Hundreds on the southern Kenai Peninsula showed up to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes for new city council and borough representatives, on top of a slate of ballot propositions; employment in Alaska’s oil and gas sector is still lagging in 2022, according to an October report from the Alaska Department of Labor; and candidates for the Alaska governor’s race will meet for a debate at Lands End Resort in Homer this Thursday.

Employment in Alaska’s oil and gas sector is still lagging in 2022, according to an October report from the Alaska Department of Labor; and Seldovia is set to get a Village Public Safety Officer — doubling its current law enforcement team of one.

Today is Election Day and Kenai Peninsula Borough voters will choose new city council, borough and school board representatives, on top of a slate of borough and city-wide propositions; a Homer-area school was under a soft lockdown Tuesday, following the threat of a school shooting, according to the Homer Police Department; and Seldovia is set to get a Village Public Safety Officer — doubling its current law enforcement team of one.

Today is election day for the municipal elections, Kenai Peninsula Borough voters will choose new city council, borough and school board representatives, on top of a slate of borough- and city-wide propositions; and the Cooper Landing Walkable Community Project has been working in some form since the '70s, the goal is to create separated paths that allow the town to be navigated by pedestrians and bikers.Click here to vote and find the full list of candidates, precincts, and polling locations.

The highly anticipated annual celebration of Katmai National Park’s most rotund bears kicks off this week; half of the first language speakers of Kodiak Alutiiq died between 2020 and 2022, but that’s not stopping new speakers from learning the language and passing along a distinct culture and worldview to the next generations; and eight candidates in the running to be Alaska’s next governor, senator and U.S. House representative will be in Kodiak early this week for this year’s fisheries debates.

The highly anticipated annual celebration of Katmai National Park’s most rotund bears kicks off this week. Fat Bear Week returns Wednesday with a tournament to decide the Katmai brown bear that best exemplifies “fatness.” The competition began in 2014, and has grown to be a national phenomenon; and Southcentral’s rainy summer means more hydroelectric power for Homer Electric Association and other utilities on Alaska’s Railbelt.

Higher-than-expected rain levels in Southcentral this summer mean more hydroelectric power for Homer Electric Association and other utilities on Alaska’s Railbelt; a landmark piece of legislation that regulates fisheries from coast to coast could be getting an update that has been years in the making; and Election Day for the City of Homer and Kenai Peninsula Borough regular elections is next Tuesday, Oct. 4.

Kenai’s local space education center is hosting a series of workshops focused on an earthly issue: food sustainability; and the state health department sent out its last COVID-19 data summary Wednesday via email and social media.

The state is conducting an updated survey to take stock of the highest-priority issues facing Alaska seniors today; Kenai’s local space education center is hosting a series of workshops focused on an earthly issue: food sustainability; and the state health department sent out its last COVID-19 data summary Wednesday via email and social media.

The state surveys its seniors every four years for a federally required State Plan for Senior Services; and this weekend, the community is invited to discuss and learn about transportation in Homer, in particular, what is working, and what needs to be changed.