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Bethel-based airline hopes to fly Kenai-Anchorage starting in June
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (392+ words) A Bethel-based airline hopes to start flying between Kenai and Anchorage next month. The Kenai City Council last week gave city officials permission to enter into a lease agreement with Fox Air for passenger service. Kenai City Manager Terry Eubank…...
School board OKs budget that closes schools, cuts millions in programs and staff
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1344+ words) Four Kenai Peninsula schools will close their doors this summer, while others face cuts to librarians, pool facilities, and various extracurriculars. That's after school board members approved the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District's spending plan Monday night. The board says…...
Working school district budget draft closes schools, eliminates librarians
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (950+ words) The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District's working budget draft closes four schools, totally eliminates library employees and increases student activity fees, among other things. The cuts are being proposed as school board members trying to reconcile a roughly $8. 5 million forecast…...
Facing deficit, school board revisits school closures, pool operations
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (731+ words) The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is bracing for another tough budget season. Early estimates put the district about $8. 5 million in the red if it maintained the same staffing and programs next school year. The clock is ticking for the…...
School board closes K-12 Nikolaevsk School, citing cost savings
1+ year, 6+ day ago (548+ words) The K-12 school in Nikolaevsk will permanently shut its doors at the end of this school year. That's after Kenai Peninsula school board members unanimously voted to close the school Monday to save money. The district faced a $17 million deficit to…...
Kenai bear attack leaves one seriously injured
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) A 36-year-old woman was attacked near her driveway in Kenai at around 5: 45 a. m Tuesday morning. Kenai bear attack leaves one seriously injured Alaska State Troopers are asking Kenai residents to be on high alert after a bear attack left a…...
Hikers injured in Seward bear attack
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (469+ words) The Exit Glacier Trail in Seward is closed until further notice after two people were attacked by a brown bear while hiking Wednesday. Alaska State Troopers say the hikers were roughly a quarter of a mile up the trail when…...