ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Thursday announced seven new cases of COVID-19 in three Alaska communities – Anchorage (4), Kodiak (1), and Juneau (2). This brings the total case count in Alaska to 300. These new cases were reported from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on April 15 […]
KUMITGAQ – BEACH FLEA / JUMPING JACK TAQUKARAT KUMITGARTURTAARTUT. – BEARS ALWAYS EAT JUMPING JACKS. Beach fleas are a common resident of Kodiak’s coast, from the intertidal zone to the ocean depths. There are many varieties of these tiny crustacea adapted to different environments. Some like brackish water and live in lagoons. Others prefer […]
NUNA A’ULALUNI – EARTHQUAKE NUNA AULAKAN ALINGNARTUQ. – IT IS SCARY WHEN THE LAND SHAKES. The Kodiak Archipelago lies at the juncture of two major tectonic plates, enormous pieces of the earth’s crust that are continually colliding. Here rock formed on the ocean floor is scraped off the Pacific plate as it slides beneath […]
Kodiak-based troopers are asking persons that have boats, RVs, or vehicles parked at the Bayside West Business Park located at 4701 W. Rezanof Drive, also known as Mill Bay Storage, to check their items for damage or theft and to report any that they find to troopers following a theft there last Friday or Saturday. […]