Steve Schoonmaker, long time Alaska fisherman and participant at the Astoria FisherPoet Gathering shares some of his background in the Alaska industry and the new poem that he plans to read in Astoria at the event taking place next weekend; and the Coast Guard commissioned its newest vessel in Kodiak earlier this month, the fast response cutter Frederick Mann.

The Pratt Museum in Homer is updating its research library to add digital tools and make room for new materials; and the Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes inaugural Ursa Major fund recipients and provides details related to the new administrative visual arts funding opportunity available through the Center.

The Pratt Museum in Homer is updating its research library to add digital tools and make room for new materials; and the Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes inaugural Ursa Major fund recipients and provides details related to the new administrative visual arts funding opportunity available through the Center.

Immigration enforcement agents swarmed a Soldotna home Tuesday morning and took a family of four, including a kindergartner, into custody; and a Bering Sea storm is wreaking havoc on this year’s Iron Dog snowmachine race.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved the sale of more than 31 million dollars in school bonds and updated the borough’s election code during its regular meeting Tuesday night in Soldotna; and a Bering Sea storm is wreaking havoc on this year’s Iron Dog snowmachine race.

The Alaska House Finance Committee adopted a new budget draft last week; travelers can now schedule ferry rides with the Alaska Marine Highway for May through September; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved the sale of more than 31 million dollars in school bonds and updated the borough’s election code during its regular meeting Tuesday night in Soldotna.

The Alaska House Finance Committee adopted a new budget draft last week; and travelers can now schedule ferry rides with the Alaska Marine Highway for May through September.

The city of Homer held the annual winter carnival parade last weekend; the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has more control over what topics can be discussed during public presentations; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will take up changes to how local elections are run tonight.

The city of Homer held the annual winter carnival parade last weekend; the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has more control over what topics can be discussed during public presentations; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will take up changes to how local elections are run Tuesday.

A former Soldotna High School teacher is appealing his criminal conviction after being found guilty of more than two dozen charges of sexually abusing and exploiting a former student while she was a minor; and the U.S. House Wednesday passed a bill that requires voters to show proof of citizenship to register to vote and to show photo ID to get a ballot.