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Assembly to discuss short-term rental tax on Tuesday
The resolution describes a proposed tax of up to 12%
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Hilcorp only bidder in Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale
8 million acres were available for bidding in the sale, spread across Cook Inlet and the Alaska Peninsula…
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Funding reduced for City of Kenai’s storefront improvement grant program
Just over a year after the City of Kenai established its Storefront and Streetscape Improvement Grant, the city…
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Kenai budget amendment allocates funds for veterans’ columbarium in cemetery expansion
A columbarium is an aboveground structure that houses cremated remains
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Seward Pride Alliance rallies after bomb threat displaces drag story hour
The event was able to continue after a delay and a fundraising effort has brought in more than…
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Kenai River Fair debuts with array of activities and education
Previously called the Kenai River Festival, the newly refocused fair featured booths and activities dedicated to education about…
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Kasilof River personal use setnet opening delayed
Low counts for Kenai River early-run king salmon motivate restriction
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City of Kenai approves budget
A draft of the document says that the city expects to bring in around $19.5 million in the…
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Anchorage resident dead after Sunday collision
The collision closed the Seward Highway for roughly six hours
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Assembly shuts down ordinances that would tax tobacco, fund child care
Ordinance 2024-15 sought to combat the lack of affordable, accessible and quality child care in the borough
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Lemonade Day sparks dozens of pop-up stands
Stands were strewn across Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling and Nikiski
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K’beq’ site reopens after 5-year closure
The site offers a look at the traditions and culture of the Kenai Peninsula’s Indigenous people
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Kenai Peninsula Food Bank’s Spring Festival set for Friday
The event will feature a wide swath of vendors, including lots of nonprofits, who will be sharing information…
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‘The future is bright for the City of Kenai’
Kenai celebrates start of bluff stabilization project after developing for 40 years
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Body of woman recovered in Seward waters
Troopers were notified at about 11 a.m. that a person in waders was having trouble staying above water
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Minnesota man arrested on charges of car theft, credit card fraud
Troopers stopped the vehicle just past the junction of the Seward and Sterling highways
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Fundraising efforts spring up after 2 families are displaced by Monday fire
Kenai Fire Department responded to a structure fire around 1 a.m. on Monday
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LeeShore Center shares stats on domestic violence, gives update on community efforts
The agency aims to “promote healthy families in a violence-free community while providing a safe haven for victims…
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Assembly unanimously approves borough budget
The budget describes around $178 million in revenue and $180 million in expenditures
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Music and color return to Soldotna Creek Park
Soldotna Music Series kicks off with celebration under rainfall