Enrollment at Kenai Peninsula College is increasing, in part as the school’s Middle College program for local high schoolers becomes more popular; and in a special election today, voters will choose between four candidates for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor.

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and for those in the business of romance, like Tundra Rose in Soldotna, it’s crunch time; in a special election Tuesday, voters will choose between four candidates for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor; and members of the House Fisheries Special Committee heard from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute in Juneau on Thursday.

In a special election on Tuesday, voters will choose between four candidates for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor, following the resignation of former Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce last summer; and Valentine’s Day is around the corner. For those in the business of romance, like Tundra Rose in Soldotna, it’s crunch time.

In a special election on Tuesday, voters will choose between four candidates for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor, following the resignation of former Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce last summer; and after more than a decade of flat pay, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor is getting a raise.

The Homer Council on the Arts holds the Community Arts Awards each year to celebrate the talented artists who call Homer home and their contributions to the community; Kelly Tshibaka brought her pitch to repeal ranked choice voting to a Kenai fundraiser Tuesday — the latest effort from opponents of ranked choice voting to repeal the new system, which voters narrowly approved by ballot initiative in 2020; and Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game closed the fishery’s last remaining open section Thursday afternoon.

The Homer Council on the Arts holds the Community Arts Awards each year to celebrate the talented artists who call Homer home and their contributions to the community; Kelly Tshibaka brought her pitch to repeal ranked choice voting to a Kenai fundraiser Tuesday — the latest effort from opponents of ranked choice voting to repeal the new system, which voters narrowly approved by ballot initiative in 2020; and the City of Soldotna has narrowed a long list of candidates down to two for its open city manager position.

South Peninsula Haven House is seeking volunteer coaches and participants for its program Girls on the Run; a group of fiber artists on the central Kenai Peninsula has been hosting weekly gatherings since the fall to share their skills with newcomers, as crafts like knitting and crocheting become more popular among a new generation of makers.

South Peninsula Haven House is seeking volunteer coaches and participants for its program Girls on the Run; a group of fiber artists on the central Kenai Peninsula has been hosting weekly gatherings since the fall to share their skills with newcomers, as crafts like knitting and crocheting become more popular among a new generation of makers; and KBBI is currently accepting applications for musicians to play Concert on the Lawn.

Weeks into his first legislative session, Soldotna Republican Rep. Justin Ruffridge is leading an informal caucus of first-time representatives in the Alaska State House; a local organization is on a mission to put free period products in every Kenai Peninsula public school; and Kodiak’s Tanner crab fleet spent the first two weeks of the season tied up at the docks, awaiting better prices from local seafood processors and after a highly anticipated opener just over a week ago, the season is nearly over.

Weeks into his first legislative session, Soldotna Republican Rep. Justin Ruffridge is leading an informal caucus of first-time representatives in the Alaska State House; a local organization is on a mission to put free period products in every Kenai Peninsula public school; and Kodiak’s Alutiiq Museum is now the sole owner of a rare kayak that dates back to the 19th century.