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School district moves ahead with bond projects
$65.5 million in bonds will fund deferred maintenance projects at 10 KPBSD schools
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Dunleavy budget vetoes include peninsula projects, bonus funding for schools
Funding for Kenai Peninsula projects and a slash to the extra money approved by state lawmakers for K-12…
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Druce returns as head of teachers union
The special election followed the firing of former president Nathan Erfurth, who was arrested in May on charges…
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Alaska LNG Project gets mixed response at Kenai meeting
The proposed 800-mile pipeline would move gas from the North Slope to Nikiski for shipment overseas
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Off the Shelf: Take a walk on the wolf side
“The Wanderer: An Alaska Wolf’s Final Journey,” is the latest book from Alaska writer and photographer Tom Walker
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Soldotna plans to scale back field house project scope after high cost estimate
The project cost estimate in June 2022 was about $18.3 million
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Borough looks to demolish collapsed ZipMart building
It’s been more than 20 years since the Sterling business, a convenience store and gas station, was in…
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Troopers investigating Soldotna shooting death
An investigation into the incident by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation’s Soldotna Major Crimes Unit is active and…
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New reading curriculum to cover Alaska history, culture instead of religion
The change comes after some teachers and community members questioned whether some of the proposed topics, specifically Judaism,…
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Voting underway to determine next head of teachers union
The election follows the firing of former president Nathan Erfurth, who was arrested in May on charges of…
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Peninsula residents protest trans girls in sports at state school board meeting
The Alaska Board of Education last week met at the George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough Administration Building…
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Kenai adopts budget, staff recruitment strategies
The city expects there to be a general fund surplus of about $436,000 in fiscal year 2025
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Kenai cuts ties with out-of-state marketing firm
Council members expressed skepticism about the firm’s performance
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Assembly shrinks borough planning commission
The planning commission is responsible for planning the “systemic development and betterment” of the borough
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Assembly passes borough budget
The document fully funds borough schools and includes a decrease in property taxes
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Cooper Landing considers emergency service area for region
The community is currently served by Cooper Landing Emergency Services
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5 vying for Seward city manager gig
The Seward City Council will convene for a special city council meeting on June 12 to review candidates’…
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After leadership change, borough funds Soldotna senior center
The Soldotna City Council in May voted to defund the center for the upcoming fiscal year
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Awaiting state funding, board of ed works to bring back staff positions
Alaska lawmakers this session passed a budget bill that includes $175 million in one-time funding for Alaska’s K-12…