Today is the governor’s veto deadline in a wide-ranging education bill that contains the first significant increase to the state’s school funding formula in years, and the Alaska Beacon reports lawmakers and Gov. Mike Dunleavy have not reached an agreement; Trident Seafoods is getting closer to securing a buyer for its year-round plant in Kodiak; and Bristol Bay’s rich maritime history will get a little extra attention this year.

The animal shelter in Homer closed yesterday [3/12] after a dog tested positive for canine parvovirus, or parvo, and Trident Seafoods is getting closer to securing a buyer for its year-round plant in Kodiak.

The Seward City Council approved a contract with Matanuska Electric Association last night to manage the city’s electric utility after residents voted against selling it last fall to Homer Electric Association, and Alaska’s Pacific Spaceport Complex is gearing up for its next launch on Kodiak Island.

The Seward City Council approved a contract with Matanuska Electric Association last night to manage the city’s electric utility after residents voted against selling it last fall to Homer Electric Association. The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center is celebrating the budding spring season with its Spring Break Fun Days program. At last night's city council meeting in Homer, the council introduced an ordinance, which aims to reallocate funds for the purchase of two maintenance vehicles.

A Unalakleet pizzeria is selling love by the slice, and at last night's city council meeting, the council introduced an ordinance, which aims to reallocate funds for the purchase of two maintenance vehicles.

A car drove off the Seward Highway into Turnagain Arm this morning in whiteout conditions near Girdwood, according to firefighters. Peninsula Piano Tuning and Service has been improving the Kenai Peninsula’s pianos for nearly two years, and is home to the area’s only full-time piano technician. Alaska State Troopers arrested a Nikiski man last Wednesday after they say he stole more than $5000 worth of tools from a neighbor.

Baranof Elementary School in Sitka has a new name, and a man walking across the Seward Highway in Anchorage was struck and killed Thursday night.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries concluded its Upper Cook Inlet Finfish meeting Tuesday, after hearing days of public testimony and voting on hundreds of proposals; and Peninsula Piano Tuning and Service has been improving the Kenai Peninsula’s pianos for nearly two years, and is home to the area’s only full-time piano technician.

Long time career and technical education teacher Walter Love has resigned from Homer High School, and more and more cases of measles have been documented in the United States over the last two years.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA] awarded over $2.5 million [2.6] in funding to Alaska this year to improve the quality and quantity of locally grown food; long time career and technical education teacher Walter Love has resigned from Homer High School; and Treefort Theatre, a Kenai Peninsula-based performing arts group, will soon stage the Kenai Art Center’s first ever theatrical production.