The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced subdistricts opening for commercial salmon fishing; two candidates filed for city council seats; and Soldotna Police Department officer David Bower, a cop of 25 years, was arrested July 19 on a fourth-degree domestic violence assault charge and has a bail hearing scheduled for Aug. 8, and a pretrial hearing Aug. 17.

Western Emergency Services closed part of the Sterling Highway in Happy Valley because of a pedestrian fatality yesterday morning. Two candidates filed for city council seats today. Soldotna Police Department officer David Bower, a cop of 25 years, was arrested July 19 on a fourth-degree domestic violence assault charge. Hot, dry, windy weekend weather expanded wildfires around the Interior and heavy smoke degraded air quality into the unhealthy to hazardous range. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced subdistricts opening for commercial salmon fishing.

The Alaska SeaLife Center transported and cared for a male Pacific walrus calf found in Alaska’s North Slope on Tuesday. Anglers in Northern Kenai have had success in catching lake fish, and should see improvements in fishing for river salmon. The Organized Village of Kake laid the foundation for Alaska’s first modern clam garden this week. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game extended the season for the China Poot Creek Dip Net Fishery, and announced the schedule for the Kachemak Bay Personal Use Set Gillnet Fishery. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management is installing new emergency sirens, starting with Kachemak Bay.

The Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District is hosting the Kenai Peninsula Regional Mariculture Meet Up this coming Wednesday. Tours of the Coast Guard Cutter Ship Naushon open today for Coast Guard Day. Part of the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon will be closed off for anglers 15 and younger tomorrow. Updates to sport and commercial fishing for lower Cook Inlet. KDLL’s Riley Board talks with vanlife influencer Allyson Noel and her dog Kenai about their trip to Kenai.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considered three changes to the borough’s election process that are designed to target transparency and voter turnout at its meeting Tuesday night. Updates to commercial fishing districts in the Southern Cook Inlet area. Tours of the Coast Guard Cutter Ship Naushon open tomorrow for Coast Guard Day. Saltwater and freshwater fishing report. Part of the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon will be closed off for anglers 15 and younger this Saturday. The Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District is hosting the Kenai Peninsula Regional Mariculture Meet Up this coming Wednesday.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game opened commercial salmon fishing with drift gillnets this morning. The Seward Chamber of Commerce is holding the 68th annual Seward Silver Salmon Derby from August twelfth to the twentieth. Thousands of salmon are returning to a stream in Hope, on the northern Kenai Peninsula, more than 100 years after aggressive gold mining affected the path of the river.

In a neighborhood off Kalifornsky Beach Road, a swampy environment, insufficient infrastructure and some human activities have led to a level of flooding residents say is damaging their yards and homes. A consistent contender for the fattest bear and one of the oldest males at Katmai National Park has awoken.

On the Kenai Peninsula, it can be hard for artists and crafters to market their work year-round. One Kenai entrepreneur and artist is trying to fix that; and in a neighborhood off Kalifornsky Beach Road, a swampy environment, insufficient infrastructure and some human activities have led to a level of flooding residents say is damaging their yards and homes. The borough mayor says he’s made progress on lowering water levels in some areas, and has long-term plans to change the water flow patterns in the area, but residents say they’re still waiting to see those impacts.

Federal transportation dollars are pouring into the Alaska Marine Highway System; and firefighters worked to knock down a new wildfire southeast of Fairbanks over the weekend.

Federal transportation dollars are pouring into the Alaska Marine Highway System; and firefighters worked to knock down a new wildfire southeast of Fairbanks over the weekend.