LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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On the Kenai Peninsula, several Alaska Native villages off the road system boast vibrant schools that focus on connecting students with modern opportunities and traditional knowledge. This is the fourth installment of KDLL's five-part series about Kenai Peninsula schools.
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At its Tuesday meeting, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly set the floor for its school district contribution at $56.2 million.
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The Southern Kenai Peninsula is home to several villages of Russian Old Believers. In the public schools in the villages, Old Believer culture and bilingual education run throughout the school day. This is the third part in our five-part series about schools on the Kenai Peninsula.
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Three of the Kenai Peninsula’s smallest schools are in the rural communities of Moose Pass, Cooper Landing and Hope. Small populations mean individualized education, multigrade extracurriculars and a distinct social environment. This is the second installment in a five-part series about schools on the Kenai Peninsula.
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With 42 schools spread across a land area bigger than West Virginia, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is a good candidate for ‘Most Unique District in America’ according to its superintendent. This is the first in a five-part series about the diversity of schools on the peninsula.
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This year marks 60 years since Sterling Elementary School has been a part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. In commemoration of the anniversary, the school held a birthday celebration, which brought together teachers, families and current and former students.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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On the Kenai Peninsula, several Native villages with small populations boast vibrant schools that focus on connecting students with modern opportunities and traditional knowledge. KDLL’s Riley Board visited two fly-in only schools for this fourth part in our series about the diversity of public schooling on Kenai Peninsula. And, Trout Unlimited offers an opportunity to catch some fly-fishing skills and release extraneous outdoor equipment.
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The Southern Kenai Peninsula is home to several villages of Russian Old Believers, a group that split from the Russian Orthodox Church in 1654 and came to the United States in the 1960s. In the public schools in the villages, Old Believer culture and bilingual education run throughout the school day. For the third part in our series about the peninsula’s schools, KDLL’s Riley Board visited three Old Believer communities. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula Borough set the funding level for the school district next year, with some wiggle room.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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Our guests this week are some of the organizers behind the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, an annual birding event in Homer. We’re also joined Ted Floyd, editor of Birding Magazine.
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Our guest this week is Mary McCubbins, who organizes the lineup for the Levitt AMP Soldotna summer music series.
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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Economist Sam Tappen presented at this week's Industry Outlook Forum in Soldotna, where he said the Kenai Peninsula has fared better than the rest of the state in rebounding from the post-pandemic recession.
LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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It’s the first week of the month, which means new art installations will be unveiled in Kenai. Gallery-goers can anticipate feeling both thrilled and calmed when viewing a combined total of over 70 pieces of work.
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A Soldotna educator is in the running for the Reader’s Digest “America’s Favorite Teacher” competition, an annual contest that recognizes teachers who go above and beyond for their students. The winner will receive $25,000, a trip to Hawaii and will appear in the magazine.
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The proposed amendment would allow public funds to go to private schools, and comes after an Alaska Superior Court judge threw out the state’s correspondence school funding program.
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57-year-old Ronald Scott Morris was arrested on counts of unlawful exploitation of a minor, enticement of a minor and misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree.
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This year marks a decade since the Soldotna Public Library opened its expanded facility. In celebration of the anniversary, the library held a party, commemorating its progress and the community that made it possible.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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Andy Serkis, the actor who portrayed Gollum, the tormented creature obsessed with the One Ring to rule them all, in Lord of the Rings, will reprise the role in two films centered around the character.
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In 2000, a representative of FC Barcelona was talking with the future star's father. To show the team's commitment, he wrote the contract on a napkin, which could sell for over $600,000.
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There's a fund that commercial airlines pay into for things such as safety inspections, but commercial space companies don't pay into that fund. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 9, 2024.)
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