The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly filled a vacant seat and passed a slate of ordinances at its meeting last night; and thousands of voters took to the polls Tuesday around the Kenai Peninsula to pick representatives for multiple state and federal offices.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly filled a vacant seat and passed a slate of ordinances at its meeting last night; and Anchor Point’s Al Poindexter and his family own and operate the Anchor Point Greenhouse and received the recently announced Alaska Farm Family of the Year award.

Anchor Point’s Al Poindexter and his family own and operate the Anchor Point Greenhouse and received the recently announced Alaska Farm Family of the Year award.

The South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board met last week and voted to take up a publicly submitted resolution at its September meeting; three people are vying to fill the vacant Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly; and the Aleutians are already known for stormy weather. This year's El Niño could increase the odds for a stormier winter in the region, and elsewhere in Alaska.

The South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board met last week and voted to take up a publicly submitted resolution at its September meeting; three people are vying to fill the vacant Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly; and the Aleutians are already known for stormy weather. This year's El Niño could increase the odds for a stormier winter in the region, and elsewhere in Alaska.

Homer Council on the Arts recently presented their 2026 community art awards to local individuals in several categories. Artist of the Year was awarded to Carla Klinker; and crab populations in the Bering Sea are struggling, researchers say climate change is a big cause. A new tool described in a study published this month will help researchers predict one of climate change’s biggest threats to crabs: ocean acidity.

Homer Council on the Arts recently presented their 2026 community art awards to local individuals in several categories. Artist of the Year was awarded to Carla Klinker; and crab populations in the Bering Sea are struggling, researchers say climate change is a big cause. A new tool described in a study published this month will help researchers predict one of climate change’s biggest threats to crabs: ocean acidity.

Alaska State Troopers say the pilot and only occupant of a plane that crashed Sunday in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge survived with minor injuries; and top U.S. Coast Guard officials visited Seward on Monday to tour the future home of two major ships.

Alaska State Troopers say the pilot and only occupant of a plane that crashed Sunday in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge survived with minor injuries; and top U.S. Coast Guard officials visited Seward on Monday to tour the future home of two major ships.

Homer Council on the Arts recently presented their 2026 community art awards to local individuals in several categories. The Mary Epperson Arts Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Dave Webster.