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.

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.

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.

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.

The ruling will move management of the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone to the federal government, and create new rules for commercial gillnetters who fish in the area.

A group of Soldotna Girl Scouts have designed and manufactured a product that can help prevent human-caused wildfires. The innovation won first prize at the annual Caring for the Kenai competition, an environmental awareness contest for high school students across the Kenai Peninsula.

A Homer man is arrested for possessing child pornography. And, the Alaska House Judiciary Committee proposes an amendment that would allow public funding to go to private and religious educational institutions. Plus, new art installations will soon be unveiled in Kenai.

Police arrest a Kenai man after they say he planned to have sex with a minor. And, Alaska gets a new Chief Medical Officer. Plus, a Soldotna educator is in the running for the Reader’s Digest “America’s Favorite Teacher” competition.

Our guest this week is Mary McCubbins, who organizes the lineup for the Levitt AMP Soldotna summer music series.

Our guest is Robert Ruffner, a Kenai Peninsula resident who recently completed a three-week raft adventure in Bolivia.