At March’s Dine & Discuss, Dr. Jason Wallentine, with Central Peninsula Family Practice & Pediatrics, presented “Opioid Risks, Use, and Misuse Avoidance.”

The Alaska Legislative Session in Juneau is midway. It focuses on education funding, public employee retirement, election updates, and energy sustainability.

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

This month’s Beyond the Exhibit, presented by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce Cultural Center, explores Seward’s Folly and post-European contact.

The Kenai City Council enacted an ordinance accepting and appropriating donations to fund the construction of softball dugouts, including a dedication in memory of Hannah Hill.

At Wednesday’s Kenai/Soldotna joint chambers of commerce luncheon, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche presented an update on Cook Inlet energy.

The collaboration aims to enhance the stability of Alaska’s seafood industry, benefiting local fishermen and communities reliant on seafood processing.

The project is a community-driven effort to install a life-size bronze sculpture of a brown bear and her two cubs at the entrance of the Kenai Municipal Airport.

Despite the chill weather, many Alaskans lined the streets of Soldotna with bags of candy in hand and dressed in their favorite green.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has introduced legislation (HB 131, SB 124) to enter Alaska into the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) which will bolster healthcare access and nursing opportunities across the state.