In a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meeting full of pleas, tears, and stories of Sterling Elementary’s personal impacts, many faculty, students, and community members advocated keeping the school open.

The borough’s proposed contribution would allocate $57.6 million in local support for schools, about $4.7 million short of the cap amount of $62.3 million.

A jury previously convicted Dayan on 15 counts, including second-degree murder, manslaughter, burglary, and more.

With a 9-0 vote by the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Nikolaevsk School has been officially set for permanent closure, effective June 30, the end of the 2024–2025 school year.

Begich called the move “a smart investment in safety and commonsense governance.”

AmSpec LLC is now authorized to perform a wide range of industry-standard procedures used to analyze crude oil and fuel.

Make your child a happy camper at the Kenai Watershed Forum’s summer camps, where they can enjoy exploring creeks, frolicking in the forest, and singing camp songs at this week-long day camp.

The Alaska Youth Leadership Forum is accepting applications for its 2025 summer sessions, offering a free, weeklong program designed to empower youth with disabilities.

A $49 million federal initiative is expanding Alaska’s mariculture industry, offering a promising economic and environmental opportunity for coastal communities.

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