A wind storm with gusts as high as 30 miles per hour caused damage across the central Kenai Peninsula, and left nearly 6,000 residents without power Thursday; The Kenai Art Center is currently undergoing a leadership change as its first-ever executive director steps down; and a new lumber grading program spearheaded by Nikiski Republican Sen. Jesse Bjorkman was signed into law last week.
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