The winners will represent the KPBSD in the state competition at the end of February.

The commissioning ceremony represents the cutter’s formal entry into active service and its readiness to conduct operational missions.

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

The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce released its new 2026 Visitor Guide at their ‘Love Soldotna Social Mixer’ on Friday, Feb. 13, hosted by Echo Lake Meats.

The event will be held at 6:30 pm on Friday, Feb. 27, in the CPH Campus River Tower.

The Alaska Marine Highway System has opened bookings for its Summer 2026 ferry schedule, covering travel from May 1 through September 30.

The engineer’s estimate for the project places the total construction cost between $250,000 and $500,000.

Economic Development Director Linda Mitchell told the council the session was intended to explain “how planning and zoning works,” and to clarify what it means when uses shift between permitted, conditional, and prohibited classifications.

State and federal officials announced significant strides in combating drug trafficking in Alaska during a press conference on Thursday at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.