Kenai

Troopers cite Soldotna man for leaving edible moose meat on carcass

Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited a Soldotna man for leaving edible meat on a moose carcass three days after killing it, requiring a court appearance in November.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kenai City Council postpones vote on Mission Street bluff erosion contract until Oct. 7

Kenai's council was set to award a bluff erosion contract a day after bids closed. It punted to Oct. 7 instead, and nobody said why on the record.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Kenai's council will award a bluff erosion contract the day after bids close

Troopers say Sterling driver failed to stop and had heroin after a short pursuit

Troopers say a Sterling driver wouldn't stop, led a short chase that ended at a residence and had heroin in his wallet. He faces a felony drug charge.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kenai Peninsula two-bedroom rents post record 11% jump in state survey

Kenai Peninsula two-bedroom rent jumped 11% this spring to $1,336, a borough record. Most of Alaska saw closer to 2.6%, and only Mat-Su rose faster.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Mar 1

Alaska must appoint lawyers for people jailed on other states' warrants, appeals court rules

People jailed in Alaska on another state's warrant have a right to a free lawyer, an appeals court ruled. The case began with requests filed on the wrong form.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 22

Harvest Moon festival brings Alaska-grown food, pie contest to Soldotna

Soldotna Creek Park hosts the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival on Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., featuring Alaska-grown food vendors, live music, and a homemade pie contest capped at 30 pies that requires preregistration and a $5 entry fee.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Kenai River Marathon marks 20th year with Sunday races

The Kenai River Marathon runs Sunday with full marathon, half marathon, relay, and 5K options starting from the visitor center on the Kenai Spur Highway.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Kenai voters decide Nov. 3 whether to ratify a $75,000 home tax exemption

Kenai voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to exempt the first $75,000 of home value from city property taxes, saving qualifying homeowners up to $326 a year.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kenai's council will award a bluff erosion contract the day after bids close

Kenai's council votes Sept. 30 on an erosion contract with blanks where the contractor and the price go. Bids do not close until the day before.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Public comment is open on Cook Inlet subsea data-center plan

Comments close Nov. 2 on a proposed tidal-powered subsea data center off Nikiski. The permit would authorize study, not construction.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

CBP awards Teya Diversified $23.3 million for border port repairs

Anchorage-based Teya Diversified won three CBP contracts worth $23.3 million for repairs at northern border ports, though records do not confirm whether any work occurs in Alaska.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Cook Inlet gas storage at 69.5% as winter nears, with one field shut in for maintenance

Southcentral's gas storage fields are still filling and sending nothing out, at 69.5 percent full with winter coming and Enstar 3 Bcf short.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Southcentral's gas storage is two-thirds full with winter coming

Troopers arrest a Kenai man on a drug warrant after a Nikiski stop

Troopers arrested a Kenai man on a drug warrant after a Nikiski traffic stop and found 1.30 grams of meth, worth about $130 at state prices.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Homer man arrested on 11 felony counts in $8,000 Anchor Point theft

Homer man Wyatt Stollar arrested on 11 felony counts after roughly $8,000 in tools, jewelry, an ATV and firearms stolen from an Anchor Point property turned up at a pawn shop.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

BIA sends nearly $800,000 to five Alaska tribal governments, most of it road money

The BIA sent about $794,000 to five Alaska tribes this month, mostly for roads in Y-K Delta villages that have no road system.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kenai Assembly asks state to ban cloud seeding, on consent agenda

A company seeded clouds over the Kenai Peninsula and the borough learned about it from a press release. Nobody has the authority to require otherwise.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

A fishing advocate warns Kenai over an undersea Cook Inlet data center

A fishing advocate told the Kenai council the federal application for an undersea data center off Nikiski has no thermal modeling, in endangered beluga habitat.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Massachusetts firm seeks study permit for a 66-pod undersea data center in Cook Inlet

State Parks tells Homer hikers to avoid new Kachemak Bay trails near moose kill

Alaska State Parks is warning Homer hikers to avoid new trails in the Cottonwood Eastland section of Kachemak Bay State Park because a moose kill near the construction site may attract predators.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Water damage in the Kenai Senior Center overhang halts work and adds $45,000

Contractors reroofing the Kenai Senior Center entry found rot underneath. Everything but the beams comes off, and the city needs $45,000 to finish.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

