Principals at some of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s smallest schools are calling on the district to increase the number of teachers able to serve their students, and Salmonfest, the annual music festival that advocates for the protection of healthy salmon runs through music and educational resources, returned to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik over the weekend.

Principals at some of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s smallest schools are calling on the district to increase the number of teachers able to serve their studentsOne Kenai Peninsula couple recently said “I do” on a stage at Salmonfest, a Ninilchik-based music festival that advocates for healthy salmon populations.

A flood warning is in effect for Seward and the surrounding areas until Friday, and two new art installations in Kenai aim to capture summer’s short-lived vibrancy and serve as a reminder of the impending winter.

A flood warning is in effect for Seward and the surrounding areas until Friday; Salmonfest, the annual music festival that advocates for the protection of healthy salmon runs through music and educational resources, returned to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik over the weekend; and The Alaska Dive Search and Rescue Recovery Team based in Anchorage will be searching the area in Cook Inlet at the mouth of Kachemak Bay where a vessel foundered on August 3rd.

While some couples tie the knot in a church or under a gazebo, others opt for nontraditional wedding venues. One Kenai Peninsula couple recently said “I do” on a stage at Salmonfest, a Ninilchik-based music festival that advocates for healthy salmon populations, and Homer native Kristen Faulkner won gold in the women’s cycling road race for Team USA in Paris on Sunday.

For the third year in a row, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is trimming bus routes to save money; and Homer native Kristen Faulkner won gold in the women’s cycling road race for Team USA in Paris on Sunday.

Thousands of people gathered in Ninilchik last weekend [Aug. 2–4] to celebrate Salmonfest, a music festival that features artists, musicians and vendors across the state; and four people remain missing from a capsized vessel near Homer after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended search and rescue attempts Sunday.

Homer Police arrested a man and charged him with multiple counts of third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, fourth-degree assault and second-degree indecent exposure, and candidate filing is now open in the Kenai Peninsula Borough for municipal elections, and producing locally-grown food and drink in Alaska can be challenging. That’s especially true of alcohol, which often relies on imported fruits, grains, and yeasts, even when they’re brewed in-state. But at Sweetgale Meadworks, a Homer man is making alcohol from locally-grown ingredients… with the help of thousands of tiny creatures.

Homer Police arrested a man and charged him with multiple counts of third-degree criminal mischief, fourth-degree assault and second-degree indecent exposure. Candidate filing is now open in the Kenai Peninsula Borough for municipal elections. Producing locally-grown food and drink in Alaska can be challenging. That’s especially true of alcohol, which often relies on imported fruits, grains, and yeasts, even when they’re brewed in-state.