The Kenai City Council approved a $46,400 grant to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District to help keep the Kenai Central High School swimming pool open to the community through Fiscal Year 2027.

A letter from the Sterling Community Center Board submitted prior to Tuesday’s assembly meeting asked the assembly to take the proposal off the table.

The appointment brings Hibbert back to a seat he held from 2017 through 2024 before leaving the assembly after reaching the borough’s term limit.

HEX LLC is investing roughly $50 million this year to expand natural gas production in Cook Inlet, with drilling underway at the company’s Kitchen Lights Unit (KLU) as it works to bring additional wells online.

Industry Appreciation Day returns to the Kenai Park Strip this Saturday, bringing a free afternoon of food, games, giveaways, and activities from local organizations and businesses across the Kenai Peninsula.

Sullivan accused environmental organizations and their political allies of standing in the way of a road necessary to protect the lives of King Cove residents.

Election results do not become official until they are certified.

The Kenai City Council will consider a resolution on Wednesday that would provide $46,400 to the KPBSD to help offset utility costs associated with operating the Kenai Central High School swimming pool during FY27.

The U.S. Coast Guard has concluded a 25-day patrol in the North Pacific to detect and deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, working alongside Canadian, Japanese, South Korean, and other international partners.

As part of the agreement, the state also agreed to return William Asa Miller’s goat and bear mounts that had been seized during the investigation.