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NTSB: Aging Vessel Lost Due to Lack of Fundamental Watertight Integrity

Floods · Kodiak

NTSB: Aging Vessel Lost Due to Lack of Fundamental Watertight Integrity

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The National Transportation Safety Board is pointing out some of the fundamentals of vessel operations along with the dangers of aging vessels in its latest report. The report shows that an 80-year-old Navy surplus vessel being used to support Alaska’s fishing industry was lost due to flooding possibly caused by maintenance issues and the captain and mate’s decision to leave watertight doors open while they were underway. The vessel named Cape D…See the Story

Park City Council to Consider Adopting 2026 Budget at Thursday Meeting

Kodiak · Kodiak

Park City Council to Consider Adopting 2026 Budget at Thursday Meeting

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The Park City Council will meet Thursday at 3:25 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. Agenda highlights include the following items: Final Budget Adoption The council will take public input, hold a public hearing and consider adopting the FY26 Budget. The city said that the final FY26 Budget reflects months of collaborative work with the City Council and numerous city departments. Recreate 248 Presentation The Transportation Planning team …See the Story

Kodiak doctor steps in to help rouse unconscious passenger

Alaska Airlines · Kodiak

Kodiak doctor steps in to help rouse unconscious passenger

A Kodiak doctor was called upon to render help to a fellow Alaska Airlines passenger recently, when the man appeared to have stopped breathing during a flight from Kodiak to Anchorage.Read Article

Private group grants $150,000 for Kodiak housing

A consortium of private philanthropies has awarded Kodiak Island Housing Authority $150,000 toward the start of KIHA’s “self help” housing program.Housing · Kodiak Read Article

For teachers from the Philippines, getting hired to work in Alaska is only the first step - The Alaska Current

Julieth Tapado was one of hundreds of teachers waiting for the chance to impress recruiters from Alaska school districts earlier this year.Kodiak · Kodiak Read Article

Alaska schools need teachers. They’re hiring them from the Philippines. - The Alaska Current

Serjoe Gutierrez, who was born and raised in the Philippines, was in his fifth year of teaching there when he decided to try to work in another country.Kodiak · Kodiak Read Article

Salmon season begins, with restrictions

The first two advisory announcements from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game opening areas to commercial salmon fishermen in Kodiak have been issued, officially marking the beginning of the commercial salmon season. The Foul Bay Special Harvest Area, and…Kodiak · Kodiak Read Article

Images from the Alaska Special Olympics Summer Games

Kodiak was represented by 19 athletes at the Alaska Special Olympics Summer Games at Dimond High School. The group combined for over 70 medals in swimming, track and field and powerlifting.Olympics · Kodiak Read Article

Mastodons long gone from the far north

A long, long time ago, a hairy elephant stomped the northland, wrecking trees and shrubs as it swallowed twigs, leaves and bark.Trees · Kodiak Read Article

Assembly nibbles at basic mill rate in 2026 budget

Kodiak property owners got a little break from the Borough Assembly Thursday night. The assembly voted unanimously to lower the areawide mill rate — the $1 per $1,000 of assessed value basic property tax — from 9.25 mills in the…Kodiak · Kodiak Read Article

Fishing Boat-Alutiiq Word of the Week - Alaska Native News

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Fishing Boat — Parag’autaq (N), Parag’uutaq (S) Kugyasigciqukut parag’uutakun. – We are going to go fishing (seining) on the boat. Visit any dock in the Kodiak Archipelago and you will find an array of fishing vessels. Skiffs, seiners, tenders, and crabbers are part of the rhythm of life in Kodiak and its Alutiiq communities. Over […] The post Fishing Boat-Alutiiq Word of the Week appeared first on Alaska Native News.Kodiak · Kodiak Read Article

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