The Kenai Peninsula is mostly in the clear following a flood watch on Friday and Saturday. But the borough is still keeping an eye on certain flood-prone areas, and the state Department of Transportation says some of its roads experienced flood incidents; ADF&G released an updated forecast for Cook Inlet fisheries and advisories.

Freshwater and saltwater fishing has been good in the North Gulf Coast and Resurrection Bay. The Homer Farmers Market hosted Zucchini Fest, an afternoon of races and a parade centered around this summer squash. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has launched a commercial harvest season for washed-up kelp along Cook Inlet beaches. Lots of plants have been behind their regular growth schedule due to the cold, wet weather that has predominated this summer. But it’s looking more and more like the fireweed isn’t going to bloom at all.

Lots of plants have been behind their regular growth schedule due to the cold, wet weather that has predominated this summer, but it’s looking more and more like the fireweed isn’t going to bloom at all; The Homer Farmers Market hosted Zucchini Fest, an afternoon of races and a parade centered around this summer squash; and The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has established a season for the commercial harvest of detached kelp that has washed up on beaches in Cook Inlet.

Fishing in the Southern Kenai Peninsula and Lower Cook Inlet has begun to slow down. Much of Southcentral Alaska is under a flood watch until tomorrow night, as heavy rains continue the region’s cool summer into next week. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported that fishing for coho salmon should improve in northern Kenai Peninsula rivers, while fishing for sockeye salmon has slowed in the Kenai River. The Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project has long promised to bring North Slope natural gas to Nikiski for export to Asia, but last month, the Wall Street Journal reported that buyers in Japan and South Korea don’t plan to make investments or sign contracts.

Homer Police helped Pretrial Enforcement Officers arrest Kelsey Quinn Wednesday morning; and months after a new wave of flooding began in a Kenai-area neighborhood, residents gathered to discuss mutual experiences and solutions.

Homer Police helped Pretrial Enforcement Officers arrest Kelsey Quinn yesterday morning. A central peninsula man and many local automotive workers are asking the Alaska Department of Transportation to reconsider its use of salt brine on Kenai Peninsula roads, which they say makes them slick and can cause premature damage to vehicles. Wildlife troopers charged a Homer man this week with four counts of illegal fishing in Unalaska waters.The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is seeking public input on its new fixed-route bus system, called Kahtnu area transit.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will close set gillnetting in the Northern District of the Upper Cook Inlet today from seven AM to seven PM; the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that for today and tommorow from six AM to ten PM, waters in Island Creek up to the freshwater will be open for commercial fishing; and The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is seeking public input on its new fixed-route bus system, called Kahtnu area transit.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will close set gillnetting in the Northern District of the Upper Cook Inlet tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Kenai's Challenger Learning Center of Alaska is hosting a geocache challenge and banquet in September. Months after a new wave of flooding began in a Kenai-area neighborhood, residents gathered to discuss mutual experiences and solutions. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that for tomorrow and Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., waters in Island Creek up to the freshwater will be open for commercial fishing.

The Alaska State Troopers reported a major vehicle collision occurred on Sunday night; and Homer welcomes an influx of new staff amid physician resignations in the central peninsula.

Homer welcomes an influx of new staff amid physician resignations in the central peninsula. Ryan Smith, CEO of South Peninsula Hospital in Homer announced several new physicians and nurse practitioners joined the hospital staff at the Kenai Peninsula borough assembly meeting last week. The Alaska State Troopers reported a major vehicle collision occurred on Sunday night. A twenty-two year old male and sixteen year old male were riding a four-wheeler when the collision threw them from the vehicle. Good Samaritans rescued a hiker and dog stuck in the ravine below Juneau Falls on Resurrection Creek Trail in Cooper Landing on Sunday evening.