An application for a Homer charter school has been delayed by a year; after 15 years of working as Soldotna's city manager, Stephanie Queen steps down.

A Kenai Peninsula group is asking for input on a community needs assessment survey for a new project, called 100% Alaska; and the hourly wage rate in Alaska has historically stayed higher than those of other states, drawing in workers from Outside to work in the state's lucrative industries like oil and fishing.

A Kenai Peninsula group is asking for input on a community needs assessment survey for a new project, called 100% Alaska; the hourly wage rate in Alaska has historically stayed higher than those of other states, drawing in workers from Outside to work in the state's lucrative industries like oil and fishing; and at the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula, the small ghost town of Portlock is believed to be the territory of a bigfoot-like creature, according to the stories of the Suqpiaq people.

The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 100 pounds of illegally caught fish near Homer last week; some of Hilcorp’s neighbors in Ninilchik are resisting the company’s offers for the gas beneath their land; and when Trail Lake in Moose Pass freezes over, it becomes a community hub.

The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 100 pounds of illegally caught fish near Homer last week; some of Hilcorp’s neighbors in Ninilchik are resisting the company’s offers for the gas beneath their land; and when Trail Lake in Moose Pass freezes over, it becomes a community hub.

The City of Homer has applied to become a designated Coast Guard City — a recognition shared by just five other communities in Alaska; police forces across the Kenai Peninsula are putting on a free, five-hour self-defense course for women next month, after hundreds signed up for a similar course in Homer; and authorities have identified the victim of a two-vehicle collision that killed one, injured another and closed the Sterling Highway in both directions Friday afternoon.

A two-vehicle collision killed one, injured another and closed the Sterling Highway in both directions Friday afternoon, according to Alaska State Troopers; the City of Homer has applied to become a designated Coast Guard City — a recognition shared by just five other communities in Alaska; and police forces across the Kenai Peninsula are putting on a free, five-hour self-defense course for women next month, after hundreds signed up for a similar course in Homer.

Wednesday was the last day for candidates to file for the special election for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor, to fill out the remainder of former Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce’s second term; the people behind National Heritage Areas face constant uncertainty as they wait on reauthorization from congress every 15 years; and the Board of Fisheries has voted to delay a decision on how to manage the struggling Nushagak king salmon run.

Wednesday was the last day for candidates to file for the special election for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor, to fill out the remainder of former Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce’s second term; the people behind National Heritage Areas face constant uncertainty as they wait on reauthorization from congress every 15 years; and the Board of Fisheries has voted to delay a decision on how to manage the struggling Nushagak king salmon run.

There were no fatalities for the year in Alaska's commercial fishing fleet for the first time since 2015. Also, the Board of Fisheries is considering plans to protect the struggling Nushugak district king salmon run in Bristol Bay.