Cikuq – Ice Nanwat cikumaut. – The lakes are frozen over. Kodiak may lie south of the frozen arctic regions of Alaska, but from 1852 to 1870, it was a known for its ice. In the 1850s the California gold rush was in full swing, and the west coast needed ice to preserve food. Russian […]
The Alaska State Troopers reported on Thanksgiving that early Thanksgiving day morning, they were called about a fight in progress in Kodiak. Troopers responded to the scene to find two women in a physical altercation. Troopers tried to separate the two women, later identified as 21-year-old Gwendolyn Christiansen of Old Harbor and a 46-year-old woman […]
A fire in Chiniak did extensive damage to a home there when a banya burnt down to the ground on Monday near mile 42 of the Chiniak Highway. Alaska State Troopers were notified of the blaze at 11:57 pm. Homeowner Doug Stewart had lit the banya on Monday for a Monday evening steam-bath. He invited […]
A man arrested on manslaughter and Assault I charges Tuesday said that the death of 59-year-old Kodiak resident, Dennis Fathke was a case of knife play gone horribly wrong. Kodiak police responded to a 911 call made by 44-year-old Teila Tofelogo after Tofelogo stabbed Fathke to death on Sunday afternoon. The two men were displaying […]