Life
German Romertopf clay baker
Serves: 6 to 8 4 pounds beef short ribs, trimmed of excess fat Salt and pepper 1 cup…
Life
A holiday roast doesn’t need to be beef or bird. Try salmon!
Who says a holiday roast has to be red meat or poultry? Take a page from my French…
News
Kenai man arrested for threats
A Kenai man was arrested Monday for making threats near Kenai Alternative High School. Three Kenai Police officers…
Letters to the Editor
Catch-and-release about conserving money
Anyone claiming that catch-and-release is a conservation tool is greatly mistaken. Catch-and-release is not a conservation tool —…
News
A little glimpse: Nanwalek school reports on first quarter with iPads
Nanwalek School staff and students are well into the first year of using their Apple Inc. gadgets, acquired…
News
A look at Gov. Walker’s income tax, other budget proposals
JUNEAU — If Gov. Bill Walker gets his way, Alaskans will be chipping in to help reduce the…
News
Business news
■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna. Lt. Dane Gilmore…
Opinion
Op-ed: Hot air in Paris
If representatives of the nearly 200 nations gathered in Paris for the UN Conference on Climate Change had…
Letters to the Editor
Those profiting should not be dispensing health care
When I hear my new Republican senator grumble about how messed up Obamacare is, he should remember that…
Opinion
What others say: Rotating Board of Fish meetings would solve location battle
The Alaska Board of Fisheries last week voted 5-2 to hold the board’s next meeting on Upper Cook…
News
Last weekend for the “Best Christmas Pageant Ever!”
A profusion of holiday entertainment is on tap for this weekend as the Triumvirate Theatre presents their largest…
News
Time travel
Once again this year thanks to the congregation of the College Heights Baptist Church you may be magically…
News
First National Bank Alaska bumps up Kettle Wars competition
It’s been a tradition since the first Soldotna/Kenai Rotary Club was chartered over 35 years ago. Bell Ringing…
Education
Around the District
School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in…
Education
Spring semester registration underway
The fall semester wrapped up last week and although students can breathe easy for a while, it is…
News
Hilcorp plans gravel island to extract Arctic offshore oil
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Arctic offshore drilling by Royal Dutch Shell PLC drew protests on two continents this year,…
News
Pollock fleet sees quota raised
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council raised pollock quota for 2016, but only by half the requested amount,…
News
Alaska Airlines, others say hoverboards cannot fly
Alaska Airlines is banning the shipment of one of the most popular toys this Christmas. Last week, the…
Opinion
Lowry: We are not the world
To believe his critics, Donald Trump has ripped up the U.S. Constitution and sprinkled its shreds on the…