Sports
Homer hockey takes 4th at Big Lake Lions Classic
The Homer hockey team defeated Hutchison 7-2 on Saturday to take fourth place at the Big Lake Lions…
News
Group seeks community views on marijuana
In response to November’s vote to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Alaska, a group of Kenai Peninsula…
News
Medicaid expansion could be months away
JUNEAU — State health commissioner Valerie Davidson said it could be July before the state is in a…
News
Walker faced with widening deficit scenario
Gov. Bill Walker faces a grim budget scenario that may distract the new governor from other priorities, like…
Education
Around the District
School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in…
Education
Website renewal project centers on students’ needs
KPC has always striven to keep pace with technology. In recent years, the advent of electronic devices such…
Education
Student options increasing at SoHi
Soldotna High School students have had greater access to a variety of academic and extracurricular services since the…
Opinion
Rich Lowry: Dianne Feinstein’s travesty
The Senate Intelligence Committee spent roughly $50 million on its investigation into the CIA and apparently couldn’t find…
Opinion
What others say: Russia a nation in decline
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who loves to strut on the world stage, appears intent on regaining his nation’s…
Sports
Cooper, Fox win Tsalteshi pursuit
The Soldotna and Kenai Central skiing teams got in a pursuit, after all. The two central Peninsula skiing…
Sports
Nikolaevsk takes 2nd at state volleyball
The Nikolaevsk volleyball team lost 3-2 to Gustavus on Saturday in the Mixed 6 state championship match at…
Sports
Wilderness finish sweep of Bears
The Kenai River Brown Bears lost 3-0 to the host Minnesota Wilderness on Saturday to see their pointless…
News
20-year-old KPC program provides free language help to ESL students
At a large table in the corner of the Kenai Peninsula College’s Learning Center, nearly a dozen people…
News
Congress sends Obama $1.1 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON — Congress cleared a $1.1 trillion spending bill for President Barack Obama’s signature late Saturday night after…
News
Lockheed Martin wins Alaska spaceport bid
ANCHORAGE — The state-owned space agency on Friday named Lockheed Martin the winner of a bidding process to…
Opinion
Cal Thomas: Why release a report on the CIA in wartime?
What good purpose is served by releasing a report on CIA enhanced interrogation techniques while we are still…
Opinion
Bob Franken: How far we have not come
It’s foolish to argue with President Barack Obama’s observation, made during his BET interview about police mistreatment of…
News
Kenai man arrested in snowmachine theft
While responding to a disturbance at Soldotna High School Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers located a Kenai man with…
Life
Life in the Pedestrian Lane: In the mood
We were away from home for most of November. We got back just in time to do the…
Life
Learning for Life: ShelterBoxes
During this season of family, food, fun and giving, it is a great time to reflect on the…