Josh Krohn

The City of Homer announced in a press release today that they are notifying individuals that their personal information may have been compromised. A four-day school week could become a reality for Kenai schools. The long-sought Kenai bluff stabilization project went out for bid yesterday.

An impending merger between two of the nation’s largest grocery chains has Alaska lawmakers worried about grocery options in the state. Plans for the central Kenai Peninsula’s first fixed bus route are coming into clearer focus after a community survey. The Federal Transit Administration announced Thursday that rural ferries in Alaska will receive about $132 million.

Kenai Peninsula College announced in a press release on Tuesday that Kachemak Bay Campus Director Reid Brewer will be resigning. A Soldotna man pleaded guilty last week to charges of improperly harvesting and possessing a bull moose. The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation has tapped a Kodiak local as its new leader. Just past downtown Soldotna on the Sterling Highway is a thrift option like no other. BuildUp, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that takes in and sells second-hand building materials.

After a two year lawsuit, jet skis are once again banned on Kachemak Bay. Alaska Superior Court ruled against the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in the case earlier this month. As the Kenai Peninsula School District faces another year with a budget deficit, popular line items like school pools and theaters are back in the conversation.

Homer City Council passed a resolution supporting the continuation of the city’s Harbor Expansion feasibility study at last night’s meeting. Many Alaskans commute to work via aircraft, and much of that commute happens over frigid water, making cold water aircraft crash training a necessity for much of the state’s workforce.

The Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic, a medical office downtown, was searched by officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday this week. Six people have been charged in a Petersburg drug bust and warrants have been issued for at least two more. Professional and amateur muralists alike have come together to collaborate on the Kenai Art Center’s newest exhibit.

Volunteer chaplains will soon deliver invocations before Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meetings, rather than members of the public. Enrollment throughout the Kodiak Island Borough School District is down by more than five dozen students since last year. There’s a bear in the woods near Kodiak College, near the north end of town.

Homer Electric Association, the electric utility that serves much of the Kenai Peninsula, presented this week about its renewable energy projects and concerns about a natural gas shortage. A man who shot and severely wounded an Alaska State Trooper in Anchor Point two years ago has been ordered to spend more than half a century in prison. A recent report from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game shows the impact of the closure of a prominent fishery on the 2023 season for the commercial salmon industry in Upper Cook Inlet.

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships of the Southern Kenai Peninsula held a community meeting last Friday to present the coalition’s new priorities for the next few years. U.S. Capitol Police arrested a Kenai man this week for allegedly threatening a U.S. Senator. A new class in Kodiak aims to prepare the next generation of appliance specialists to maintain ammonia based refrigeration systems for commercial seafood processors. The Cooper Landing Emergency Services department is celebrating a donation that will allow it to purchase new water rescue equipment.

This week's show focuses on community health needs, vaccines, and health opportunities, with representatives from the Alaska Department of Public Health and South Peninsula Hospital.