Kenai Peninsula News

A resolution, sponsored outgoing Assembly Member Richard Derkevorkian, asks the state legislature to allow term limits for school boards.

Troopers say the caribou was shot and partially harvested last week off Wendy Lane near Soldotna.

The borough has extended the emergency declaration through Oct. 24.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s vessel Okeanos Explorer is docked in Seward after finishing a five-month research expedition of maritime Alaska. The expedition surveyed maritime regions throughout the state, leading to new scientific discoveries.

Troopers say a 14-year-old stole a truck and crashed it into a Nikiski home, causing $20,000 in damages.

The Kenai Watershed Forum has visited more than 50 streams and lakes throughout the central Kenai Peninsula to determine where anadromous fish, such as salmon, can be found. The initiative aims to increase the number of streams and rivers protected under the state's Fish and Game’s Anadromous Waters Catalog.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche recently designated September as Recovery Month in the borough. The month-long observance honors those who have struggled with substance use and recognizes the strides they have made to achieve sobriety.

56-year-old Dino Leite and 26-year-old Chase Logan died after a truck failed to slow down when entering a school zone and struck their vehicle, according to troopers. No charges have been filed as of Friday afternoon.

This year's Harvest Moon Local Foods Festival will feature farm vendors, the "fermentation station," annual pie-baking contest and a performance from the KP Brass Band.

Clayton Holland has been the KPBSD superintendent since 2021. The Board of Education voted Monday to begin negotiations on another three years at the job.