A sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Kodiak is creating major challenges at the Kodiak Island Borough School District, including forcing Kodiak High School to close for three days this week because of employee absences.
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Kodiak’s Alutiiq museum publishes book of traditional stories
“Unigkuat—Kodiak Alutiiq Legends” chronicles traditional Alutiiq stories and legends. A digital edition will be available on Alutiiq Museum’s website.
State to move forward with plans to replace ferry Tustumena
The new ferry will run along the Tustumena’s current route from Homer to Kodiak and out the Aleutian chain to Dutch Harbor. The Tustumena replacement has been a years-old political project in coastal Alaska.
A new proposed kelp farm off Kodiak is part of growing trend
The Department of Natural Resources announced a new proposed 10-year lease of a 14-acre kelp farm up for public comment.
Astra successfully launches experimental rocket from Kodiak
The launch’s mission was to test the deployment of a dummy payload.
House Speaker Stutes announces 2 appointees to the state’s ferry oversight board
Shirley Marquardt and Wanetta Ayers will join the recently formed Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board.
Wrecked trawler breaks up and spills thousands of gallons of diesel off Sitkalidak Island
State environmental officials say the 3,000 gallons of diesel and several hundred gallons of lubricants won’t have a significant environmental impact.
1 dead in Kodiak plane crash
Federal investigators are heading to Kodiak after a small plane crashed Sunday afternoon shortly after takeoff.
Puppy found alive on beach after fishing boat capsizes off Sitkalidak Island
More than a day after a fishing boat capsized in frigid water, the crew’s puppy was found unharmed, washed up on a beach.
VHF outages are less common in Southeast Alaska this year, Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard reports intermittent VHF outages on the emergency Channel 16 but says the situation has improved in the past two years.