Nikolaevsk

The district estimates it will save roughly half a million in the first year after closing the school.

In recent years, the school’s enrollment has plummeted. The school’s built for 175 students. But next year, the district forecasts only 19 will enroll. And as school district officials consider what to cut, Nikolaevsk’s school remains a top candidate.

During a six-hour deliberation, board members praised the effort of the charter group, but retained concerns about budget, curriculum and technical issues in the application. The board ultimately rejected the charter in a 5-4 vote.

A group of parents in Nikolaevsk are taking their charter school application to the district for a second time.

In response to concerns about culture, transportation and enrollment, among others, parents of the small Kenai Peninsula community say they’d like to see a charter school up and running next fall. But the district says they're too late.

Personalized learning and conflict resolution were two of the programs highlighted by the Nikolaevsk School principal at last week’s Kenai Peninsula…

A Nikolaevsk man is dead and one Alaska State Trooper is injured after an officer-involved shooting Saturday evening. Troopers received a report that…