The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has opened areas of its land normally permitted for snowmachine use.

The director of the Kenai Peninsula’s economic development organization is retiring at the end of the year. Former Alaska Senate President Lyda Green died Tuesday in Soldotna. She was 85.

Homer Chamber of Commerce president Michael Daniel is running for the state legislature’s House District 6 seat in the upcoming election; the REC Room – a free after school program for teens ages 12 to 18 in the southern Kenai Peninsula – closed last June after flooding issues in the building that housed it; and the director of the Kenai Peninsula’s economic development organization is retiring at the end of the year.

Due to a lack of snow coverage, Chugach National Forest announced the closure of areas in the Glacier and Seward Ranger Districts for winter motorized use; Gov. Mike Dunleavy announces a $10.5 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year last week. The spending plan includes a full permanent fund dividend but relies on savings to fill a deficit estimated to reach nearly $1 billion.

The REC Room – a free after school program for teens ages 12 to 18 in the southern Kenai Peninsula – closed last June after flooding issues in the building that housed it. Homer Chamber of Commerce president Michael Daniel is running for the state legislature’s House District 6 seat in the upcoming election. The sounds that came from the Anchorage Performing Arts Center this weekend were bright and brassy – yet, very, very low.

The small Kasilof Historical Museum recently acquired two maritime navigation lanterns from the Smithsonian Institution. Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a $10.5 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday.

The small Kasilof Historical Museum recently acquired two maritime navigation lanterns from the Smithsonian Institution. The oil-burning beacons operated on the shore of Cook Inlet for over thirty years, aiding navigation into the Kasilof River. KDLL’s Hunter Morrison spoke with historical association members about the acquisition, and its value locally; and a recent report to Congress on gaps in law enforcement response to cases of missing and murdered Native people had a special chapter just on Alaska.

A jury has acquitted a Seward man charged with murder in a double homicide from 2019. Trident Seafoods, one of the biggest seafood processors in the country, announced Tuesday that it’s selling a third of its Alaska plants. When the snow gets deep and the moose struggle to find food, it’s tempting to feed them.

A jury has acquitted a Seward man charged with murder in a double homicide from 2019; and a group of mobile home tenants filed suit against their landlord for illegal eviction and water quality issues.

Homer Electric Association announced a 3.5% increase in its rates beginning January 1. A Tyonek man was arrested over the weekend for stabbing a man in the neck and slapping a family member, according to court documents. An Anchorage civil rights firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 19 Soldotna trailer park residents facing eviction.