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Students with the central peninsula chapter of AFS look back on their school years so far in Alaska. And an update on the commission that makes salary recommendations for elected officials.

Soldotna has a new city manager. The flood service area for Seward and Bear Creek is getting a full-time employee to oversee mitigation there. And a large earthquake hits just west of Homer.

The Alaska Board of Game considers proposals on trapping restrictions on the Kenai Peninsula. Scientists walk back warnings for two Aleutian Chain volcanoes. And Gov. Mike Dunleavy nominates an executive at the Coastal Villages Region Fund as his top choice to serve on the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council.

Voting in Homer Electric Association’s 2023 election opens Friday. This year, voters in each of HEA’s three districts will decide between two candidates for the co-op’s board of directors.

Rep. Ben Carpenter proposes a 2% statewide sales tax. Plus, Seward students return to the stage in a production of Cinderella, and there will be a tsunami warning test tomorrow.

State economist Gunnar Shultz says that increasing short-term housing has been connected to declining options for long-term renters.

When schools in Alaska drop below 10 students, they lose full state funding and can be shut down. Today, the peninsula's smallest schools are in the clear — but it hasn't always been that way.

Good Time Charlie's in Soldotna closed its doors last month, and will be demolished next week. But what happens when the only strip club in a community closes? And how did Good Time Charlie's operate for 30 years after being bought out for a highway project?

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.