The Kenai Chamber of Commerce held their 2023 job shadow luncheon on Wednesday at Kenai Christian Church for Kenai Central High School juniors and senior looking to explore the wide variety of careers that the peninsula has to offer.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, through Resolution 2023-014, has established funding priorities for large projects to be submitted for the 2023 Alaska legislative session.

The role of the Kenai Peninsula College, opportunities available through KPC and KPC’s role within the community and within the University of Alaska system; were addressed during a recent visit to the Kenai Peninsula by University of Alaska, Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell.

The Alaska Board of Game is accepting proposed changes to hunting and trapping regulations for the Interior, Arctic, & Western areas of Alaska.

Soldotna’s celebration of winter – Frozen RiverFest 2023 – is set for Saturday, February 17th with the “Defy the Cold” gathering at Soldotna Creek Park from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The special borough mayor election polling locations closed around the Kenai Peninsula at 8:00 p.m. and the KSRM News Department is monitoring the results.

Governor Mike Dunleavy issued Administrative Order 343 to address unprecedented workforce shortages in state jobs by removing the requirement of a four-year college degree for most state jobs.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced an any-moose registration hunt (RM831) that will open on Tuesday, March 1, 2023.

Voters will take to the polls to vote for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor. Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

The extension affects approximately 2,998 acres of National Forest System lands within the Chugach National Forest to provide for continued protection of the Russian River and Upper Russian Lake Recreation Corridor.