Alaska EMS and the Department of Health would like to shine a spotlight on Philip Hofstetter, CEO of Petersburg Medical Center, for being selected as this year’s “Community Star” in Alaska for his dedication to rural health.

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 81 of his fellow senators yesterday passed legislation that included a Sullivan amendment to close a loophole allowing Chinese seafood, or Russian seafood laundered through China, to be purchased by the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

The Kenai City Council met on Wednesday night to discuss a new ordinance that would increase revenues for the Parks and Recreation department. 

On October 31st, Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren sentenced Al Leafa, Jr. to 75 years on two counts of Murder in the First Degree for a composite sentence of 150 years to serve.

Kenai Peninsula College (KPC) is pleased to announce the upcoming UA Scholars Celebration on Thursday, November 9th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Walter E. Ward Building on the Kenai River Campus in Soldotna.

On October 31st, Richard Robinson, 53, was sentenced by an Anchorage Superior Court judge to 15 years of active time in prison for committing Attempted Sexual Assault in the Second Degree against T.B. in March 2019.

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 21 of his Senate colleagues  sent a letter on Wednesday to the executive director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) demanding the council rescind its proposal to limit the type of mining projects eligible for the improved permitting process established under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41).

The Kenai City Council met Wednesday night to discus the situation surrounding the East side set net fishery.

The Homer Energy Association hosted a luncheon meeting on Wednesday, November 1st, to offer updates on renewable energy projects, wildfires, outages, and cyber security

The State filed a lawsuit today, asking a State Superior Court judge to confirm the existence of a public right-of-way to Campbell Lake and to declare that Campbell Lake is a public lake.