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We talked to three local leaders about how housing availability impacts the workforce, volunteers and seniors across The Kenai.

The Kenai Peninsula is a vast collection of distant communities, which makes it a difficult place to navigate without a car. This week, representatives from many local organizations got together to discuss the gaps in public transportation on the peninsula, and what can be done to fill them.

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.

The Kenai River king salmon sport fishery and Cook Inlet east side set-net fishery will close this summer due to low king salmon forecasts. Researchers plan a study on wildfire mitigation in Kenai Peninsula hot spots. And this year’s pool of Iditarod racers is the smallest in the race’s history.