Kenai Conversation KDLL

The Peninsula Period Network is working to put free period products in all Kenai Peninsula schools. Our guest, network founder Chera Wackler, talks about the process of making that goal a reality.

The federal Inflation Reduction Act contains large amounts of funding to incentivize the energy transition nationwide. Our guests talk about how to make the most of that funding here at home.

Incoming Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche joined us in the studio today to talk about the borough-wide issues he plans to address in his new job. Micciche begins his new role as mayor next week.

Shanon Davis is moving on from her role at the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce. We spoke with her and incoming director Maddy McElrea about what the chamber of commerce does, how it has helped businesses throughout the pandemic and the ways in which Soldotna has changed since both of them were growing up here.

We spoke with fisheries economist Gunnar Knapp and set-netter Brent Johnson about trends in Upper Cook Inlet's commercial salmon fishery — from changes in catches and permit prices, to how those numbers track with those coming from Bristol Bay, to how fishermen are reacting to the changing landscape in the inlet.

Four candidates are running for the open Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor seat in the Feb. 14 special election. The winner will serve through the next municipal election, in October.