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As the rest of the country deals with heat waves, Southcentral Alaska is having a cool and rainy summer. Plus, the City of Valdez is scrambling after one cruise ship company canceled a season's worth of tour dates in the city.

This week, we hosted Matt Miller from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game for a discussion about the personal use fisheries in the Cook Inlet region.

The assembly considers asking voters if borough elections should be moved to the same day as state elections in November. And peony farmers in Southcentral Alaska struggle during a cold and rainy summer.

Tsunami warnings and sirens rang out across the Kenai Peninsula on Saturday. Plus, the Soldotna Senior Center adjusts after losing major sources of funding.

A viral video captured in Cooper Landing shows a brawl between four dogs and a bear. Plus, Bristol Bay fisherman planned a protest following low sockeye prices.

Tough weather doesn’t stop runners at the Mount Marathon Race this week. And emergency responders say the Fritz Creek General Store, just outside of Homer, could be a total loss after a fire destroys the decades-old building.

The borough assembly supports a resolution backing a possible statewide ban on trans girls in women’s sports. And a sandhill crane in Homer is rescued after being shot with an arrow.

The school board approves drawing on savings to balance the budget, after the governor vetoed one-time state funding for schools. A former Soldotna teacher and union president pleads not guilty to sexual abuse of a minor charges. And a pro-ranked choice group has filed a complaint against an anti-ranked choice group, alleging it violated campaign finance laws by funneling them through church.

A man is arrested in Western Alaska for two sexual assaults in Soldotna. Plus, the Forest Service plans to build five new public cabins on the Kenai Peninsula, and Alaska is experiencing chemotherapy drug shortages.

Our guests on this episode are two of the people behind Cat Tree & Barkery, a local kitten rescue organization that also provides spay and neuter clinics for the community.