial conflicts in Area M by Olivia Ebertz, plus Anna Rose MacArthur reports on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s listening tour, and its stop in Nome.
Read More »Talk of The Rock: Rebecca Ligtenberg and Velma Vining on Kodiak 4-H
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: Part 8: Host Dylan Simard hears from 4-H leaders Rebecca Ligtenberg and Velma Vining to discuss upcoming 4-H events. A dog show is right around the corner on Saturday, Aug. 6, along with a marksmanship competition Saturday, Aug. 27. On Saturday, Sept. 3, Kodiak 4-H will …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report July 21, Part Two
On part two of this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Scientist Bruce Wright talks about the increased risk of deadly red tides:
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report July 21, 2022, Part 1
Part one of this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines features Part two of a report from Olivia Ebertz about salmon fishing in Area M.
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Kodiak Youth Theatre
Host Jared Griffin talks to members of Kodiak Arts Council’s Kodiak Youth Theatre production of “The Doctor in Wonderland.” Members of the cast and crew joining Griffin were Kylie Eaton, Ruby Gandel, Delaney Glenn, Al Hartt, Ronan Hinman, Serabella Jones, and Amelia Transano. Performances are Friday, June 29 at 6pm and Saturday, June 30 at 2pm. Listen here: Part 1: …
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