The KSRM Candidate Forum Series continued Tuesday with candidates for Soldotna mayor and City Council discussing taxes, infrastructure, housing, zoning, and the city’s long-term development.

The four-day series runs October 19–22, with forums airing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day.

Alaska’s congressional delegation announced a $249M federal grant to complete the long-planned Port MacKenzie Rail Extension, a project designed to improve freight transportation and support industrial development in Southcentral Alaska.

Borough code currently directs the remaining Assembly members to fill a vacancy by the second meeting after accepting a resignation, unless 45 days or fewer remain before the next regular election.

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz urged Kenai Peninsula residents to support Republican candidates in the upcoming election during a Get Out the Vote Rally Saturday in Kenai.

The rule restores much of the framework established following passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980.

Premera’s final quote would raise medical and vision premiums by 29% in 2027, while dental costs would increase by 15%.

Nicholas Epperson was arrested October 16 and charged with multiple counts of assault and weapons misconduct.

The KSRM News Department has compiled some of the week’s top headlines.

The Cook Inlet PowerLink is an AEA-owned transmission project in development that would establish a second transmission connection between the Kenai Peninsula and the Anchorage-Mat-Su region, improving reliability across the Railbelt electrical grid.