Seldovia residents may soon have another local option for taking the state's written knowledge test; Kenai Aviation announced Monday that it was ceasing all flight operations; Kenai Peninsula property owners who want to take advantage of the borough’s new, higher residential tax exemption must reapply for that exemption by next Feb. 15; and this Friday is the deadline for firms to submit proposals to design and build the Homer Harbor’s System 4 float replacement.

People who rely on food assistance from SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, could have their electronic benefits cards refilled as soon as this week; and Highland Drive is back to two lanes at the Bidarki Creek crossing during non-work hours.

Highland Drive is back to two lanes at the Bidarki Creek crossing during non-work hours; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough will not cap the value of property senior citizens can exempt from property taxes, for now.

Three separate outages last week left thousands of central Kenai Peninsula residents without power while linemen worked day and night to bring customers back online; the Kenai Peninsula Borough will not cap the value of property senior citizens can exempt from property taxes, for now. That’s after five new assembly members on Tuesday joined the president and vice president in undoing a previous assembly vote that drew lengthy debate; with winter weather on the way, the Seward Public Works Department is reminding residents to prepare for snow and ice; and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will host a public town hall next week to review the Homer area sport fisheries.

Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection is hosting a sober Halloween party tonight; with winter weather on the way, the Seward Public Works Department is reminding residents to prepare for snow and ice; and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will host a public town hall next week to review the Homer area sport fisheries.

Residents across the Kenai Peninsula and in South-Central Alaska reported shaking this morning; Halloween festivities are kicking off tomorrow in Homer and Seward, organized by their respective Chambers of Commerce; and an art performance at Homer's Bunnell Street Arts Center this Saturday gives new life to 16-millimeter educational films salvaged from an Anchorage dumpster.

Residents across the Kenai Peninsula and in South-Central Alaska reported shaking this morning; Halloween festivities are kicking off tomorrow in Homer and Seward, organized by their respective Chambers of Commerce; and an art performance at Homer's Bunnell Street Arts Center this Saturday gives new life to 16-millimeter educational films salvaged from an Anchorage dumpster.

The Homer City Council approved multiple city contracts, heard public comment on a new long range plan and chose a Mayor Pro Tem at its meeting last night; Kenai Peninsula school board members will consider a slew of new charter school-related proposals, from adding high school grade levels to Kenai’s Aurora Borealis Charter School, to potentially opening a new charter school in Nikolaevsk; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly finalized its reorganization and navigated a debate over tax exemptions at its meeting last night.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly overhauled the borough’s tax codes at its last meeting; Kenai Peninsula school board members will consider a slew of new charter school-related proposals, from adding high school grade levels to Kenai’s Aurora Borealis Charter School, to potentially opening a new charter school in Nikolaevsk.

Earlier this month, Kodiak’s state legislators gave the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly a reality check on the state’s financial status.