1/28/16

The State of Alaska granted the Soldotna Library $3,000 for furthering their librarian educations. In February the Soldotna City Council will consider approving the grant and covering any additional costs for two library related conferences.

1/28/16

Just behind brainstorming solutions to remedy Alaska’s budget deficit, many Kenai Peninsula legislators have marked the AK LNG Project as priority number two for this legislative session.

1/28/16

The Department of Transportation has issued a notice that crews will be conducting avalanche hazard reduction work between 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Thursday from Seward to Girdwood and Anchorage.

1/28/16

The Soldotna City Council allocated $60,000 for services to obtain a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation to be compliant for regulations on water discharge into the Kenai River.

1/27/16

The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement saying there is no tsunami warning following a 4.4 magnitude earthquake that registered approximately 60 miles west of Homer at 8:30 pm.

1/27/16

The Alaska Division of Public Health found in 2015 that 18 percent of high school adolescents in the state use e-cigarettes as opposed to only 12 percent smoking traditional cigarettes.

1/27/16

Senator Anna MacKinnon’s bill proposing the elimination of Daylight Saving Time in Alaska is still working through the legislature and the Juneau Chamber of Commerce is continuing to lobby against it.

1/27/16

Governor Bill Walker’s most recent statement of potentially finding an alternative option for the Alaska LNG Project if agreements are not reached may make some Kenai Peninsula residents uneasy. Larry Persily, Special Oil and Gas Assistant with the Kenai Peninsula Borough, says at this point, there are no deadlines for the project that have been missed.