Earlier this week, the Alaska Department of Health confirmed a measles case in an adult on the southern Kenai Peninsula; the Homer City Council will consider buying property next to Karen Hornaday Park at its next meeting; and ENSTAR Natural Gas’ proposed liquefied natural gas import project in Nikiski got mixed reactions from state commissioners Wednesday.

The Homer City Council will consider buying property next to Karen Hornaday Park at its next meeting. A fee exemption for certain vessels in Homer Harbor will stay in place for another year. The largest juried photography show in Alaska has made its way to Kenai Peninsula College.

A fee exemption for certain vessels in Homer Harbor will stay in place for another year; and after more than 30 years, Kenai’s cultural museum has been revitalized.

Eligible Kenai Peninsula voters can now apply to replace outgoing borough assembly member Bill Elam, and this month’s installation at the Kenai Art Center is focused on pieces that create the illusion of movement.

The federal Office of Subsistence Management has a new director with ties to the Bristol Bay region. This month’s installation at the Kenai Art Center is focused on pieces that create the illusion of movement.

Internet and phone service provider SpitWSpots experienced an extended outage earlier this month, and the Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel has been recommended for federal funding that would allow it to expand how it helps community members with technological needs.

Internet and phone service provider SpitWSpots experienced an extended outage earlier this month. Human-fueled climate change is making natural disasters like floods and landslides in Alaska more common and destructive.

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center raised over $30,000 in just 2 days to rebuild an animal shelter after it was destroyed by high winds last Monday, and the mayor of Anchorage has thrown her support behind the Eklutna Tribe’s efforts to build a small casino on the outskirts of the city.

The 34th Alaska Legislature doesn’t convene until Jan. 21. But some state lawmakers are already getting to work. Next month will be the last time a Maersk-branded vessel stops in Alaska.

The 34th Alaska Legislature doesn’t convene until Jan. 21, and a new used outdoor gear shop is opening soon on the southern Kenai Peninsula.