The Department of the Interior announced this Thursday, March 14th that more than $120 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will fund 146 projects to help Tribal communities plan for and implement projects to tackle severe climate-related environmental threats to their homelands.

On Thursday, March 7th, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Kenai Fire Department and the Kenai Police responded to a structure fire near Mountain View Elementary.

On March 8th, the Soldotna Police Department received a large sum of money from U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski’s Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2024.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed an increase to the overnight fees for front-country summer campground sites and public use cabins at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge through a public notice.

As of Tuesday, March 12th, Dallas Seavey has been pronounced the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner!

On Wednesday, March 6th, the Kenai and the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce held a joint luncheon, with guest speaker Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche.

On Friday, March 8, Representatives Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) and David Rouser (R-North Carolina) introduced the Permitting Optimization for Responsible Transportation (PORT) Act.

The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a winter weather advisory for the Western Kenai Peninsula, including the cities of Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, and Cooper Landing.

A 4-year-old dog in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race collapsed and died Sunday morning, according to race officials.

The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a winter weather advisory for the East Turnagain Arm, including the cities of Girdwood, Portage, Whitter, Seward, and Moose Pass.