Former State Sen. and 2026 gubernatorial hopeful Tom Begich kicked off a statewide listening tour on the Kenai Peninsula last weekend.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members are getting a raise for the first time in more than 25 years. That’s after the group unanimously approved the change Tuesday. An iconic opossum who hitched a ride to Alaska on a shipping container from Washington state died on Saturday, according to a statement from the Alaska Zoo. The City of Kenai has a new mayor after swearing in former Vice Mayor Henry Knackstedt during Wednesday’s city council meeting.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members are getting a raise for the first time in more than 25 years. That’s after the group unanimously approved the change Tuesday. An iconic opossum who hitched a ride to Alaska on a shipping container from Washington state died on Saturday, according to a statement from the Alaska Zoo. The City of Kenai has a new mayor after swearing in former Vice Mayor Henry Knackstedt during Wednesday’s city council meeting.

Mayor Rachel Lord provided an update on erosion along Homer Spit Road during the Homer City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 13. The Homer City Council approved the hiring of Daniel Jager as fire chief for the Homer Volunteer Fire Department during their meeting on Monday, Oct. 13. The Kenai Peninsula Borough swore in five new assembly members Tuesday, the same night the sitting assembly certified the results of last week’s election.

Mayor Rachel Lord provided an update on erosion along Homer Spit Road during the Homer City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 13. The Homer City Council approved the hiring of Daniel Jager as fire chief for the Homer Volunteer Fire Department during their meeting on Monday, Oct. 13. The Kenai Peninsula Borough swore in five new assembly members Tuesday, the same night the sitting assembly certified the results of last week’s election.

Homer Animal Friends is hosting a public talk about pet emergency care this weekend; the Seward City Council has approved the purchase of nearly three acres of land on Benson Drive for a new police department; and the City of Seldovia released a public notice on Oct. 8 noting that the drinking water for the city did not meet water treatment standards for the month of August.

Homer Animal Friends is hosting a public talk about pet emergency care this weekend; the Seward City Council has approved the purchase of nearly three acres of land on Benson Drive for a new police department; and the City of Seldovia released a public notice on Oct. 8 noting that the drinking water for the city did not meet water treatment standards for the month of August.

Julius Caesar, the newest collaboration between Pier One Theatre and the Mud BayBards, will take over the Mariner Theater stage for the next two weekends, starting this Friday; and the Homer City Council regular election results were certified and council members were sworn in for new terms on Monday.

Julius Caesar, the newest collaboration between Pier One Theatre and the Mud BayBards, will take over the Mariner Theater stage for the next two weekends, starting this Friday; and the Homer City Council regular election results were certified and council members were sworn in for new terms on Monday.

On Saturday, Homer’s Kachemak Bay Campus held a meet and greet for Alaska gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich at an event hosted by the Citizens Action Network and also attended a dinner event later that evening with the Homer Women of Action with about 40 attendees.