Karluk

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved its capital improvement project priorities list at its meeting last night (Thurs, Jan. 4).  The St. Herman Harbor Infrastructure Replacement project tops the list, and the borough is asking for an estimated $5 million from the state going into the 2024 legislative session. St. Herman Harbor is owned by the City of Kodiak, and …

The decision to close the Karluk school was unanimous at an emergency school board meeting on Oct. 24.  “It’s a sad day when you have to close a school,” said Cyndy Mika, the Kodiak Island Borough School District superintendent. “And it’s not anything that I ever wanted to do in my tenure – it’s nothing that I want to ever …

Karluk, a remote village of just 24 residents, will have a school for the first time in five years starting next month.  The village, then, had 24 year-round residents – just two of whom are kids. But schools need at least 10 students to qualify for state funding. In an effort to reopen the school, the Karluk Tribal Council posted …

Kodiak’s Coast Guard Air Station celebrated its 46th Santa to the Villages program this December, delivering the children of Kodiak’s villages toys, fruit and a visit from Santa and his elves. KMXT’s Kavitha George followed them out to Larsen Bay and Karluk, and has this story. Coast Guard volunteers get ready to visit children in Karluk. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) …