02/27/14

Last night at the Soldotna City Council Meeting, Mayor Nels Anderson asked the Council to consider jointly putting some City monies towards keeping the Skyview pool open for one year.

02/27/14

Yesterday morning in the House Education Committee, Gov. Sean Parnell’s omnibus education bill received criticism.

02/27/14

Today Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell announced the certification of two initiatives: one to decriminalize, tax, and regulate the use and sale of marijuana and the other to increase Alaska minimum wage.

02/26/14

Last night the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly unanimously passed an ordinance introducing the appropriation of nearly $35,000,000 for the new specialties building at the Central Peninsula Hospital.

02/26/14

We caught up with 7 time Iron Dog Champion Scott Davis, who dropped out of the Iron Dog this year due to mechanical difficulties.

02/26/14

On January 30th, Cook Inlet Region, Inc. petitioned the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commision for intervention in a dispute over gas rights, where the State determined that another hearing is required.

02/25/14

If the initiative legalizing the use of recreational marijuana is approved by Alaska voted this year, it would provide the state with another source of revenue.

02/26/14

At last night’s Borough Assembly Meeting a resolution was introduced to end continuation of funding of non-departmental programs by the Borough, but was not passed.

02/25/14

The National Weather Service said a surge of warm air from the southeast will raise temperatures significantly starting Wednesday.

02/25/14

Last week members from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly and Soldotna City Council traveled to Juneau to represent the top priority issues.