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Twenty-six places in Alaska are renamed to remove a derogatory name for Native women, and the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival returns to Soldotna tomorrow.

We spoke with three of the candidates for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during a live candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library on Sept. 12. This forum was the third in our candidate forum series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion.

A Kenai man dies during a standoff with police, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough releases new information about Mayor Charlie Pierce's resignation. Plus, the state's new bycatch taskforce is preparing its first recommendations.

As she nears retirement, Kenai Superior Court Judge Jennifer Wells reflects on her 30-year career in the court system. And KPC dedicates its anthropology lab to Dr. Alan Boraas.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District restores some bus routes. One house in Soldotna tallies nearly 800 trick-or-treaters this Halloween. And Alaska farmers grapple with unusual weather.

Tuesday is the last day to vote in a slate of state and national elections in Alaska. In the final days before Nov. 8, central Kenai Peninsula candidates for State House and Senate have been working hard to rake in any remaining votes.

Alaska's minimum wage is increasing by about 50 cents. For the first time, kindergarten and first-grade students in Anchor Point are learning how to play the violin at school. And a Soldotna man dies Friday when his car rolls over near Summit Lake.

Muralists are taking over the walls at the Kenai Art Center. Plus, Kenai now has a city-wide network of little libraries.

Kenai Peninsula College is hosting free astronomy evenings next month. What's next for the plan to build a new Kachemak Selo School after it was left off October's bond package. Plus, an update on Sunday's Cordova plane crash.

The forum was the latest in our series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion. We spoke with candidates Ginger Bryant and Louie Flora, running for District 6.