Some public hiking trails within the burned area from the Swan Lake fire remain closed to public access.
Emergency Closures Of Local Recreational Areas

Some public hiking trails within the burned area from the Swan Lake fire remain closed to public access.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported eight new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The total positive case count in the state now stands at 277. One new death was also announced, bringing the state total to nine.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Solid Waste Department has released changes to their services, through the duration of the month of May.
Given the increasing spread of new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced on April 9 that schools will remain closed to students through the end of the school year. No classes will take place inside school buildings until the start of the 2020/21 school year.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has created free online webinars to support parents in their shift to remote learning for students. The webinars begin April 14.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported five new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The total positive case count in the state now stands at 277. Four of the new cases are from Anchorage while one is out of Juneau.
Beginning Monday, April 13, through Tuesday, April 21, drivers should expect a road closure along Beaver Loop Road. The closure is between Barbara Drive and Cone Avenue.
Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, spoke to Alaskans via Facebook on Easter Sunday. She updated residents on the latest COVID-19 numbers, but also issued a challenge to Alaskans to take it upon themselves to react with resiliency to the pandemic.
All Carrs Safeway Alaska stores are implementing one-way aisles, as well as limiting the number of people in the store at one time to 30% of its capacity. The changes come as a direct response to preventing spread of COVID-19.
The KSRM News Department compiled some of the top stories from this past week.