Seward Police arrested a man and charged him with second-degree terroristic threatening on Tuesday, and the Homer Movie Theater, a longtime community fixture, has new owners.

Seward Police arrested a man and charged him with second-degree terroristic threatening on Tuesday. The Homer Movie Theater, a longtime community fixture, has new owners. This week is the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby, an annual fishing event that aims to harm less fish than traditional derbies.

The 8th annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby kicked off Tuesday, and Wednesday marked 23 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.’ East Coast. The Kenai Fire Department held a memorial service to honor the lives lost, including the firefighters who died rescuing people.

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District board of education said they’re open to revisiting changes to this year’s student activity handbook; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is struggling to staff its most rural schools.

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The Alaska Air National Guard rescued two goat hunters near Halibut Cove last week. A representative from the Japanese Consulate in Anchorage spoke at a Homer City Council meeting on Monday, celebrating 40 years of the sister city relationship between Homer and Teshio in Hokkaido, Japan. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is struggling to staff its most rural schools.

A fish processor in Whittier filed for bankruptcy last month, and community members gathered at WKFL Park in Homer last Saturday for a candlelight vigil to honor those who died from opioid overdose.

Community members gathered at WKFL Park in Homer last Saturday for a candlelight vigil to honor those who died from opioid overdose; and a fish processor in Whittier filed for bankruptcy last month.

The Alaska SeaLife Center released four rehabilitated harbor seals into Cook Inlet near Kenai on Thursday, and Alaska librarians are cautiously optimistic that a state agency will restore a big cut in funding for an annual grant that smaller rural libraries depend on.

The Alaska SeaLife Center released four rehabilitated harbor seals into Cook Inlet near Kenai on Thursday; and Alaska State Troopers arrested a former Soldotna middle school custodian Thursday.