Simon Lopez

The Homer Farmers Market is preparing for its season opener; and the Alaska Legislature’s regular session ends in just over a week, and lawmakers are racing to pass a wide range of bills and resolutions before the deadline.

A bill that seeks to make it easier for Alaskans to repair consumer electronics cleared the state Senate Monday and is on its way to the House; and hundreds of commercial fishermen on Cook Inlet’s east side will no longer be allowed to use their traditional fishing gear when local king salmon runs are poor.

The Homer City Council made two proclamations, advanced a slew of budget amendments and put forth a ballot proposition at its hour long meeting last night; and hundreds of commercial fishermen on Cook Inlet’s east side will no longer be allowed to use their traditional fishing gear when local king salmon runs are poor.

Homer Electric Association’s Board of Directors will welcome familiar faces back to its central Kenai Peninsula seats; Kenai Peninsula schools will get at least as much local money for operations as they did last year; and the Homer City Council made two proclamations, advanced a slew of budget amendments and put forth a ballot proposition at its hour long meeting last night.

Homer Electric Association’s Board of Directors will welcome familiar faces back to its central Kenai Peninsula seats; and Kenai Peninsula schools will get at least as much local money for operations as they did last year.

Dozens of people gathered in Kenai early last week to recognize the problem of missing and murdered indigenous persons in Alaska, and to remember those who have been lost; and on May 8th, the Homer Electric Association announced the results of the 2026 board of director seats.

Dozens of people gathered in Kenai on Tuesday to recognize the problem of missing and murdered indigenous persons in Alaska, and to remember those who have been lost; and on May 8th, the Homer Electric Association announced the results of the 2026 board of director seats.

The University of Alaska system holds spring commencement ceremonies across all state campuses in early May 2026; and interest in aquaculture is booming in Alaska, and the federal government is trying to help the industry grow by mapping out “aquaculture opportunity areas” – specific patches of the ocean where kelp and oyster farming are most likely to succeed.

A section of the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing will close again tonight for blasting work; the University of Alaska system holds spring commencement ceremonies across all state campuses in early May 2026; and interest in aquaculture is booming in Alaska, and the federal government is trying to help the industry grow by mapping out “aquaculture opportunity areas” – specific patches of the ocean where kelp and oyster farming are most likely to succeed.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is pressing lawmakers to act quickly on his proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project; and dozens of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District employees took to Monday’s school board meeting in Soldotna to show their support for staff amid ongoing contract negotiations.