Don’t mention rebuilding year to the two-time defending state champion Shakesbears.

In the face of public protest, the City Council decided to indefinitely table an ordinance that would ban the use of ATVs, snow mobiles and side-by-sides on city streets.

Kodiakans woke up Saturday morning to a flurry of text messages from friends and family, wondering if they were all right in the wake of a seismic event that happened over 6,000 miles away from The Rock.

M/V Kennicott and the M/V Hubbard collided while docking in Ketchikan at 4:25 a.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

Starting next month the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak and the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge will conduct a Kodiak Harvest Subsistence Survey. Their findings will be used by the Alaska Board of Fish and the Board of Game — the state's regulatory authoritie…

Liam Long pointed to a photo of a C-130. Eyes as big as the lenses on his glasses. A smile hidden behind the mask on his face. 

Duncan Fields, a local with several decades of experience in fishing and seafood processing, is the newest member of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s Board of Directors. 

COVID concerns have pushed the Kodiak Island Borough School District to switch to remote learning in all town schools and at Ouzinkie School.

Anyone who is sick of the blues might find a different tune at International Guitar Night on Wednesday. The concert includes four guitarists — Luca Stricagnoli, Thu Le, Janet Noguera and Lulo Reinhardt — each with distinct national and stylistic backgrounds, according to a news release from …

There are many ways to serve the country, which is something that Richard Carman, a recreation specialist at the U.S. Coast Guard Base Kodiak’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division knows well.

Another milestone has been reached in the fundraising effort to renovate Baranof Park Recreation Center. In the past month, $360,000 went to the Friends of Baranof Park Improvements Project, bringing the amount of money allocated toward construction to $3.326 million, Friends of Baranof Park…

Kendall Rose Ashouwak will always be a footnote in the history books of Kodiak Island. 

Flyers and signs on storefronts, ads in the Daily Mirror and posts on hiring websites all reveal the same thing about Kodiak: There is a shortage of workers. While businesses are trying to bring in more workers, employees are working longer hours and taking on more tasks to make up for the d…

Marina L. Pruitt, 35, was charged with a class C felony for promoting contraband in the first degree after she was found possessing 2.2 grams of what is presumed to be methamphetamines based on lab tests, according to a complaint filed by District Court for the State of Alaska Third Judicial…

Nonprofit groups in Kodiak are receiving more than $200,000 to improve local health.

More than 50 students and staff at Kodiak High School tested positive for COVID on Monday and Tuesday, prompting the school to move to remote classes for the rest of the week.

The Kodiak Island Fairgrounds Community Garden is planning an expansion next year. In November, the garden received a grant for more than $15,200 through the Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., also known as RurAL CAP. The Garden Committee, part of the Friends of Kodiak Fair & R…

A week after unusual record-breaking December heat thrust Kodiak into the national news, the island’s winter weather returned. 

Against all expectations, 2021 turned out to be just as hectic and in many ways even more crazy than 2020. There were many highs and lows throughout the year, including changes to the school’s curricu- lum, a record-breaking salmon season and the continued stress of COVID. As the New Year ap…

There was a COVID outbreak on the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, according to Kodiak City Manager Mike Tvenge. As of Thursday, there were 35 known cases of COVID among people traveling on the cutter, Tvenge said.

Whether you just finished celebrating Christmas or are still looking forward to it, now is the time to plan on how to dispose of the holiday trash.

No one was injured after a house at 3688 Sharatin Road caught fire on Christmas.

Kodiak residents went to the trails on Sunday, taking advantage of record-breaking high temperatures. The Kodiak Airport reported temperatures reached 65 degrees that day, the warmest temperature ever recorded in Kodiak between Oct. 5 and April 21 of any year, according to the National Weath…

Although most of the offices and businesses in Kodiak will be closed Saturday, not everyone stops working. Police and state troopers respond to calls, doctors still treat injuries and, if you’re in need of shelter or a warm meal, Scott Hoy at the Brother Francis Shelter will help. 

On Christmas morning, kids across the world will wake up to find wrapped presents with their names on them beneath Christmas trees and empty plates with cookie crumbs. Even though Christmas is the time to celebrate these gifts, the magic starts earlier when, somehow, the presents are deliver…

Keith Morin hasn’t shaved since August. That is how long it took him to grow the perfect white beard for his starring role as Santa Claus.

Christmas is around the corner. For those of you without a place to worship for the holiday, the following congregations have services that are open to the public and free to attend: 

Kodiak Island is a hunter’s paradise, attracting beginners to veterans seeking a trophy animal. Count legendary bowhunter Chuck Adams as one who makes frequent visits to the Emerald Isle. 

A parade of law enforcement cars lined up in front of Walmart on Saturday. Officers strolled into the store, but instead of carrying pepper spray or handcuffs, they wore Santa hats and were holding notepads to calculate the cost of toys.

Christmas is a time of year to be with family and friends, according to Summer Wagner, a student in Chris Hicks’ third grade class at Peterson Elementary. Unfortunately, not every family has what they need to enjoy the holiday, which is why she is doing her part to help families in the commu…

Last week, Kodiak police officer Shane Parker woke from a slumber on his living room couch to take his son to school. A typical morning until he got into his vehicle and looked down his long, icy driveway.