Kenai Peninsula News

Although sentenced to 77 years and one month, a majority of that sentence was suspended. Erfurth’s active jail time is 20 years and one month.

In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s office says 50-year-old Miller had no legal justification for the violent arrest. Prosecutors say 43-year-old Woodruff illegally used his police dog to bite the man when he did not pose a threat.

Materials taken from the site will be used to widen the Sterling Highway between Sterling and Soldotna. That stretch of the road is recognized by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities as having higher-than-normal rates of serious vehicle accidents driven in part by busy summer traffic patterns.

Alaska law says someone may vote in a state election if, among other things, they’re a U.S. citizen. Proponents say the word “may” leaves too much ambiguity.

The move would keep city and Kenai Peninsula Borough elections aligned, saving some money.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough wants to limit how much property assessments increase each year in response to recent, significant year-over-year surges.

Kenai City Council members last Wednesday agreed to spend $200,000 on access to Wildwood Drive’s underlying right-of-way from the Kenai Native Association. The move comes after years of disagreements over who should be responsible for upkeep.

The district attributes the anticipated shortfall to a decrease in state and local funding next year caused in part by a forecast net drop in student enrollment and a rise in the taxable value of borough property.

School board members generally supported the plan, but said they want more information about each scenario before signing off.

Ruffridge says he’ll be tasked with managing the inner workings of an ideologically diverse caucus.