The food Alaskans eat often travels thousands of miles by barge or truck. But an after-school program in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough aims to give students the skills to fish for their own meals- even in the middle of winter, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough has reclassified its 1,000-acre Cooper Landing property known as Unit 395 for resource management and recreation.

Police arrested a 29-year-old Soldotna woman after they say she burglarized a local business that she worked at on multiple occasions; and the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak in collaboration with the Alutiiq Museum have released a textbook to help revitalize an endangered Alaska Native language.

Families braved the cold weather and icy trails last Saturday for the Ice Lantern Walk at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, and Chris Koch was born without arms or legs, but that doesn’t stop him from living life to the fullest. He’s a farmer, world traveler and motivational speaker, currently making his rounds on the Kenai Peninsula.

The Homer Farmers Market led the state in contributing to new programs launched by the Alaska Farmers Market Association last year matching SNAP funds and providing produce to local food pantries. Police arrested a 40-year-old Kenai man after they say he threatened an employee at a local business last week. The Homer City Council unanimously approved funding the Homer Harbor expansion investigation, designing a highway underpass, requesting the state to increase the base student allocation for public schools and more at last night’s meeting. Alaska State Troopers charged Barry Jay Teich with several offenses including one felony.

The Homer City Council unanimously approved funding the Homer Harbor expansion investigation, designing a highway underpass, requesting the state to increase the base student allocation for public schools and more at last night’s meeting, and the Jakolof Bay Boat Dock has been a transportation hub for Seldovia residents for more than 40 years, and a long due replacement is in the works.

The Jakolof Bay Boat Dock has been a transportation hub for Seldovia residents for more than 40 years, and a long due replacement is in the works. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is working on expanding renewable energy in the Lower Cook Inlet in the form of offshore wind and tidal energy — which could be as far as miles away from land in federal waters.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is working on expanding renewable energy in the Lower Cook Inlet in the form of offshore wind and tidal energy – which could be as far as miles away from land in federal waters

The parent company of three Alaska newspapers is looking for a new owner as it restructures its finances. Black Press Media owns the Peninsula Clarion, the Homer News and the Juneau Empire; a new candidate has thrown his hat in the ring for the Alaska State House district that covers Sterling, Nikiski and Cooper Landing; and the small southern Kenai Peninsula city of Seldovia has had a tumultuous school year, as major staff turnover precipitated a drop in enrollment.

Alaska State Troopers arrested Keshawn Williams in Seward on the 11th and charged him with 20 offenses, all except three of which were related to domestic violence, the parent company of three Alaska newspapers is looking for a new owner as it restructures its finances, and protesters gathered in Homer on Monday to raise awareness on alleged mistreatment of residents staying with Homer Senior Citizens.

Alaska State Troopers arrested Keshawn Williams in Seward last Thursday and charged him with 20 offenses, all except three of which were related to domestic violence; and The South Peninsula Athletic and Recreation Center – or SPARC, overcame several challenges and reopened its doors after months of renovations.