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On today's episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're joined by two members of the Cook Inlet Harbor Safety Committee.

For both the teachers’ union and the support staff union, the district is proposing a three year contract that includes a 2.5% pay raise the first year and a 1% pay raise for each of the next two years. That’s less than what the two unions asked for.

An Anchor Point man is sentenced after firing at two health care nonprofits. A popular climber from Anchorage dies after a fall in Yosemite National Park. The state says it has enough reserves to cover a federal food program during the government shutdown, for now. Plus, a new report shows an uptick in whale entanglements.

Federal funding for a program that subsidizes rural air service will continue for now despite the federal government shutdown. Plus, Alaska LNG Project developers meet with residents in Nikiski.

Absentee ballots change the outcome of a Kenai Peninsula school board race. State school board members send a proposed local funding regulation change back to the state. Plus, a popular Homer roadside landmark gets a new home in a community park.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Erin Thompson, Jeff Helminiak and Jake Dye, formerly of the Peninsula Clarion to talk about their decision to resign from the paper and the future of local news on the Kenai Peninsula.

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.

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is one of 40 airports around the country that will slash air traffic by 10% starting Friday. Plus, a Kenai charter school won't get a high school program, for now.

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.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Lisa Parker, who was recently inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame.