Life
Sterling Judo Club wins medals
A confident group of mostly Sterling area teens and juniors have represented the Kenai Peninsula in judo competition…
Life
Ides
I thought I was prepared for last Friday, its being Friday the 15th and all. It was close…
Sports
Friday hoops roundup
The Nikiski boys continued their roll through the prep hoops season by defeating Homer 71-37 in a Southcentral…
News
Man found dead in Sterling identified
A man found dead Thursday in Sterling has been identified as Leroy Sather. Sather, 47, was found on…
Letters to the Editor
Thanks for the help
This is a special thank you note to Nikiski fireman Trent Burnett. Two weeks ago as I was…
Letters to the Editor
Christmas gifts a thoughtful touch
I would like to thank John Nelson, with the help of his wife Nancy, for the amazing Christmas…
Sports
Prep basketball: Kenai boys succumb to Ketchikan
The Kenai Central boys hoops team couldn’t survive a comeback by Ketchikan in a 62-52 nonconference loss Thursday…
Sports
Pigskin Pick’Em: And then there were 4
The dream has ended. Hopes of three consecutive Seattle Seahawk Super Bowls ended last Sunday when the Carolina…
News
Nikiski parents creating a cost-effective, cooperative education
A core group of parents are keeping the ball rolling for a play-based, cooperative preschool in Nikiksi. The…
News
Gov. Bill Walker calls for bold action in State of the State speech
JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Bill Walker called for bold action and for Alaskans to pull together as the…
Letters to the Editor
Legislature needs term limits
The governor, mayor, school boards, and assemblies, all have term limits. Why in the world would the people…
Opinion
Assessments must be meaningful
Among the bills filed for the legislative session is a measure to prohibit the Alaska Department of Education…
News
Unidentified man found dead in Sterling
Troopers are investigating the death of an unidentified man found in Sterling on Thursday. The man’s remains were…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Celebrate the Kenai Refuge’s 75th birthday in 75 ways
I’ve started a new tradition in our home for 2016. Every Friday night we write down something special…
Life
An Outdoor View: Curiosity
I have an irrepressible urge that goes back to my childhood. Whenever I go past water of any…
Life
Voices of Faith: When you fall …
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck…
News
Four arrested in Kenai area drug bust
Four locals have been arrested in the culmination of a three-week investigation into meth distribution by Alaska State…
Government
Legislator joins national movement on privacy bills
JUNEAU, Alaska — An Anchorage legislator and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska announced plans Wednesday to…
Opinion
Op-ed: Clinton’s shabby health care attack on Sanders
The children of political candidates are useful adornments in campaign literature and ads, and when they are older,…