The new rules let the fleet fish eight more hours per week, but restrict the fleet’s fishing grounds.

Earlier this month, the board built three budget scenarios that assume different levels of funding from the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The borough is consistently the district’s second largest source of income, behind the state.

Dunleavy spoke with KDLL one-on-one the day the legislation was introduced.

The more-than-50-year-old road branches off from the Kenai Spur Highway and ends at Wildwood Correctional Complex in North Kenai. Its pothole-addled pavement has long plagued the city.

In practice, Tammy Goggia-Cockrell says that would not change much operationally. She coordinates the center and would become the new department’s director if the proposal passes.

One major change for borough recycling has to do with plastic – the landfill previously had multiple large containers for different types of plastic. But Borough Mayor Peter Micciche says that’s a service that will not be returning.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries approves major changes to the state's management plan for Upper Cook Inlet's commercial driftnet salmon fishery. Plus, a bipartisan elections bill passes the Alaska Legislature.

More than a third of Homer Electric Association members lose power after a snowmachine clips one of the utility’s wires. A U.S. Supreme Court decision could impact voting in Alaska. Plus, Kenai Peninsula school board members continue to hash out a spending plan for the upcoming school year.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by three big players in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s ongoing contract negotiations.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Eileen Bryson with American Field Service’s Alaska chapter and three students who participated in a cultural exchange program.