In its proposed fiscal year 2015 annual budget the Kenai Peninsula Borough is facing a $2.9 million funding gap, largely due to an increase in… Continue reading
JUNEAU (AP) — A group of lodge owners and guides has expressed disappointment with Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s support of a bill that would limit when… Continue reading
Bidding was modest at the state’s annual Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula “areawide” lease sales Wednesday, with bids coming from independent companies and most of… Continue reading
The Kenai City Council voted to remove an annual $20 library card fee to non city residents then passed the resolution of fee changes adopted… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect Kelly Modla's title as a Federal Wildlife Officer. The sun beat down on Dana Gibson as… Continue reading
Homer Electric Association is planning a scheduled outage for the Soldotna and K-Beach Road area Thursday morning. According to an HEA press release, the outage… Continue reading
Achieving some goals is going to take more time.At its Monday night meeting held in Seward the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education… Continue reading
Four Kenai Peninsula legislators noted accomplishments on an education bill, natural gas pipeline project and reform on public employee and teacher retirement plans among other… Continue reading
Nikiski resident Robert Harrison had always wanted to visit the National World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., but at the age of 87, he… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A watchdog plans to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s handling of a report on the potential effects of large-scale mining on a… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly appropriated funds for various school-related projects at its Tuesday meeting in Soldotna. Three ordinances unanimously passed appropriating a total of… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska has been referred to as ground zero for climate change because of its proximity to a vulnerable polar region where effects are… Continue reading
A broad cross section of the community turned out Thursday, May 1st to celebrate HEA’s energy independence day with an official ribbon cutting. “The plant… Continue reading
As April closed out the 2013 United Way of the Kenai Peninsula campaign executive director Lisa Roberts presented several appreciation plaques to major donors that… Continue reading
While motorcycles have been seen on local highways as early as February this year, May is officially Motorcycle Awareness Month as proclaimed at the Tuesday,… Continue reading
Spring cleaning included medicine cabinets last week as Soldotna Pharmacy in cooperation with the Alaska State Troopers, DEA, Kenai and Soldotna Police Departments and the… Continue reading
Some Kenai Peninsula Borough residents may find themselves in different assembly districts, if a proposed ordinance passes. Ordinance 2014-14, which will be introduced at Tuesday’s… Continue reading
A wildfire that grew to 12 acres near Caribou Lake over the weekend took the full resources of the Division of Forestry before being contained… Continue reading
