Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members voted Tuesday to put the question on the ballot for the upcoming municipal election.

This is the first year peninsula voters will cast ballots in November instead of October.

Seventeen gubernatorial candidates and their lieutenant governor running mates appeared on the primary ballot, and results show voters on the central and northern Kenai Peninsula were far from unified on any one ticket.

Seward Middle School was one of four schools Kenai Peninsula school board members voted to close earlier this year to save money.

The onsite joint command says it’s gone several days without seeing any sheen in the area.

Thursday’s announcement comes on the heels of a lackluster sockeye season in the Kenai River, and as the river’s king fishery remains closed outright due to poor runs.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has a new member. Borough voters will consider limiting how long school board members can stay in office. Plus, defenders of ranked-choice voting say the system worked as intended during the August primary.

More than a dozen candidates file to run for local office. The pool of candidates for governor undergoes a last-minute shakeup. Plus, a community in the Aleutians works to develop what it's calling a "research economy."

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're airing the first installment in our 2026 candidate forum series. Up first are the candidates for House District 8.

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re airing part of a gubernatorial forum organized by the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce.