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A new bill introduced by State Sen. Jesse Bjorkman would allow local lumber producers to grade their own lumber, rather than using a third-party agency. Proponents hope it will benefit Alaska sawmill owners and contractors.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is facing a $13.1 million deficit for the next fiscal year. This issue comes as districts statewide struggle with a lack of inflationary adjustments to the education funding from the state.

The Peninsula Period Network is working to put free period products in all Kenai Peninsula schools. Our guest, network founder Chera Wackler, talks about the process of making that goal a reality.

A woman is charged in Kasilof for letting her dog harass a moose until it dies. David Brame presents the final installment in his Dusty Funkaverse series at the Bunnell Street Arts Center this month. And a look into the factors behind Alaska’s higher maternal death rate in 2021.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is taking another stab at a management plan for the federal Cook Inlet fishery. And voting in Homer Electric Association’s 2023 election opens tomorrow.

Soldotna considers strategies to help with employee recruitment lags. Plus, behind the scenes of a popular self defense course for Kenai Peninsula women.

A Soldotna author debuts his first book. Plus, the overdose-reversing drug Narcan will now be available over the counter.

A fire at Kenai's Uptown Motel leaves on man dead. State education officials give the final OK to a proposed charter school in Nikolaevsk. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy gives his final State of the State address.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Jason Moan and Diane Campbell, with the Alaska Division of Forestry to talk about all things spruce bark beetles.

An annual Soldotna event connects resources with people experiencing homelessness. Alaska's state board of education greenlights a school psychology master's program. Plus, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls on the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security to resign over immigration operations in Minnesota.