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Borough staff, assembly members honor outgoing clerk
Johni Blankenship began working in the borough clerk’s office in 1999
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Man accused in Homer death extradited to Alaska
Kirby Calderwood is accused of killing Anesha “Duffy” Murnane
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Assembly rejects resolution supporting privately owned boat takeouts
The resolution was in response to a plan by the State of Alaska to develop a drift boat…
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Health officials urge vaccination and mitigation ahead of virus trio
Health officials hope to mitigate the strain on hospitals this winter due to COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial…
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Fewer than 50% of Alaska kids completing routine vaccines
This was compared to 2013, when more than 60% were completing routine vaccinations
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Flushing of mopheads down toilets causes sewage system clogs
City officials to ask for the culprits to clean up their act
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Respiratory virus surge concerns health officials
RSV-associated emergency department visits and hospitalizations, the CDC says, are increasing
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Murkowski, Tshibaka in dead heat; Peltola inches toward 50% in latest election results
The Alaska Division of Elections updated results with newly counted absentee, early and question ballots
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Homer group envisions school in nature
Homer Forest School would offer KPBSD students a learning model focused on immersion in the outdoors
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23 new resident COVID-19 deaths reported this week
For the period of Nov. 6 to Nov. 12, 383 new resident COVID-19 cases were reported
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Most AK students not proficient in math, reading, new assessment finds
The first set of AK STAR results were published by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development…
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Dungeness crab summer harvest drops $10M from previous season
Some Southeast fishermen skipping fall season entirely, other’s say season has been “hit or miss”
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‘It takes just that one person’
Sterling Elementary principal spearheads zero-waste program in lunchtime cafeteria
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Soldotna to hold work session on park use next month
The meeting comes in response to public outcry over a summer drag performance
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Semester by the Bay students present work
A room full of young minds all interested in solving the same problems, and loving the same parts…
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Putting the band back together
SoHi band and choir rebuild after several years of interruptions
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Community honors veterans on day of remembrance
Veterans Day was celebrated with a series of speeches, commemorations and the firing of rifles
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Alaska’s Trump-backed candidates take different post-election tracks
Dunleavy’s reelection all but official, while Tshibaka and Palin prepare to fight over “shenanigans”
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Early results favor Dunleavy in governor’s race
The Republican incumbent had clinched about 51.7% of the roughly 200,000 votes counted as of about 10:50 p.m.