City of Kenai

City council members approved a contract with Moore’s Landscaping for the project this summer.

It’s been 17 years since Kenai last held a land auction.

The victors of this year's Kenai Silver Salmon Derby were crowned this week. The annual fishing derby awards youth and adult prizes on a 'magic weight" determined by spinning a wheel.

This week is the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby, an annual fishing event that aims to harm less fish than traditional derbies. While the event spreads awareness about sustainable fishing practices, it also helps to fund projects that benefit salmon habitat.

In what used to be a Chinese restaurant in Kenai is The Glaze, a newly-opened donut shop that sells an assortment of breakfast goodies. The restaurant has been a dream of the family-owned business for years.

The City of Kenai is home to over a dozen parks, including the Field of Flowers on Lawton Drive. After taking a year off to kill unwanted weeds, the field’s blooms are especially abundant this season.

Martha's Cocina is Kenai's newest Mexican restaurant. The eatery is home to a number of Latin American favorites, in addition to daily menu specials and numerous tequila options.

As of Tuesday, more than 400,000 sockeye salmon have been counted as part of the Kenai River’s late-run sockeye fishery.

That study, conducted by Volaire Aviation, found nearly all people flying from Kenai to Anchorage travel to a second destination. For most travelers, that destination is Seattle.

Modern-day police vehicles often use more electricity than a common car, which can drain the vehicle’s battery quickly. To combat this, the City of Kenai’s vehicle maintenance shop has developed an onboard jump-start system, which lets officers fire up the vehicle’s battery from the driver’s seat in seconds.