Kenai Peninsula News

The lawsuit is being argued in federal court and alleges, among other things, race-based discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The contracts are subject to approval by union members and the school board.

The annual fair drew visitors from around the state to Ninilchik last weekend

City officials say 1,435 property owners would be eligible for Kenai’s residential exemption if it passes. City Manager Terry Eubank says the new exemption could cost Kenai around $442,202 per year that would otherwise go to the city’s general fund.

The meeting was a chance for residents to weigh in on a petition to create a recreation service area. The community center board says the facility needs more financial support to stay open.

Hibbert was sworn in during the assembly’s regular meeting and will serve until the next borough election in November.

On central Kenai Peninsula voters’ ballots were candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House, Alaska governor, candidates for State House and a ballot proposition.

Among the applicants are a former assembly member, a former Oklahoma mayor and a speech-language pathologist with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.

Annual .5K Brewery to Bathroom returns to Soldotna to tackle a tough subject with a lighthearted tone.

State law already gives cities the authority to bar people from public property in some cases. But Soldotna doesn’t have an internal policy outlining what that process looks like, and when it should be used.