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; and The Kenai Peninsula Borough is considering an update to its almost 30-year-old logo.

A resolution supporting a new building for the Seward Community Health Center garnered discussion at last night’s Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly meeting. Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Tuesday that he plans to include funding to replace an aging state ferry in his budget request for next year. Amid a looming natural gas shortfall for Southcentral Alaska utilities, mayors from across the region announced Tuesday they’ve formed a coalition aimed at addressing residents’ needs for heating and powering homes.

A resolution supporting a new building for the Seward Community Health Center garnered discussion at last night’s Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly meeting; and The Alaska Board of Fisheries held a multi-day meeting last month to discuss proposals changing fishing regulations in lower Cook Inlet.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries held a multi-day meeting last month to discuss proposals changing fishing regulations in lower Cook Inlet. Homer Electric Association announced a 3.5% increase in its rates beginning January 1. The Oregon Zoo has recently welcomed a new opossum – one of the infamous Grubby’s offspring.

The Coast Guard has recovered the wreckage of an Air Station Sitka helicopter which crashed last month near Petersburg, but it could take up to eight months to learn what happened.

Alaska State Troopers and Kenai Peninsula Borough Western Emergency Services responded to a plane crash near Anchor Point on Friday afternoon. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District wrapped up its series of public budget explainers this week with a presentation about the district’s chart of accounts. Wedged between a pull-tab shop and a nail salon in an unsuspecting strip mall is one of Soldotna’s newest restaurants.

Two of Alaska’s most legendary Iditarod figures spoke to a packed room Thursday as part of Kenai Peninsula College’s final showcase series installment; and The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District wrapped up its series of public budget explainers this week with a presentation about the district’s chart of accounts.

Cook Inletkeeper, the Homer-based water conservation nonprofit, recently met to discuss home energy efficiency retrofits as part of its “local solutions” series. Research for a new hydroelectric project in Bristol Bay is underway. A Soldotna woman was arrested earlier this week for shooting through a neighbor’s window while trying to break up a dog fight outside her house, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Cook Inletkeeper, the Homer-based water conservation nonprofit, recently met to discuss home energy efficiency retrofits as part of its “local solutions” series; and The City of Homer announced in a press release yesterday that they are notifying individuals that their personal information may have been compromised.

The City of Homer announced in a press release today that they are notifying individuals that their personal information may have been compromised. A four-day school week could become a reality for Kenai schools. The long-sought Kenai bluff stabilization project went out for bid yesterday.