Kenai Peninsula News

Troopers say 30-year-old Tyler Moyer, of Anchorage, was wanted on a $50,000 felony arrest warrant.

For both the teachers’ union and the support staff union, the district is proposing a three year contract that includes a 2.5% pay raise the first year and a 1% pay raise for each of the next two years. That’s less than what the two unions asked for.

Alaska State Troopers say the hikers were roughly a quarter of a mile up the Exit Glacier Trail when they were attacked. Both sustained non-life-threatening injuries after fighting off the bear.

The Alaska LNG Project nets two more agreements as project owners prepare to make a final development decision. Plus, one Alaska centenarian shares secrets to a happy life.

Glenfarne and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation will hold an open house Oct. 8 at the North Peninsula Recreation Center from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to share project updates and meet with residents.

Election Day is Oct. 7.

The bears are scheduled to arrive in Kenai from Utah next month, in time for an unveiling at the end of October.

The contract is good for three years and is the product of negotiations between Soldotna city officials and the statewide Public Safety Employees Association.

The building can house up to 96 students. But when spring classes start Jan. 12, Residence Hall Coordinator Hunter Moos says they’ll cap the number of residents at around 25 to start, then reevaluate based on demand.

When considering which schools to close, Superintendent Clayton Holland says the 12-person committee will consider building conditions and deferred maintenance, potential cost savings and larger regional impacts.