The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is deciding whether to back a proposed rule to ban trans girls from women's high school sports teams, after that rule advanced at a statewide school board meeting in Soldotna last month; seaweed from Alaska’s beaches makes really great plant fertilizer; and two new pharmacy-related bills were signed into law by Gov. Mike Dunleavy in Soldotna last Thursday.

Seaweed from Alaska’s beaches makes really great plant fertilizer. And more people on the Kenai Peninsula are catching on, as harvesting the marine plant becomes more popular. Now, researchers are putting seaweed under the microscope to make sure that harvest isn’t causing harm to the populations that rely on it to survive. After a fire closed a fuel dock in the Whittier Harbor last week, city officials say it’s operational again.

After the sale of its utility to Homer Electric Association failed, again, by just a handful of votes, the city of Seward is now trying to figure out what to do next; and after a fire closed a fuel dock in the Whittier Harbor this week, city officials say it’s operational again.

After the sale of its utility to Homer Electric Association failed, again, by just a handful of votes, the city of Seward is now trying to figure out what to do next. The highly endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale is a coveted sighting in the Kenai River, for both locals and visitors. But boaters who aren’t looking out for the whales can pose danger to the pods when they're out on the water. An exploratory vessel that’s mapping the seafloor along Alaska’s coast docked in Kodiak last month.

Emergency responders say the Fritz Creek General Store, just outside of Homer, could be a total loss after a fire early this Thursday morning destroyed the community hub; and an exploratory vessel that’s mapping the seafloor along Alaska’s coast docked in Kodiak last month.

Emergency responders say the Fritz Creek General Store could be a total loss after a fire early this morning destroyed the community hub. A former Soldotna teacher arrested for sexual abuse of a minor has been newly indicted on 61 counts by a grand jury. A white raven has been turning heads around Kenai for the last month.

A former Soldotna teacher arrested for sexual abuse of a minor has been indicted on 61 counts by a grand jury; and more than 800 runners tackled Seward’s grueling Mount Marathon race Tuesday, despite rain, mud and treacherous conditions.

A fire broke out at a fuel dock in the Southcentral Alaska community of Whittier on Tuesday, injuring two people and sinking a boat. A small plane crashed near the village of Old Harbor on the southeast side of Kodiak Island on Sunday afternoon. More than 800 runners tackled rain and treacherous trail yesterday in Seward’s grueling Mount Marathon race.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District plans to draw on its savings account to avoid cutting any positions, following a veto of one-time state funding by Gov. Mike Dunleavy; and Stones, hammers and tree trunks hurled through the air at Karen Hornaday Park in Homer last weekend at the annual Kachemak Bay Highland Games — a chance for athletes from Alaska and beyond to show off their strength alongside Celtic musicians and local vendors.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District plans to draw on its savings account to avoid cutting any positions, following a veto of one-time state funding by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Stones, hammers and tree trunks hurled through the air last weekend at the annual Kachemak Bay Highland Games; a chance for athletes from Homer and beyond to show off their strength and cheer each other on, alongside Celtic musicians and vendors at Karen Hornaday Park.