Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships of the Southern Kenai Peninsula held a community meeting last Friday to present the coalition’s new priorities for the next few years; and Homer Electric Association, the electric utility that serves much of the Kenai Peninsula, presented this week about its renewable energy projects and concerns about a natural gas shortage.

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships of the Southern Kenai Peninsula held a community meeting last Friday to present the coalition’s new priorities for the next few years. U.S. Capitol Police arrested a Kenai man this week for allegedly threatening a U.S. Senator. A new class in Kodiak aims to prepare the next generation of appliance specialists to maintain ammonia based refrigeration systems for commercial seafood processors. The Cooper Landing Emergency Services department is celebrating a donation that will allow it to purchase new water rescue equipment.

Homer's health professionals and community members are gearing up for the 40th annual Rotary Health Fair at Homer High School. Homer City Council approved a contract with Agnew::Beck Consulting at last week’s meeting to develop a comprehensive plan for the city.

Homer's health professionals and community members are gearing up for the 40th annual Rotary Health Fair at Homer High School. Homer City Council approved a contract with Agnew::Beck Consulting at last week’s meeting to develop a comprehensive plan for the city. Hundreds of students in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District walked out of class Tuesday morning to protest recent actions by the local school board — including the removal of the student representative from the board and the removal of books from libraries for review.

Every year, Chapman school eighth graders go on a trip outside their local community. This school year is no different, except students will head outside the state for the first time to Yellowstone National Park; and while some people decorate their homes with Christmas lights and plastic reindeer during the holiday season, others prefer to go big on Halloween. Skeletons, strobe lights and all things spooky are plentiful in yards and neighborhoods throughout the central peninsula.

Every year, Chapman school eighth graders go on a trip outside their local community. This school year is no different, except students will head outside the state for the first time to Yellowstone National Park. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly last week passed a resolution asking the governor to declare an economic disaster for set-netters who fish the east side of Cook Inlet. Classes started more than two months ago but Dillingham City School District is still waiting for four international teachers.

Homer Police arrested 35 year old Arturo Mondragon-Lopez and charged him with second degree murder on Saturday afternoon. Since the airline Ravn Alaska stopped service to Kenai on October 20, the airport has been undergoing changes. This month, Governor Dunleavy’s energy security task force released a draft of their statewide energy plan.

Since the airline Ravn Alaska stopped service to Kenai last weekend, the airport has been undergoing changes; and behind the door of an unsuspecting home in Kenai, there’s a virtual miniature museum dedicated to a soft drink. The vast collection of Coca-Cola merchandise in one man’s basement is an impressive feat and could leave one with a hankering for a Coke.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a plan Thursday to reduce the royalty rate Cook Inlet natural gas producers would pay the state, amid looming shortages for heating homes and generating electricity. A legal back and forth between the Kodiak Island Borough and the Kodiak Area Native Association over property taxes is headed to the Alaska Supreme Court. Halloween is around the corner, and organizations around Homer are preparing the festivities. Homer OPUS is no exception.

A Kenai gun shop owner is charged with selling firearms after having his license revoked more than two years ago. Of the 16 elementary schools on the Kenai Peninsula, only seven employ a certified music teacher. Alaska State Troopers say they responded to a home invasion in Nikiski Saturday evening.