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State data: Kenai Peninsula Borough not seeing statewide rise in COVID activity
A state and nationwide upward trend in COVID-19 activity has seen spikes in case counts and hospitalizations, but…
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Group studying 4-day school week model takes shape
Members of a newly minted Kenai Peninsula Borough School District group convened for the first time Wednesday in…
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Bjorkman prefiles bills, says pressure is on for lawmakers this session
Sen. Jesse Bjorkman was well-represented on the list of bills prefiled by state lawmakers ahead of their upcoming…
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Wildwood inmate charged with assault
An inmate at Wildwood Pretrial was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault for attacking two corrections officers…
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Optimal escapement goal supported at advisory committee meeting
How many king salmon does it take to rebuild a run, and what restrictions should be in place…
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School board mulls grad policy clarifications
High school graduates would only be permitted to participate in the commencement ceremonies of the school they are…
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Budget deficit continues to steer school board talks
Warnings about the implications and scale of the budget deficit the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is facing…
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Kenai Peninsula Art Hive to debut Saturday
The Kenai Art Center will host the first session of the Kenai Peninsula Art Hive — a free…
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Refuge hosts guided snowshoe walks
Along trails near the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s Visitor Center, a procession of around two dozen snowshoers followed…
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New policy clarifies filming, recording in borough facilities
A new Kenai Peninsula Borough policy that explains what is and isn’t allowed in borough buildings when it…
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Fish and Game accepting comment on sport fish stocking plan
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is accepting public comment on its 2024 Statewide Stocking Plan for…
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Kenai to assist borough with leachate management
Leachate is the word for liquid that touches trash at a landfill
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Kenai starts early budget talks
The City of Kenai on Wednesday kicked off its budget process for the upcoming fiscal year with a…
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A stock of concern: Board of Fish to consider action plan for king salmon management
Kenai River late-run king salmon have failed to meet the board-set optimal escapement goal in the four years…
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Assembly calls on state to increase K-12 funding
School districts across Alaska lobbied lawmakers heavily last session for a meaningful increase to the base student allocation
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Soldotna Pride postpones drag story hour event, citing safety concerns
The story hour was one of three events scheduled as part of a “Happy New Queer Winter Celebration”
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Minimum wage increased by $0.88
This year’s increase is the largest adjustment since the minimum wage began to be adjusted for inflation
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PFD applications open for 2024
As of Tuesday evening, 37,000 people had submitted their application
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Local Dena’ina linguist named DEED deputy commissioner
Joel Isaak teaches Dena’ina at Kenai Peninsula College and works as a linguist for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe
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Suit alleges fungal growth at 4 KPBSD schools caused health problems
The district has both acknowledged and responded to the complaint, KPBSD Superintendent Clayton Holland said