ADF&G is implementing the following sport fishing regulation liberalization by increasing the limits of sockeye salmon to six per day and twelve in possession for the Russian River and a section of the mainstem Upper Kenai River. This regulatory change is effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday, June 18 through 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 14, 2023.

The City of Kenai has a new interactive online map of the Kenai Municipal Cemetery.

Chugach Electric Association, Inc., has signed a shared services agreement with Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) that will result in improved operational efficiencies and provide significant cost reductions associated with the operation of the Beluga Power Plant and the Beluga River Unit (BRU) gas field.

Alaska State Troopers were notified that an adult male had been shot in the Soldotna area on June 6, 2023, at around 9 pm.

The “Save Our Gas Stoves Act” explicitly prohibits the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from implementing a proposed rule that would impose intrusive and costly standards on the kitchen stovetops of millions of Americans.

The Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) announced six semi-finalist designs in the 2023 Artistic License Plate Competition, now available for public voting on the Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation website.

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $100.5 million to facilitate and improve access to high-speed internet for Alaskans in rural communities.

This regulatory change is effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, June 14 through 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 14, 2023 (the Russian River Sanctuary Area is open by regulation, July 15 – August 20).