The KSRM News Department has compiled some top headlines of the week.

Hunters in Southcentral Alaska will be interested to learn the new reporting requirements for black bear in Alaska Department of Fish & Game management unit 6D, which stipulates that kills must now be reported within 3 days of harvest.

Governor Mike Dunleavy will sign House Bill 141 this Saturday, at 2:00 p.m. at the Alaska State Fair Grounds, officially establishing every June 9th as Don Young Day in Alaska

Multiple law enforcement agencies from around Alaska conducted a joint-effort to disrupt the drug trade and associated criminal activity in the Fairbanks and North Pole area.

Wind turbines offer a high potential for renewable energy, but much is unknown about the effects such an addition would have on the critical ecosystem of coastal waters. Apropos, the impact such an addition would have on one of Alaska’s most critical economic features: its world class fisheries.

Following the death of his late son, a Fairbanks man has begun riding his bicycle from Fairbanks to Soldotna every year to raise money for those recovering from drug addiction.

A local non-profit dedicated to promoting literacy in local youth, and a local festival were recipients of the City of Soldotna’s quarterly Mini-Grant. The Greater Kenai/Soldotna Imagination Library, and the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival each received a $1,000 grant during a special meeting of the Soldotna City Council on Wednesday.

The Kenai River Sport Fishing Classic Roundtable was held at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Wednesday.

The Challenger Center of Alaska in Kenai will be hosting the Geo-Challenge, and the Beyond the Moon Banquet on September 23rd.