Lawmakers are taking public testimony this week on a bill that would raise Alaska’s age of sexual consent from 16 to 18; Alaska’s freshman Congressman, Nick Begich III, hasn’t done much related to fisheries in his first 100 days in office. But during a commercial fisheries trade show in Kodiak last week, the Republican highlighted some seafood-related measures in the works and heard from local fishermen; and some federal workers in Juneau were fired again this month after the Supreme Court declined to reverse the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal workforce.

Homer’s main senior living facility plans to file for bankruptcy in an effort to reorganize more than $800,000 in debt and continue operating, and Homer High School will begin the 2025 school year with a new principal.

Homer’s main senior living facility plans to file for bankruptcy in an effort to reorganize more than $800,000 in debt and continue operating. Homer High School will begin the 2025 school year with a new principal.

Almost two years after central peninsula voters backed the construction of a new fire station for Soldotna, the building is starting to take shape.

Snowmelt and sunshine typically herald the arrival of spring – but for the Kenai Peninsula’s public employees, it’s also budget season; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough won’t ask state lawmakers to expand its taxing powers – for now.

Last week, the state transportation department issued an open call for contractors to provide “Eminent Domain Appraisal Review Services” for an 11-mile section of the Seward Highway, and a Kenai Peninsula environmental nonprofit has been hosting “Shark Tank”-style events to solicit and help the community pick small-scale projects to back.

The Coast Guard decommissioned the cutter Mustang in Seward on Tuesday after nearly 40 years of service. Last week, the state transportation department issued an open call for contractors to provide “Eminent Domain Appraisal Review Services” for an 11-mile section of the Seward Highway. History and education go hand in hand. That’s why the Kenai cultural center is highlighting the history of education on the Kenai Peninsula in a new exhibit.

April is Homer’s month to celebrate local youth in the arts.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a series of budget items, resolutions and student commendations during its meeting in Seward last night. Every year Homer Council on the Arts hosts a gallery exhibit starting on First Friday to display visual arts from students in the community and the annual stage performance will take place this Friday at the Mariner Theatre.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a series of budget items, resolutions and student commendations during its meeting in Seward last night, and the City of Soldotna is nearing the finish line on its new field house facility, which is scheduled to open its doors this summer.