Kenai Aviation is discontinuing service in Homer at the end of the year. South Peninsula Hospital received a $1.3 million grant for a project to provide subsidized child care for hospital employees. Area restaurants had the chance to partner with Hospice of the Central Peninsula last Thursday for its second annual Dining for Dignity fundraiser. Last Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers responded to two unrelated burglaries on the central peninsula.

South Peninsula Hospital received a $1.3 million grant for a project to provide subsidized child care for hospital employees; Kenai Aviation is discontinuing service in Homer at the end of the year. The airline also canceled empty flights through the end of December; and a 72-year-old hiker was attacked by a bear in the Skilak Lake area on the central Kenai Peninsula Thursday, according to Alaska Wildlife Troopers.

A former Soldotna Police Department clerk, who is the wife of a city police officer arrested in July for assault, pleaded not guilty today [Thurs] to two felony charges filed against her in connection with the assault; and A U.S. Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crashed on Monday night on a remote island northwest of Petersburg.

A former Soldotna Police Department clerk, who is the wife of a city police officer arrested in July for assault, pleaded not guilty today [Thurs] to two felony charges filed against her in connection with the assault; and A U.S. Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crashed on Monday night on a remote island northwest of Petersburg.

From increased fees to changing parking zones, people saw many changes on the Homer Spit this past summer; and last month, scientists from around the state gathered in Anchorage for the Cook Inlet Water Quality Summit. The summit, which highlighted water quality research and restoration efforts, included a presentation about how invasive northern pike can colonize new freshwater bodies via the Inlet.

From increased fees to changing parking zones, people saw many changes on the Homer Spit this past summer; and last month, scientists from around the state gathered in Anchorage for the Cook Inlet Water Quality Summit. The summit, which highlighted water quality research and restoration efforts, included a presentation about how invasive northern pike can colonize new freshwater bodies via the Inlet.

From increased fees to changing parking zones, people saw many changes on the Homer Spit this past summer. A massive federal grant will fund a project to run a 50-mile undersea cable through Cook Inlet, to better connect railbelt utilities and improve access to renewable sources. Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced yesterday that she’s running for Alaska’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, challenging Congresswoman Mary Peltola.

A historic cannery on the west side of Cook Inlet has a new prestige: it’s an official entry in the National Register of Historic Places.

Homer City Council introduced seven new ordinances, including one laying out requirements for short term rentals. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed around 10:40 p.m. last night on Read Island in Farragut Bay, about 22 miles northwest of Petersburg. Scientists say marine heatwaves are the cause behind Alaska’s snow crab crash.

High school students from Kenai Peninsula Youth Court and the Kenai Peninsula Resilience Coalition are creating a calendar for teens in the southern peninsula; and Homer City Council introduced seven new ordinances, including one laying out requirements for short term rentals.