Unalaska’s City Council is asking the state to look into running a ferry between Cold Bay and Unalaska during the start of pollock A season in January, one of the busiest travel periods of the year on the Aleutian island.

Unalaska’s municipal election is Tuesday, Oct. 6. Unalaskans will vote for two City Council seats and two School Board seats.

Alaska’s primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Evelynn Trefon is running as a Democratic candidate to represent House District 37, which includes the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands.

On Tuesday, the Unalaska City Council voted unanimously to appoint Bart Hinkle to be the city's new manager.

Former Southeast Alaska State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins visited Unalaska over the weekend as part of his campaign to become Alaska’s next governor. Kreiss-Tomkins, often referred to as JKT, is one of two Democrats running for the seat, and it was his first visit to the island.

Seven candidates are running for House District 37, which covers Southwest Alaska including the Aleutians and Pribilof Islands. Longtime Rep. Bryce Edgmon, an independent from Dillingham, is leaving the seat after his 20th year to run for state Senate.

For this episode of “Island Interviews,” KUCB’s Sofia Stuart-Rasi sat down with Edgmon to talk about his run for the state Senate and how the most recent legislative session went.

The Unalaska City Council is again searching for a permanent city manager after candidate Abner Hoage turned down an offer for the position earlier this month.

The city’s solution is a project called DRIVE. It’s short for Developing Recycling Infrastructure and Vehicle End-Of-Life. The plan came together in 2024 and was approved by the City Council in January 2025. In December, the project got a major financial boost. Unalaska was selected for a $3.8 million grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to keep the work going.