Plant a tree. Take a walk in the woods. Start recycling paper products. Whatever you choose to do, the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection encourages Alaskans to take time for Arbor Day on Monday, May 15.

The Kenai Peninsula Foundation, on a night of giving from the Kenai Peninsula Foundation to the Kenai Peninsula community, received a gift of $1.5 million from the Kenai Peninsula Community Care Center at the 2023 KPR Grants Award’s Night on Thursday, May 11th.

Alaska Pacific University (APU) is the recipient of close to a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to strengthen, diversify workforce to fill quality nursing jobs in Alaska.

The Alaska State Senate passed Senate Bill 52 on Thursday, May 11th to increase education funding by $175 million for Alaska’s public schools and correspondence programs.

Homer Electric Association (HEA) deenergized circuit 1226 in Sterling, causing an outage for approximately 1300 members on Thursday May 11th due to a plane crash on utility wires.

The Alaska Division of Forestry and Central Emergency Services responded to a small grass fire on Funny River Road on Thursday, May 11th at 12:20 p.m.

This event is offered to minimize harmful toxins entering into the landfill and is a free service to households; businesses will be charged a fee.

Soldotna Representative Justin Ruffridge has introduced House Bill 195; the act to be known as the East Side of Cook Inlet Set Net Fleet Reduction Act.