Breweries from across the state gathered in Soldotna over the weekend to promote their beverages at the annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival, and this summer, dozens of rising fourth graders on the Kenai Peninsula are heading back to school early for summer reading intervention classes as part of the Alaska Reads Act.

The Tustumena celebrated its 60th birthday last week; and a Texas company said Thursday it’s in QUOTE “advanced discussions” with local utilities in Southcentral Alaska to develop a floating liquefied natural gas import terminal in Cook Inlet.

Homer’s Kristen Faulkner came out of relative obscurity to win not one, but two gold medals in cycling at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Homer’s Kristen Faulkner came out of relative obscurity to win not one, but two gold medals in cycling at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Principals at some of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s smallest schools are calling on the district to increase the number of teachers able to serve their students, and Salmonfest, the annual music festival that advocates for the protection of healthy salmon runs through music and educational resources, returned to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik over the weekend.

Principals at some of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s smallest schools are calling on the district to increase the number of teachers able to serve their studentsOne Kenai Peninsula couple recently said “I do” on a stage at Salmonfest, a Ninilchik-based music festival that advocates for healthy salmon populations.

A flood warning is in effect for Seward and the surrounding areas until Friday, and two new art installations in Kenai aim to capture summer’s short-lived vibrancy and serve as a reminder of the impending winter.

A flood warning is in effect for Seward and the surrounding areas until Friday; Salmonfest, the annual music festival that advocates for the protection of healthy salmon runs through music and educational resources, returned to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik over the weekend; and The Alaska Dive Search and Rescue Recovery Team based in Anchorage will be searching the area in Cook Inlet at the mouth of Kachemak Bay where a vessel foundered on August 3rd.

While some couples tie the knot in a church or under a gazebo, others opt for nontraditional wedding venues. One Kenai Peninsula couple recently said “I do” on a stage at Salmonfest, a Ninilchik-based music festival that advocates for healthy salmon populations, and Homer native Kristen Faulkner won gold in the women’s cycling road race for Team USA in Paris on Sunday.

For the third year in a row, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is trimming bus routes to save money; and Homer native Kristen Faulkner won gold in the women’s cycling road race for Team USA in Paris on Sunday.