Campaign signs are a way for candidates to promote their candidacy, increase name recognition or demonstrate community support. However, signs placed in the highway right of way can pose a serious safety hazard for the public.

The Kenai Senior Center has received $32,500 in a second-round of COVID-19 response grants from Meals On Wheels America, in support of the services provided to Meals On Wheels recipients through this pandemic.

Each Wednesday at noon, a team including Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, as well as Alaska’s Chief Epidemiologist, Joe McLaughlin, will discuss the latest science and the medical response to COVID-19.

CARES Act Relief Fund community open houses, to help potential applicants for CARES Act grants, are being held throughout the Peninsula this month.

Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the U.S. and parent-company of the Fred Meyer chain of stores, has said it will stop giving customers coin change, citing the nationwide shortage of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters in circulation.

The building was seen by the council as a hazard, and the City of Seward had already secured a state grant of over $1 million to turn the land into a commercially-viable property.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education approved the district’s Smart Start 2020 plan to launch the 2020-2021 school year in August.  They also officially changed the first day of school for students to Monday, August 24.

The Center said on Monday that based on their current projections, they may be forced to permanently close the doors at the end of the summer. If this happens, they will be forced to send the animals they house to other facilities, lay off staff, and close the building. Despite the grim message, they are optimistic that community help can help turn things around.

The Governor, in a press briefing on Monday night, said that Alaskans can help combat the current uptick in COVID numbers: “If we all just make a couple of small adjustments, we can keep our numbers within a range that will keep our hospitalizations and our death rates down. That’s exactly what we want.”