The first barge of rocks will arrive in Kenai on May 16 from Sand Point, in the Aleutians.

Two die in a plane crash near Nanwalek. Construction on the Kenai bluff erosion project starts this month. Plus, high school seniors learn financial literacy skills during an interactive program.

Students at Nikiski Middle/High School are hitting the stage in their “Blue Suede Shoes.” That’s because this year’s spring musical is Elvis Presley inspired.

Alaskans have been stocking up on emergency supplies in preparation for a possible eruption of Mt. Spurr. For retailers on the Kenai Peninsula, that often means filling – and refilling – shelves with help from distributors in the Lower 48.

Salt brine is one way the Alaska Department of Transportation treats Kenai Peninsula roadways in the winter. And while thousands of people and the borough assembly have pushed back against the use of the somewhat corrosive mixture, one local student was recognized for introducing a road treatment alternative.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland says the new initiatives have added to the district’s workload.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland says he's putting students first amid various federal directives. Plus, Nikiski Middle/High School students channel Elvis Presley in a new school musical.

Monday’s mass paid special attention to the death of Pope Francis, who Brosamer says was sometimes referred to as a pope “from the margins.”

News outlets report the White House is planning a liquefied natural gas summit in Alaska. A Catholic priest on the central Kenai Peninsula remembers the life and legacy of Pope Francis. Plus, the annual Caring for the Kenai competition has a new winner.

The board approved two groups of contracts. The first was for nontenured teachers. The second was for teachers who will achieve tenure once the next school year begins.