Preliminary results from razor clam abundance surveys at Ninilchik and Clam Gulch beaches during April and May showed adult clam numbers remained well below the thresholds required to reopen either fishery.

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

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is kicking off its Great Kenai-Soldotna Food Fight in June, pitting Kenai and Soldotna against each other in a “two towns, one mission” competition.

The Soldotna City Council approved an ordinance on Wednesday that appropriates $38,485 from the city’s Utility Fund to replace the aging monitoring system used at its sewer lift stations.

The AK Division of Banking and Securities is warning residents about a suspected cryptocurrency investment fraud involving BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd., a platform that has drawn regulatory scrutiny in multiple jurisdictions.

National political analysts continued to view Alaska as leaning Republican, with recent political handicapping from the Cook Political Report rating the race as “Likely Republican.”

State officials argue the disclosure system encourages additional North Slope development by eventually making exploration data available to other companies evaluating potential drilling prospects.

The announcement was made during last week’s Kenai City Council meeting.

Friday events will include a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescue demonstration over Kachemak Bay and a C-130 flyover.

The driver and passenger inside one vehicle, and a motorcyclist were all pronounced dead at the scene.