The 10th Annual Kenai Pumpkin Festival took place on Saturday, October 11, bringing together families, volunteers, and community partners for one of the city’s most beloved autumn traditions.

The ordinance proposes to replace Chapter 5.12 of borough code with chapters that separately address personal property, real property, exemptions and credits, and tax appeals.

According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, a magnitude 4.4 event occurred at 6:52 PM on 10/12, was 28.5 miles deep, and was 19 miles SE of Kasilof.

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

The Nikiski Post Office is set to reopen soon, according to an update from the U.S. Postal Service.

The online auction began October 1 and is being conducted through Alaska Premier Auctions and Appraisals.

Central Peninsula Hospital (CPH) is offering free drive-thru flu vaccinations for adults, 18 years or older, on Wednesday, October 15, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The small hive beetle, a destructive pest of honey bee colonies, has been found in Alaska for the first time. The beetle was detected in August at an apiary in the Copper River region that had imported bee packages from Mississippi.

DOT&PF says the contest celebrates the crews who keep that lifeline open all winter.

The Alaska LNG project developer, Glenfarne Group, gave an update on the project’s current status at an open house in Nikiski on Wednesday night.