The deadline for Kenai small businesses and nonprofits to apply for City of Kenai Relief and Recovery Grants will hit this Friday, June 19.

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced three new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. One of the cases is in Soldotna. Among the other cases, one is in Anchorage and one in Wasilla. This brings the total number of Alaska cases to 664.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing amending its refuge-specific regulations on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to allow State-regulated trapping, harvest of brown bears over bait, discharge of firearms along the Kenai and Russian Rivers during certain times of the year, among other changes.

Subsistence rod-and-reel fishing for king salmon in the Kenai River will be closed effective Monday, June 15, through Wednesday, July 15. The closure is due to low numbers from the early salmon run, according to a release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 38 new positive COVID-19 cases combined in their Saturday and Sunday updates, including six in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Four cases came from Homer and two were in the Southern Kenai Peninsula.

Representative Gary Knopp will serve on the governor’s 911 and Dispatch Consolidation Working Group following an appointment to the position by House Speaker Bryce Edgmon.

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 15 new positive COVID-19 cases and one death in their Friday update, including five in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Four cases are out of Homer and one is out of Fritz Creek.

Chris Brown, principal of Homer Flex High School, has been named the 2020 Region III Principal of the Year. The Association of Secondary School Principals has recognized Brown for his pivotal role in student success.

The Department of Natural Resources will hold virtual public meetings on June 17, 23, and 25 to answer public questions about a land use planning document that will guide future activity on state land in the North Slope.