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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.

Previous proposed lease sales in Cook Inlet have had the caveat that they could be canceled for lack of interest. This time, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has to hold the sale — no matter what.

The Village of Ionia near Kasilof will take in spruce bark beetle kill logs from the Chugach National Forest to burn in their woodfire heaters, and to use for building homes and furniture.

The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate Thursday night at the Kachemak Bay Campus for Alaska House District 6. Incumbent candidate Rep. Sarah Vance, a republican, and non-partisan candidates Louie Flora and Ginger Bryant discussed their stances on a number of issues affecting Kenai Peninsula voters.

Those mountains were previously called North and South Suicide — which advocates of the name change said was disrespectful to Alaskans who have been impacted by suicide.

A Homer local has been named 2022 Historian of the Year by the Alaska Historical Society. Tom Kizzia is a journalist and author who came to the Kenai Peninsula nearly five decades ago. He spent three years with the Homer News in the late 1970s before moving to the Anchorage Daily News, where he worked for 25 years.

Voting for this year’s midterm elections started Oct. 24 at city halls, community centers, churches and election offices all over Alaska. Voters will rank their favorite candidates for governor, U.S. House and Senate, and state House and Senate.

Living in Alaska means living with the unexpected, whether it be an emergency, accident or natural disaster. Being prepared for the unpredictable is the goal of a new year-long series of emergency preparedness events, hosted by the Seldovia Village Tribe.