City of Soldotna

The city of Soldotna is gathering all the ideas it can from residents and business owners before it puts together a plan to create a walkable, business-friendly downtown along the Kenai River.

Soldotna's Chera Wackler will fill the seat left vacant by representative-elect Justin Ruffridge through October.

The process was set in motion by a Pride month performance in Soldotna Creek Park that drew a lot of heat last summer.

Queen was appointed to the city manager position in 2018.

Kenai Peninsula Borough voters will weigh in on two bonds this October, for upgrades to over dozen schools and for a new emergency services building. Soldotna voters will also vote on a bond to finance a field house next to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

We spoke with the candidates for Soldotna City Council during a live candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library on Sept. 6. This forum was the second in our candidate forum series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion.

We spoke with the candidates for Soldotna City Council during a live candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library on Sept. 6. This forum was the second in our candidate forum series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion.

Good Time Charlie's in Soldotna closed its doors last month, and will be demolished next week. But what happens when the only strip club in a community closes? And how did Good Time Charlie's operate for 30 years after being bought out for a highway project?

That pushback started in June, when a short clip of a drag queen dancing on stage at Soldotna Creek Park circulated social media. The city then received a flood of comments from those who took issue with what they said were inappropriate dancing and clothing from the performer.

The City of Soldotna is creating a network of ADA-accessible paved trails so that people of all abilities can access all the park has to offer. Seniors at Heritage Place have helped push that project along from the start.