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Founded in 2013, the Alaska Rug Company uses recycled fishing line and rope to craft handwoven rugs, doormats, baskets and more. The small business recently relocated to the Kenai Peninsula.

A former firefighter who sued the Kenai Peninsula Borough for employment discrimination settles out of court. Plus, two Homer artists are named in a statewide fellowship.

Two Kasilof residents are arrested for the death of their dog after leaving it outside in the cold. Plus, an Anchorage-based Facebook group helps people find what they’re looking for, and the Tsalteshi Trails Association will host its annual Ski For Women 5k race this Sunday.

The borough and HEA receive a $2.74 million federal appropriation for a project that would use methane from a landfill for energy. Plus, a local artist works in an unusual medium, on pieces that are never really complete, and a Kodiak setnet fleet is reeling from an announcement from buyer OBI that it won’t purchase any fish from them.

The federal government says Alaska’s education department owes almost $30 million to four school districts. Plus, Kenai Peninsula College offers a Native beadwork traditions course.

Central Peninsula Hospital opens a new mental wellness clinic. And, Kenai Peninsula Board of Education’s Finance Committee tackles three funding scenarios following Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of an increase to the state’s school funding formula. Plus, a sneak peak at this week's episode of the Kenai Conversation.

The Alaska SeaLife Center hires a new CEO. And, the parent company of three Alaska newspapers is sold to a group of investors to avoid bankruptcy. Plus, a new program allows young readers to build confidence while connecting with a four-legged friend.

Behind a weatherproof sliding-glass door, customers of Echo Lake Meats can find the shop's newest addition. The meat-dispensing vending machine dishes out a variety of the store's products.

Our guest this week is Susan Pope, author of the new memoir "Rivers and Ice: A Woman’s Journey Toward Family and Forgiveness."

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe hosts a meeting about its plan to propose a charter school. And a study of the Homer Harbor expansion project may get funding after experiencing cuts last year, thanks to President Joe Biden’s budget.