News
CES Chief Mokracek wants YOU!
In 2014 Central Emergency Services (CES) was the fourth busiest fire station in the entire state of Alaska…
Sports
Peterson, Smith win Black Stone Axe Ridge Run
The Tsalteshi Trails Association held the Black Stone Axe Ridge Run on Sunday, with victories going to Kent…
News
HEA maintenance to continue in Kasilof area
Homer Electric crews are continuing to work on a maintenance project in the Kasilof area that will require…
News
Soldotna looks at permitting for food trucks
Mobile vendors have established a presence as a lucrative model in Soldotna. The city’s planning and zoning department…
News
Trial in kidnapping, sexual assault case delayed
Trial for a Soldotna man facing charges of sexual assault of two women in two separate 2013 home…
News
Slope construction season still strong amid price plunge
It’s a seeming paradox: Oil prices are still sliding as North Slope crude closed at about $55 per…
News
‘Boyhood’ tops Golden Globes, ‘Grand Budapest’ upsets
Hollywood toasted free speech in its myriad forms, from “Je Suis Charlie” tributes to George Clooney punchlines, at…
Opinion
Rich Lowry: The Crisis of free speech
The message of the Paris terrorists couldn’t have been clearer. They didn’t target the instruments of state power,…
Opinion
What others say: Government should work to restore national trust
American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has scaled down the list. Concerns over the economy have, as well.…
Education
Verbatim: Always look on the bright side
I once told a friend an aphorism that even though an optimist is wrong just as often as…
Education
Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus
KPC students are back in classes today and enrollment across the KPC system remains stable. At this year’s…
Education
Weird weather forces recess habits to change
With unusual weather this winter including freezing rain and hardly any snow, some elementary schools around the Kenai…
Sports
Weekend hoops roundup
The Lathrop boys basketball team won the seventh-place game Saturday at the Alaska Prep Shootout at Dimond High…
Sports
Brown Bears finish road trip
The long dry spell that the Kenai River Brown Bears currently find themselves in continued Saturday night with…
Sports
Soldotna wrestlers take 2nd at Colony Invitational
The Soldotna wrestling team finished second at the seven-team Colony Invitational on Saturday. Colony won the tournament with…
News
BlueCrest to partner with WesPac for Anchor Point natural gas
A Texas-based company focused on developing oil resources in the Cook Inlet on Thursday announced plans to partner…
News
Judge evicts former TV reporter, pot activist from buildin
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The rules are simple. Get a boat without an engine. And be the first…
News
Coupon prompts Alaska appeals court to toss theft conviction
Editor’s note: This story has been updated as it contained incorrect information. The conviction was reversed not because…
News
Lawmaker’s bill aims to guard Alaska Permanent Fund benefit
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage lawmaker is proposing a constitutional amendment to further protect the Alaska Permanent…