News
Council concerned about charter commission
Soldotna Mayor Nels Anderson expressed concerns about the city’s push to develop a home rule municipal charter, during…
News
Assembly prepares agenda for 2015
Without any items up for public hearing at Tuesday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting, the assembly approved several…
Arts & Entertainment
Treatment and technology are on your side
You’ve made an important decision: next year, you’re going under the knife. It’s nothing important, just a medical…
Arts & Entertainment
Revenge tale that is gleefully pulpy, yet never mannered
“John Wick” Legendary Pictures, Summit Entertainment 1 hour, 36 minutes Have you ever watched a Jason Statham…
Arts & Entertainment
Garden Club hears presentation on Alaskan pioneer Fannie Quigley
Local historian and gardener Jane Haigh gave an overdue presentation about her years researching Fannie Quigley, a renowned…
Arts & Entertainment
What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ A exhibition of work by students Sue Covich, Jessica Isenman-Bookey, Alisah Kress, Chelsea Springer and…
Arts & Entertainment
Poem: New Snow Night
New Snow Night By Barbara Njaa, Nikiski Bathed in beauty, Washed in wonder — We walk in the…
Opinion
Rich Lowry: The drilling bonanza
The old Republican rallying cry “drill, baby, drill” was supposed to be simplistic sloganeering masquerading as policy. It…
Opinion
What others say: Beginning again
Good luck, Gov. Walker. Bill Walker became Alaska’s governor last week. Throughout the gubernatorial campaign, he repeated his…
News
Fire breaks out at Kenaitze Tribal headquarters
Update: 4:40 p.m. On Wednesday an electrical shortage sparked a small fire inside the walls of the Kenaitze…
Sports
Kenai hockey knocks off Homer
Kenai senior Nate O’Lena stood tall for the Kardinals in goal Tuesday night as Kenai knocked off the…
News
Truck driver spills drilling waste in Nikiski
Several hundred gallons of drilling waste bound for the newly opened AIMM Technologies monofill site in Nikiski, splashed…
News
Filing period open for Soldotna charter commission candidates
Soldotna’s period for Home Rule Charter Commission member candidates to submit nomination petitions opened Monday and will close…
News
Man indicted on sexual assault charges
A cannery worker has been indicted on sexual assault charges in connection with a July incident that Alaska…
News
Volunteers bring Santa to remote Alaska village
SHISHMAREF — Volunteers who brought Christmas to a remote Inupiat Eskimo community on Alaska’s western coast came bearing…
News
Avalanche survivor says mountain gave warning sign
FAIRBANKS (AP) — Michael Hopper and Erik Peterson heard warning sounds as they skied toward mountains in the…
Opinion
Bob Franken: No State of the Union
There have been so many times when we’ve been looking at issues in the wrong way. This is…
Opinion
What others say: A dwindling appetite for megaprojects
The Ambler road. The Juneau road. The Knik Arm bridge. The Susitna Dam. The Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline…
Life
Homemade fresh-baked rolls
As I’ve mentioned before, I only use my bread machine for making bread dough. Everything gets tossed into…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: About 2 weeks before Christmas
On a farm in northern Colorado 1940’s TO 1955 Upon the delivery of the Christmas tree to…