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Several businesses on the Kenai Peninsula are experiencing stock shortages as a result of supply chain issues.

Summer tourists have been the primary drivers of Homer's local economy and lodging options for decades.City officials say many local homes are only available for short-term leases, which essentially makes it impossible for people looking for longer-term affordable housing to find it.

Money from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is helping Alaska with a myriad of different projects — from bluff stabilization in Kenai to port improvements in Nome.The funds are also going to help the Alaska Energy Authority build out a corridor of electric vehicle fast-chargers along the road system, which it hopes will make it easier for current and future EV users to get around the state.

Seldovia is set to get a Village Public Safety Officer — doubling its current law enforcement team of one. The Seldovia City Council approved the agreement with the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association late last month.

Homer area schools were under a soft lockdown Tuesday following the threat of a school shooting, according to the Homer Police Department.Around 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Anchorage FBI told police that a 16-year-old Homer teenager posted on TikTok that he was going to shoot up a school and be the “next serial killer,” according to a statement from police. The specific school under threat was not identified.

City Clerk Melissa Jacobsen swore in Ken Castner for his third term as Homer Mayor on Monday. Castner’s two-year term will expire in October 2024.

Changes to city zoning codes are on the agenda for Monday’s Homer City Council meeting. There are public hearings scheduled on several proposed ordinances.

Seldovia Village Tribe and the Cities of Seldovia and Homer formally established a three-way partnership at Monday’s Homer City Council meeting. The joint resolution created an alliance between the two Kachemak Bay communities to better work together on their shared priorities.

Funding for the Alaska Energy Authority's project comes from excess bond payments from Bradley Lake. Utilities finished paying off the project’s bonds last year.