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Bycatch Task Force works to refine mission ahead of November deadline

On the regular Thursday Covid Brief with host Josh Krohn, guests were South Peninsula Hospital’s Derotha Ferraro and Public Health Nurse Lorne Caroll.

On the regular Thursday Covid Brief host Josh Krohn was joined by SPH spokesperson Derotha Ferraro. Ferraro reported on the current situation at the hospital, as well as an update on boosters.

“This is a large issue. It's complex and it's sensitive,” said Kenai Peninsula Borough Land Management Agent Dakota Truitt. “There's going to be a huge impact.”

As the spruce bark beetle continues to chew through forests in Southcentral Alaska, now affecting an estimated 1.6 million acres, the clock is ticking to salvage any marketable value out of that wood.

Newly reported Covid cases for the Kenai Peninsula continue to hold at relatively low numbers when compared to weeks past.

FIFTEEN MUSHERS ARE SIGNED UP FOR THIS YEAR’S KOBUK 440 SLED DOG RACE, set to take off from Kotzebue on Thursday, April 7. Last year’s winner Ryan Redington returns, along with other Iditarod finishers and local Northwest Arctic competitors.

Fewer people have tested positive locally in the past week, matching Covid decline elsewhere.

Both Mariner squads go 2-1.

At least two Alaska Department of Corrections staff members have faced charges in recent months for bringing opioid addiction recovery medication into correctional facilities on the Kenai Peninsula. These cases, advocates say, could be related to gaps in treatment programs at Alaska prisons and jails.