The declaration opens set-netters up to relief funding, but it could take a long time for that money to reach individuals. A 2023 disaster declaration for the fishery is currently pending.

About 32% of students statewide, and about 37% Kenai Peninsula students, are considered proficient in English and math by this year's AK STAR assessments. But administrators say the data won't be helpful for setting educational targets until next year, when schools have two years of baseline testing data.

Kent Tompkins, the owner of J & B Construction in Sterling, was arrested last week by the FBI. According to an indictment, Tompkins lied on his applications for more than $300,000 in pandemic relief loans for small business.

A superior court judge has overturned the state's allotment program that provides reimbursements to homeschool families for courses and activities. The decision could impact the thousands of Kenai Peninsula students who are homeschooled, but lawmakers say they're looking into a solution.

The Soldotna City Council will consider trashing a loophole in its disposable plastic bag ban.

No injuries were reported in the Friday-morning blaze.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Brent Johnson is the fourth person joining the race for the District 6 Alaska House seat.

A Clam Gulch man was convicted Tuesday of 60 felony counts related to sexual abuse of minors at the end of a three-week trial in Kenai.

A Clam Gulch man was convicted of 60 felony counts related to sexual abuse of minors. A community’s landscapes are translated into soundscapes in a new art installation, and jet skis are back in the hot seat in Kachemak Bay.

Hundreds of students protested outside the high school Wednesday morning, chanting for a raise in the Base Student Allocation.