The Kenai Borough Assembly president wants three votes to carry the assembly

The Kenai Borough Assembly president wants three votes to carry the assembly instead of five. Two of nine members were appointed on his motions.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Follows: Kenai Peninsula assembly president proposes rewrite of rules for filling assembly vacancies

Troopers seize 4.5 ounces of suspected heroin after Sterling traffic stop

Troopers say they found 4.5 ounces of suspected heroin and two guns in a truck near Sterling, charging the driver with six counts. He's presumed innocent.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kenai weighs more money for the Senior Center canopy roof project

Kenai's council votes Wednesday on yet more money for the Senior Center canopy roof, a job that a 2024 plan had put at $50,000 on its own.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

The Kenai coho limit stayed at two when it was supposed to go to three

Kenai River anglers expected the coho limit to rise to three fish on Sept. 1. It stayed at two instead, and will stay there through November.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Funny River hunter cited after self-reporting sub-legal moose kill

A Funny River hunter self-reported killing a bull moose that didn't meet Unit 15B legal size requirements and was cited to appear in Kenai Courthouse.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kenai's airport expects to reopen its main runway around Sept. 21

Kenai's airport expects to move flights back onto its rebuilt main runway around Sept. 21, ending four months of landing planes on a taxiway.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Southcentral's gas storage is two-thirds full with winter coming

Southcentral's gas storage is two thirds full heading into winter, and one field shuts down for maintenance starting Monday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Follows: Three Cook Inlet gas storage plans pending for winter demand

Kenai Peninsula mayor's ordinance would regulate weather modification

The Kenai Peninsula Borough would regulate cloud seeding on its land and ask the state to consider banning weather modification.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Kenai beautification panel floats $700,000 tennis and pickleball court rebuild

Rebuilding Kenai High's tennis courts into two tennis and four pickleball courts would run about $700,000, the parks director told a commission.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wells Fargo keeps shrinking in Alaska, where it's the only bank in six towns

Wells Fargo keeps closing Alaska branches — nine since 2019, the latest in Anchorage. In six Alaska towns it's the only bank, and could leave them with none.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Jun 22

BBNC offers CDL training in Kenai for shareholders this fall

BBNC is offering commercial driver's license training in Kenai this fall for its Alaska-resident shareholders, spouses and descendants. Enrollment is open now.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kenai Council on Aging reviews 2026 goals at Sept. 10 work session

Kenai's Council on Aging Commission recommends the city adopt an emergency food plan to keep the senior center stocked for two weeks of meals if operations are disrupted.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kenai parks staff helped the middle school start pickleball in gym class

Kenai parks staff spent Thursday helping the middle school start pickleball in gym class. The school has paddles, nets and one court taped to the floor.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kenai voters will decide on a homeowner tax break worth about $326 a year

Kenai voters decide in November on a homeowner tax exemption worth about $326 a year. It would cost the city roughly $434,000 annually in revenue.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A gravel company can dig below the water table on Beaver Loop

A gravel company can dig two pits below the water table on Beaver Loop Road, over a neighbor's objections about his wells and the noise.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Aug 26

Kenai man says a gravel company mislabeled a salmon stream on his land

A Kenai man says a gravel company mislabeled a salmon stream on his property to avoid a 50-foot buffer — and dug up that buffer without permission.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 12

Kenai Elks Lodge RV spaces get a city permit after years without one

Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for six RV spaces at the Elks Lodge that operated without one for years.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Kenai will pay a high school pool's utility bills to keep it open another year

Kenai will pay $46,400 of a high school pool's utility bill to keep it open one more year. The swim club's hourly rate more than doubles.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Kenai council to hear public testimony Sept. 2 on $75,000 home tax exemption ballot question

Kenai City Council hears public testimony Sept. 2 on a ballot measure that would exempt the first $75,000 of assessed home value from city property tax, effective Jan. 1, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Kenai council to vote Sept. 2 on FAA-funded airport perimeter fence contract

Kenai City Council votes Sept. 2 on a FAA-funded airport perimeter fence upgrade, with contract details and grant amount to be disclosed at the public hearing.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kenai anglers won't get the extra coho they were expecting this fall

Kenai River anglers won't get the usual bump to three coho on Sept. 1 — the limit stays at two through November as silver runs look weak across Cook Inlet.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read