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The City of Kenai celebrates the completion of its long-sought bluff stabilization project. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly won't cap senior property tax exemptions, for now. Plus, a seal rehabilitated at the Alaska SeaLife Center is released in Petersburg.

Strong winds cause power outages for thousands of Homer Electric Association customers on the central Kenai Peninsula. Plus, teenagers are an increasingly important part of Alaska's workforce.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Samantha Springer, executive director of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.

The Alaska LNG Project nets another nonbinding agreement with a Japanese utility company. Alaskans will not receive SNAP, or food stamp, benefits for November, according to the state division of public assistance. Plus, Alaskans share subsistence foods with the evacuees from Western Alaska.

A Ninilchik group works to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Plus, the final part of a series from the Alaska Desk about food security.

Kenai Peninsula school board members consider three charter school-related proposals. President Donald Trump signs a disaster declaration for Western Alaska. Plus, the third in a four-part series about food security in Alaska.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly overhauls the borough's property tax code. A walrus rehabilitated at the Alaska SeaLife Center will feature in a public television show. Plus, the next installment in a four-part series from the Alaska Desk about food security.

The Nikiski Post Office reopens after shutting its doors more than two months ago. Alaska set a new visitor record for the tourism season that ended in April. Plus, Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski takes to the Senate floor to call on her congressional colleagues to end the government shutdown.

Kenai Aviation ceases operations, effective Monday. Peninsula property owners need to reapply for the Kenai Peninsula Borough's residential tax exemption. Plus, Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon reflects on how the response to devastating storms in Western Alaska reflect how the state handle's the impacts of climate change.

The National Weather Service forecasts between eight and 12 inches of snow for Thursday, likely disrupting travel between the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage. The ongoing federal government shutdown hits programs for Alaska Native communities. Plus, a bill before Congress would protect Alaska Native access to walrus ivory.