Soldotna City Council

Olson served six terms in the Alaska State House of Representatives. He died of pancreatic cancer last Thursday.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. for today's municipal election, which includes races for city councils, the borough assembly, school board and more. Check KDLL throughout the evening for updated election results.

Candidate forums return next week, in advance of the October municipal election. The first forum on Monday, Sept. 4 will feature Soldotna City Council and mayoral candidates.

A vote on whether to sell the utility to Homer Electric narrowly failed in May. Despite public opposition, the city council voted to put it back on the ballot, along with a question of whether the approval threshold should be lowered from 60% to a simple majority.

The ordinance was part of a trio of proposed changes to park and city policies — the latest in a months-long response to a drag performance at Soldotna Pride in the Park last summer.

Janette Bower has been city manager of Seward since 2021. The city is now extending a conditional offer of employment to her, pending a background check and contract negotiations.

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

The election of two local politicians to state office is leaving vacancies on both the Soldotna City Council and Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly.

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.