Simon Lopez

The state of Alaska is limiting payments to SNAP recipients this week in response to federal guidance; and the Homer City Council postponed a final vote on the city’s 2045 comprehensive plan.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved increasing tuition across the board by 4% next year on Friday, despite an initial proposal of only 3%; fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row; and the last time the U.S. Arctic Research Commission met in Kodiak, Bill Clinton was president. This week the independent federal agency held its 121st meeting, on the island, over the course of two days.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved increasing tuition across the board by 4% next year on Friday, despite an initial proposal of only 3%; fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row; and the last time the U.S. Arctic Research Commission met in Kodiak, Bill Clinton was president. This week the independent federal agency held its 121st meeting, on the island, over the course of two days.

The Anchor Point offshore test fishery returned in 2025 after it wasn’t funded in 2024; the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Southwest Kenai Peninsula and Southern Kachemak Bay; and the City of Homer is warning residents about an email scam circulating.

The Pratt Museum has a new executive director; a former Jehovah's Witness church leader pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 20 felony criminal counts of sexual abuse and sexual assault of minors; and Alaska might soon regulate its own hazardous waste.

The Pratt Museum has a new executive director; a former Jehovah's Witness church leader pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 20 felony criminal counts of sexual abuse and sexual assault of minors; and Alaska might soon regulate its own hazardous waste.

Seldovia residents may soon have another local option for taking the state's written knowledge test; Kenai Aviation announced Monday that it was ceasing all flight operations; Kenai Peninsula property owners who want to take advantage of the borough’s new, higher residential tax exemption must reapply for that exemption by next Feb. 15; and this Friday is the deadline for firms to submit proposals to design and build the Homer Harbor’s System 4 float replacement.

Seldovia residents may soon have another local option for taking the state's written knowledge test; Kenai Aviation announced Monday that it was ceasing all flight operations; Kenai Peninsula property owners who want to take advantage of the borough’s new, higher residential tax exemption must reapply for that exemption by next Feb. 15; and this Friday is the deadline for firms to submit proposals to design and build the Homer Harbor’s System 4 float replacement.

People who rely on food assistance from SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, could have their electronic benefits cards refilled as soon as this week; and Highland Drive is back to two lanes at the Bidarki Creek crossing during non-work hours.

Three separate outages last week left thousands of central Kenai Peninsula residents without power while linemen worked day and night to bring customers back online; the Kenai Peninsula Borough will not cap the value of property senior citizens can exempt from property taxes, for now. That’s after five new assembly members on Tuesday joined the president and vice president in undoing a previous assembly vote that drew lengthy debate; with winter weather on the way, the Seward Public Works Department is reminding residents to prepare for snow and ice; and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will host a public town hall next week to review the Homer area sport fisheries.