Southcentral Alaska has seen an increase in wasp activity this year. Mild winters are good for overwintering queens, and more queens means more nests come springtime.
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AVTEC closes Anchorage campus due to budget cuts
Alaska’s Institute of Technology, also known as AVTEC or the Alaska Vocational Technical Center, had to close the doors to their Anchorage satellite campus Aug. 15, because of budget cuts.
Kenai Assembly to consider moment of silence after Satanic invocation, protests
Kenai Peninsula Assembly Vice President Brent Johnson plans to introduce an ordinance at the meeting Tuesday, August 23, that would replace the invocation or prayer said at the beginning of meetings with a moment of silence.
Homer art gallery hosts “Decolonizing Alaska” exhibit
The art exhibit “Decolonizing Alaska” recently debuted in Homer, Alaska’s Bunnell Street Arts Center. The exhibit will travel to Valdez, Washington D.C., Juneau and Anchorage.
Homer Tribune back in print with new owner
The Homer Tribune has new owners as well as a new look. The weekly newspaper is issuing a print edition again right in time for its 25th Anniversary this August.
Homer council shows concern over proposed naval training
Homer City Council passed a resolution on Aug. 8, formally requesting changes to U.S. Navy training exercises in the Gulf of Alaska. The proposed training area is 24 nautical miles from the Kenai Peninsula shoreline, just south of Prince William Sound and east of Kodiak Island.
Gala concerts to close summer orchestra music festival
Audiences have been enjoying the sweet sounds of the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra’s Summer Music Festival this week and last. It’s about to wrap up, with noon concerts Thursday and Friday, and gala concerts Friday and Saturday.
Voters won’t get say in boundary between South and Central Peninsula hospitals
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted at its July 26 meeting whether to ask voters in the October municipal election if the boundary line should be moved south. That vote was a tie, so the measure failed.
Federal Health Official Praises Kenaitze Programs
Federal official praises the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s innovations in health and wellness.
Phone scams target Kenai Peninsula seniors
Michelle Tabler, Alaska Regional Manager for the Better Business Bureau, says she has gotten several reports of the so-called “Publishers Clearinghouse scam” in Homer and Soldotna.