City of Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel told KSRM’s “Sound Off”, “What that means is that moves us closer to getting this project done.”

Pierce told KSRM, “When you look at the individuals that are running, I just ask you a question, are you better off today than you were four years ago? Are you better off today than you were eight years ago?”

Snow will reduce visibility at times, especially near the Cook Inlet with gusty northeast winds. Snow is expected to taper off and transition to freezing rain as the day goes on, but temperatures will rise to above freezing by afternoon.

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported 17 miles southeast of Redoubt Volcano. It happened at a depth of 72.8 miles at 8:18 p.m. Thursday.

In passing the resolution, the assembly says that the alleged denial of constitutional rights guaranteed by the Alaska Constitution is of great concern.

Because it was a holiday weekend, the state Department of Health and Social Services published its COVID-19 data update on Wednesday from the past five days, tabulating 10,202 new COVID-19 cases, 64 deaths, and 116 hospitalizations.

The Court held that the reforms passed in Ballot Measure 2 do not violate Alaska’s Constitution and will be implemented for the 2022 primary and general elections.

Alaska’s Medicare Information Office has received several complaints about scammers pretending to be Medicare representatives, stating your Medicare card has been deactivated, and often using caller ID spoofing to mask their identity.

Reclassifying the position will allow the city to be more competitive in attracting qualified applicants and will improve internal equity among similar roles throughout the organization. The annual financial impact of the increase will be approximately $7,000.