Opinion
Op-ed: Repeating myself on an Iran nuclear deal
Am I allowed to repeat myself when it comes to the negotiations over the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal? Why…
Opinion
Op-ed: Independence fast-forwarded
Imagine if we’d had Twitter in our revolutionary days, and the Declaration was a Tweet of Independence: “Yo…
Opinion
Work still to be done on marijuana regulations
Marijuana was again in the news this week, as the state Marijuana Control Board and area municipalities continue…
Life
Weddings
Sarah Boles and Ross Baldwin were married in an outdoor ceremony on May 30, 2015, at Wolf Oak…
Life
Community News and Notes
Carolyn Knackstedt of Kenai graduated Cum Laude from Pacific Lutheran College in Tacoma, Washington with a Bachelor of…
Life
Learning for Life: Food preservation resources
It is 8 p.m., you are ready to start canning fish but can’t find your Cooperative Extension Service…
Sports
Twin City Raceway has dirt-track racing Friday and Saturday
Twin City Raceway will host dirt-track racing today and Saturday, with races starting at 6 p.m. both nights.…
Sports
Rotary Unity Run set for July 11
The annual 10-mile and five-kilometer Rotary Unity Run will be held July 11, hosted by the Kenai River…
Sports
Thursday: Oilers crush Panners
Many a good run at an Alaska Baseball League title has been ruined by a long road trip…
Sports
Birch Ridge Golf Report: With arrival of July, tourney calendar picks up
July already? The summer months are flying by as we enter the busiest portion of the golf calendar.…
News
New USGS report: Coastal erosion threatens northern Alaska
ANCHORAGE — Erosion is eating away at Alaska’s northern coast at some of the highest rates in the…
News
New title for census area named for confederate officer
JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker has made official Alaska’s intent to change the title of a census…
News
Despite criticism, mobile food cart regs sent to Soldotna Council with no changes
It’s a lucrative business model for some. Park a mobile trailer inside city limits in Soldotna for a…
News
Farmers, state agencies keep eye on local flocks
Alaska flocks have not yet been stricken by the largest avian influenza outbreak to hit the poultry industry…
News
Egg-spenses on the rise: Avian flu outbreak in Lower 48 leads to higher costs
Egg prices have shot up across the central Kenai Peninsula within the past month, causing concern for local…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Common grass has uncommon attributes
Perhaps the most common plant on the Kenai Peninsula is Calamagrostis canadensis, the bluejoint reedgrass. This perennial grass…
Life
An Outdoor View: Tourist trap
Wikipedia defines “tourist trap” as “an establishment, or group of establishments, that has been created or re-purposed with…
Life
Fly-fishing camp hooks the next generation
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Like a fly-fishing veteran, Branson Broderick set the hook, stripped his line in, then…
Opinion
We still hold these truths to be self-evident
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands…
Life
Voices of Faith: Feeding the multitudes
As a young boy attending Sunday school, I remember being fascinated with the Bible story of Jesus feeding…