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COVID cases rise on peninsula
As COVID-19 vaccination rates stagnate, case numbers on the Kenai Peninsula increase and the COVID delta variant continues…
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Snug Harbor drivers will see delays
Travelers through Cooper Landing should expect traffic delays on Snug Harbor Road and along the Sterling Highway in…
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Progress Days set to start Wednesday
The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center has released its schedule for the upcoming Progress Days extravaganza,…
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Florida woman sets record for halibut caught with a pole spear.
Stengel speared big halibut while free diving in Kachemak Bay.
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School board sets goals for year
During the 2021-22 school year, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education will focus on developing…
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Soldotna plans capital improvements
Better downtown parking, more greenspace at Riverview Park, rubber mulch at Farnsworth Park and improvements to ARC Lake…
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District plans to comply with Title IX
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education will hold off on bringing the district into compliance…
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Heritage Place closes to visitors after 2 employees test positive for COVID in last week
The Heritage Place Skilled Nursing facility was forced to close to visitors twice in one week after two…
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Plaques at Hansen memorial park are sold out
All sidewalk spaces for memorial plaques at Kenai’s Leif Hansen Memorial Park have been sold or reserved. That’s…
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“We’re teaching history”; superintendent, school board respond to community concerns about critical race theory
Clayton Holland spent his first school board meeting as superintendent assuring a crowded room that critical race theory…
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Evensen resigns from city council
Homer City Council member Joey Evensen states “lack of productivity” as his reason for resigning.
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Fish and Game issues emergency commercial opening
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released an emergency order announcement opening commercial-use set and drift gillnet…
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After debate, Kenai City Council continues Zoom services
The city was the latest peninsula municipality to mull the future of Zoom access.
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Kenai OKs objection to EEZ closure
The Kenai City Council unanimously passed legislation during their July 7 meeting stating their opposition to the closure.
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Kenai and Kasilof kings limited to catch and release
Kings are passing through the Kenai River at a lower rate than needed to attain the escapement goal.
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Bears and dogs don’t mix
The best way to enjoy bear country with pups is by keeping them close.
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‘A choice between getting COVID or getting the vaccine’
Officials encourage vaccines as cases climb and more die of the virus
