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Olson served six terms in the Alaska State House of Representatives. He died of pancreatic cancer last Thursday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Soldotna's Chera Wackler will fill the seat left vacant by representative-elect Justin Ruffridge through October.
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The election of two local politicians to state office is leaving vacancies on both the Soldotna City Council and Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly.
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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.
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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.