The 33rd Caring for the Kenai was held at Kenai Central High School on Thursday, April 20th and Cook Inlet Academy (CIA) Sophomore Paxton McKnight impressed the judges with an inexpensive water filtration system he made from buckets.

Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation, Friday April 21st, establishing two new state funds to combat opioid addiction in the state.

Representative Peltola announced the 15 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests, including three on the Kenai Peninsula, that she will submit to the relevant House Appropriations subcommittees in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget cycle.

March’s job count was up 2.3 percent from last March, an increase of 7,000.

The Alaska State Board of Education & Early Development (DEED) adopted regulations associated with the Alaska Reads Act on Wednesday, April 19th and approved regulations related to a Statewide Screening Tool to go out for public comment.

The Soldotna Police Department will serve as the collection point for the Central Peninsula spring take-back event on Saturday.  Turn in unused or expired medications for safe disposal from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22.

HEA will begin receiving a firm supply of non-interruptible natural gas from ENSTAR as early as April 2024.

Discharging sewage with less than primary treatment can result in penalties of up to $2,000.