Seward

Seward is the future home port of a new fast-response cutter and a new icebreaker – one of Alaska’s first-ever through the new federal Arctic Security Cutter program. The two ships will be used to patrol and defend Alaska’s coast and respond to maritime emergencies.

On Monday, the city council gave city officials permission to sign a five-year contract with the Kenai Peninsula Borough to take over utility and maintenance costs.

Inside the machine are opioid overdose reversal kits, Alka-Seltzer cold and flu medicine and personal hygiene products – all available for free, 24/7, 365 days a year.

The school district wants an inflationary bump to what it got from the borough last year. That still comes with millions in cuts to programs and staff. That’s why others are asking the borough for the maximum funding allowable under state law, also called the ‘cap.’

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Dr. Kiefer Forsch and Sarah Aarons to hear more about their study of two glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Voters narrowly killed an effort to sell the city’s electric utility to Homer Electric Association during a special election two years ago.

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 climber from Switzerland was found on a steep cliff about 4,000 feet above sea level. Troopers say he was uninjured but did not have proper climbing equipment.

The borough thinks its stranded 2,000 acres could be turned into a residential development. Housing availability on the eastern peninsula is notoriously limited.

The inaugural Seward Salmon and Song Festival kicked off last weekend and welcomed both local and national acts, like The Brothers Comatose. Lead singer and guitarist Ben Morrison sat down with KDLL to talk about his band.