It clarifies that, per the State of Alaska COVID-19 protocol, the school district only accepts PCR and molecular COVID-19 test results. At this time, antigen or antibody tests do not currently fulfill the state testing requirement, according to Pegge Erkeneff, Director of Communications, Community and Government Relations.

Central Emergency Services tells KSRM news that they were dispatched to a house fire when a caller on the Sterling Highway at mile marker 105 saw black smoke above the tree line.

The offices are open today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for registration today. The offices are also open tomorrow from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. for registration.

A community alert was sent out Wednesday afternoon by the Seward Police Department stating that the road would be closed till further notice. Public Works and local contractors are in the process of working to clear that rockslide.

Sen. Sullivan spoke very highly of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to be on the U.S. Supreme Court. They also talked a lot about the Second Amendment, saying that she is a strong defender for it.

HIGH WIND WATCH AND FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SEWARD & MOOSE PASS – High Wind Watch in effect from late tonight through Friday afternoon along eastern Turnagain Arm and through Portage Valley. 

Expressing confidence in the Pebble Project moving forward, Mark Hamilton, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs at the Pebble Partnership, spoke in front of a joint luncheon held by the Soldotna and Kenai Chamber of Commerce this afternoon.

UPDATE 3:37 p.m. on October 1: Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander has notified KSRM that the Boil Water Advisory has been lifted.

This year’s derby sold 136 tickets with 13 company sponsorships including Three Bears, Phillip Scales, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Grant Aviation, Arby’s Kenai, TOTE Maritime, Fishe, East Rip, First National Bank Alaska, Buckets Sports Grill, and Northrim Bank.