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The school board approves a contract with teacher and support staff unions that includes raises. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula Borough appropriates extra funding for snow removal at schools, and a local performing arts group plans a community dance.

The Kenai bluff stabilization project has a contractor. Plus, elementary and middle schoolers try out ice fishing and species identification on Sport Lake, and Kenai Peninsula College students reassemble a beluga whale skeleton.

The state owes the Kenai school district more than $5 million, according to a letter from the U.S. Department of Education. And a Kenai Chamber Luncheon presenter tells the story of Kenai’s iconic Russian Orthodox Church.

Cook Inletkeeper talks two renewable energy bills and ways to fight for them locally. Plus, federal agencies reject the Alaska Department of Transportation’s four-year plan for federally funded highway projects.

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe acquires a building as a hub for its upcoming bus system. The Alaska Legislature continues to grapple with a complex education funding bill, and a popular play about Alaska history is now a high school class.

Located just behind Arby’s in the heart of Kenai is Madly Krafty, a one-stop gift shop specializing in hand-crafted goods. Custom-made coffee cups, ornaments, woodworking and t-shirts are just some of what the new store has to offer.

A retired Air Force general and fighter pilot runs for the District 8 State House Seat. Plus, a new study shows that pollock abundance surveys may not fully account for the way fish respond to climate change.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries kicks off its two-week-long meeting about Cook Inlet finfish. And, the city of Homer talks growing cities sustainably. Plus, a local cancer advocacy nonprofit will host a fundraiser this Saturday.

The state of Alaska has seen a backlog in pending applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as SNAP. As a result, some Kenai Peninsula residents who rely on food assistance are leaning more on the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank.

Everything Bagels has a new owner, and a wintery beer fest brings craft breweries from around the state to Soldotna.